Jonesboro-Hodge High School
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Jonesboro-Hodge High School is a high school located in North Central Louisiana
. It is located in Jonesboro
in Jackson Parish, Louisiana
. The school mascot is the Tiger, named after LSU. The colors are scarlet and royal blue. The school, a part of the Jackson Parish School Board
, serves the Town of Jonesboro and the Village of Hodge
.
The architectural beauty of the structure soon came to symbolize Jonesboro-Hodge High School.
The school named its football stadium "Caldwell Peacock" in honor of two people:
Neil Caldwell
JHS Athletic Director & Head Football Coach 1927-28 to 1932-33
1929 State Championship Runners-Up
1930 State Champions Class B
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps shortly after his 1933 year at JHS and was stationed at Brooks Field in San Antonio, TX. On a flight to Barksdale and Natchitoches, Cadet Caldwell and his co-pilot were both killed when the plane crashed in a rain storm near Danville on Sept. 3, 1934. The flight mechanic escaped with serious cuts. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston, LA.
Gordon Peacock, a J-HHS student and member of the Tiger football team, was injured during a practice in 1934. With pains in his chest and a fever, he was sent to Dr. McDonald whose only recourse was to put him to bed in the hotel since there was no hospital in Jonesboro.
He was released, but developed double pneumonia and was transferred to the Ruston hospital. His father, Rev. W. D. Peacock, was out of town and could not be reached. The Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Department provided the assistance in order to get Rev. Peacock to Ruston, but Gordon Peacock died. In his memoirs, Rev. Peacock writes that just before Gordon died, he told his mother, Mrs. Annie Peacock, that everything was all right with him spiritually.
Coach Patterson was with Gordon when he died. His comment was, “If there is a heaven, he is in it. He had such talent and had to go so young.” The athletic association took care of all the medical and funeral expenses.
Gordon, through classroom lecture, was credited with the converting of seventeen of his classmates who asked forgiveness for their sins. Shortly after Gordon’s death, a classmate stopped Rev. Peacock and said, “He was a boy that could not be enticed to do wrong; he was a high-tone Christian.”
, baseball
, softball
, basketball
, track
, golf, and dance
(Tiger Paw Dance Line). The school's football team won state championships in 1930, 1945, 1987, 1988, 1989. It is a Class 2A member of the LHSAA and competes in District 2.
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. It is located in Jonesboro
Jonesboro, Louisiana
Jonesboro is a town in and the parish seat of Jackson Parish in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 3,914 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
in Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Jackson Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. In 2010, its population was 16,274. The parish seat is Jonesboro...
. The school mascot is the Tiger, named after LSU. The colors are scarlet and royal blue. The school, a part of the Jackson Parish School Board
Jackson Parish School Board
Jackson Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Jonesboro, Louisiana, United States.The district serves Jackson Parish.-PreK-12 schools:* Quitman High School * Weston High School -9-12 schools:...
, serves the Town of Jonesboro and the Village of Hodge
Hodge, Louisiana
Hodge is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 492 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
.
History
The first school house in Jonesboro, comprising 11 grades, was located at the corner of 3rd and Cooper. The brick building completed in 1913 was destroyed by fire in 1925. The new J-HHS building was constructed during the most economically depressed era of American History.The architectural beauty of the structure soon came to symbolize Jonesboro-Hodge High School.
The school named its football stadium "Caldwell Peacock" in honor of two people:
Neil Caldwell
JHS Athletic Director & Head Football Coach 1927-28 to 1932-33
1929 State Championship Runners-Up
1930 State Champions Class B
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps shortly after his 1933 year at JHS and was stationed at Brooks Field in San Antonio, TX. On a flight to Barksdale and Natchitoches, Cadet Caldwell and his co-pilot were both killed when the plane crashed in a rain storm near Danville on Sept. 3, 1934. The flight mechanic escaped with serious cuts. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston, LA.
Gordon Peacock, a J-HHS student and member of the Tiger football team, was injured during a practice in 1934. With pains in his chest and a fever, he was sent to Dr. McDonald whose only recourse was to put him to bed in the hotel since there was no hospital in Jonesboro.
He was released, but developed double pneumonia and was transferred to the Ruston hospital. His father, Rev. W. D. Peacock, was out of town and could not be reached. The Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Department provided the assistance in order to get Rev. Peacock to Ruston, but Gordon Peacock died. In his memoirs, Rev. Peacock writes that just before Gordon died, he told his mother, Mrs. Annie Peacock, that everything was all right with him spiritually.
Coach Patterson was with Gordon when he died. His comment was, “If there is a heaven, he is in it. He had such talent and had to go so young.” The athletic association took care of all the medical and funeral expenses.
Gordon, through classroom lecture, was credited with the converting of seventeen of his classmates who asked forgiveness for their sins. Shortly after Gordon’s death, a classmate stopped Rev. Peacock and said, “He was a boy that could not be enticed to do wrong; he was a high-tone Christian.”
Faculty
The school faculty is made up of approximately 38 teachers who instruct in a wide array of disciplines. Courses include: Agricultural Science, Auto Mechanics, Nursing, Mathematics, Science, English, Spanish, Computer Science, Driver's Education, Publications, Speech, Health & Physical Education, Social Studies, Band, Music, and Choir.Athletics
Jonesboro-Hodge High School has a wide array of sports, including footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, golf, and dance
Competitive dance
Competitive dance is a popular, widespread activity in which competitors perform dances in any of several permitted dance styles—such as acro, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, and tap—before a common group of judges...
(Tiger Paw Dance Line). The school's football team won state championships in 1930, 1945, 1987, 1988, 1989. It is a Class 2A member of the LHSAA and competes in District 2.
Notable alumni
- Rodney AlexanderRodney AlexanderRodney McKinnie Alexander is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district covers twenty-two parishes in roughly the northeast quadrant of the state...
, Class of 1964, U.S. Representative - Randy EwingRandy EwingRandy Lew Ewing is a Jackson Parish businessman who, as a Democrat, represented District 35 in the Louisiana State Senate from 1988 to 2000. He was the State Senate President in his last term from 1996 to 2000, which corresponded with the first term of Republican Governor Murphy J...
, Class of 1962, former Louisiana State Senate PresidentLouisiana State LegislatureThe Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators... - John GarlingtonJohn GarlingtonJohn M. Garlington was an American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns....
, Class of 1964, NFL football player - Randy MoffettRandy MoffettMicheal Randy Moffett was named president of the University of Louisiana System on 2008 July 25.From 2001 July to 2008 June he served as president of Southeastern Louisiana University at Hammond. He was succeeded there by John L. Crain...
, Dr. Randy Moffett, Class of 1965, President of the University of Louisiana System - Marty BookerMarty BookerMarty Montez Booker is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
, Class of 1994, NFL football player