Marksville High School
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Marksville High School home to the Marksville Tigers. Located in the city of Marksville, Louisiana
. It is a 7th through 12th grade school with 862 students enrolled.
. The 2009–10 School Performance Score (SPS) was 73.5 giving the school a performance label of "Academic Watch". 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 stagnate in growth and performance. Louisiana's goal is for every school to have a SPS of 120 by 2014.
. The principal is Celeste Voinche, and the Assistant Principle is Cindy Schaub.
Marksville, Louisiana
Marksville is a city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,537 at the 2000 census. Louisiana's first land-based casino, Paragon Casino Resort, opened in Marksville in June 1994...
. It is a 7th through 12th grade school with 862 students enrolled.
Academic performance
The school had a 67.7% graduation rate in 2008–09, with a 39.5% drop out rate the previous school year. School Performance Scores (SPS) are given each year by the Louisiana Department of EducationLouisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Department of Education is a state agency of Louisiana, United States. It manages the state's school districts. It is headquartered in the Claiborne Building at 1201 North 3rd Street in Baton Rouge. On a previous occasion the department was headquartered at 626 North 4th Street in Baton...
. The 2009–10 School Performance Score (SPS) was 73.5 giving the school a performance label of "Academic Watch". 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 stagnate 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 BoardAvoyelles Parish School Board
Avoyelles Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Marksville, Louisiana, United States.The district serves Avoyelles Parish.-High schools:Zoned* Avoyelles High School * Bunkie High School...
. The principal is Celeste Voinche, and the Assistant Principle is Cindy Schaub.
Clubs and organizations
- 4-H
- Beta Club
- FBLA
- FCS
- FFA
- Jr. Beta Club
- La Gear Up/Explorer's Club
- Publications/Yearbook Staff
- Student Council
- Twirlers
Sports
- Baseball-Varsity
- Basketball- Girls Varsity
- Basketball- Boys Varsity
- Cheerleading
- Cheerleading-JH
- Cheerleading-JV
- Danceline
- Football
- Softball-Varsity
- Track and Field
Notable graduates
- Edwin EdwardsEdwin EdwardsEdwin Washington Edwards served as the Governor of Louisiana for four terms , twice as many terms as any other Louisiana chief executive has served. Edwards was also Louisiana's first Roman Catholic governor in the 20th century...
(4 term La. Governor) - Elaine Edwards (La. Senator)
- Raymond LabordeRaymond LabordeRaymond Julian Laborde, I , is a department store owner and a retired Democratic politician in his native Marksville, the seat of Avoyelles Parish in south Central Louisiana. He was the mayor of Marksville from 1958–1970 and thereafter served five terms from 1972–1992 in the Louisiana House of...
(5 term La. Representative) - Chad LavalaisChad LavalaisChad Douglas Lavalais is an American football free-agent who played two seasons for the Atlanta Falcons. Although a former starter, he was released by the Atlanta Falcons on September 1, 2006 after mediocre performance and poor pre-season conditioning.-High School and College:Lavalais lettered in...
(NFL football player) - John H. OvertonJohn H. OvertonJohn Holmes Overton was an attorney and Democratic United States representative and U.S. senator from Louisiana...
(U.S. Senator)