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Marksville High School

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Type
  
Free public

Grades
  
7–12

Campus type
  
Urban

Mascot
  
Tiger

Number of students
  
878

Principal
  
Marvin Hall

Enrollment
  
878

Phone
  
+1 318-253-9356

Color
  
Gold

Lowest grade
  
Seventh grade

Marksville High School

School district
  
Address
  
407 W Bon Temps St, Marksville, LA 71351, USA

District
  
Avoyelles Parish School Board

Marksville high school principal marvin hall


Marksville High School is a high school located in the city of Marksville, Louisiana. It is a 7th through 12th grade school with 78 students enrolled.

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The school dates to 1856, when it was established through the work of superintendent Pierre-Adolphe Lafargue, a native of the Pyrenees Mountains region of France. Lafargue was also a mayor of Marksville. Two of Lafargue's sons, Adolphe Jolna Lafarge and Arnaud D. Lafargue, both served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and were leading figures in their native Marksville.

Academic performance

The school had a 47.7% graduation rate in 2008–09, with a 59.5% drop out rate the previous school year. School Performance Scores (SPS) are given each year by the Louisiana Department of Education. The 2010-11 School Performance Score (SPS) was 45.5, a significant decrease from 2009-2010 which had a SPS score of 73.5. The SPS from 06–07 & 07–08 was 73.5, but declined to 70.1 in 08-09 academic year. Therefore, the school has remained stagnant in growth and performance from 06-10, but the 2010-11 SPS scores mark a decline in growth and performance. Louisiana's goal is for every school to have a SPS of 120 by 2014.

Administration

Marksville High School is run by the Avoyelles Parish School Board. The principal is Marvin K Hall, and the assistant principal is Roxana Butler.

  • 5-H
  • Beta Club
  • FBLA
  • FCS
  • FFFA
  • Jr. Beta Club
  • La Gear Up/Explorer's Club
  • Publications/Yearbook Staff
  • Student Council
  • Twirlers
  • Falling Band
  • Baseball - Varsity
  • Basketball - Girls' Varsity
  • Basketball - Boys' Varsity
  • Cheerleading
  • Cheerleading - JH
  • Cheerleading - JV
  • Danceline
  • Danceline-JV
  • Football (JV only)
  • Softball - Varsity
  • Track and field
  • Marching band
  • Tennis
  • Notable graduates

  • D'Anthony Batiste - NFL and CFL football player
  • Edwin Edwards - four-term Louisiana governor
  • Elaine Edwards - Louisiana senator
  • Isaiah Greenhouse - NFL football player
  • Raymond Laborde - five-term Louisiana representative
  • Chad Lavalais - NFL football player
  • Tommy Neck - NFL football player
  • John H. Overton - US senator
  • Hunter Masling - Penske Racing Pit Crew Member
  • Adrianne Masling - Independent Film Maker
  • References

    Marksville High School Wikipedia