Central Lafourche High School

Central Lafourche High School (CLHS) is a public high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Mathews, unincorporated Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States,^[3] about 45 miles (72 km) southwest of New Orleans. The school, which has a Raceland postal address,^[4] is one of three high schools in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools district.^[5]

Central Lafourche High School
Address
4820 Louisiana Highway 1 Mathews , Lafourche , Louisiana 70375 United States
Coordinates	29°41′02″N 90°33′02″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1965
School district	Lafourche Parish Public Schools
Principal	Zack Hill
Teaching staff	67.40 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9 through 12
Enrollment	1,329 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.72[1]
Color(s)	Green and gold
Fight song	"Fight On"
Mascot	Trojan
Nickname	Trojans
Rival	Hahnville Tigers South Lafourche Tarpons Thibodaux Tigers
Yearbook	ILIAD
Website	clhs.mylpsd.com
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It serves the communities of:^[6] Mathews,^[3] Raceland,^[7] Lockport,^[8] Lockport Heights,^[9] and Gheens as well as the Lafourche Parish section of Des Allemands.^[10]

History

The school is a consolidation of the former Raceland High School and Lockport High School. It was established by the Lafourche Parish School Board in 1965^[11] as a three-year, co-educational senior high school. It was built at a cost of almost $4,000,000. The school became a reality with the 1966-1967 school session. Until the building was completed, the school was housed in temporary facilities on the campus of the former Lockport High School. The ninth grade and Pre G.E.D./Skills Option Programs were added to the Central Lafourche Curriculum in the 2001-2002 school year.^{[citation needed]}

In 1968 the high school for black students, C.M. Washington High School, was dissolved due to racial integration.^[12] Therefore black students now attended the previously all-white school.

Between 2015 and 2016, according to the Louisiana State Department of Education rankings, this school's rank increased from a "B" to an "A".^[13]

Athletics

Central Lafourche High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

The school competes interscholastically in several sports, including:^[14]

• The Trojan Lancer Marching Band
• Dance Team (Trojanettes)
• Football
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Varsity cheer
• Junior varsity cheer
• Cross country
• Fishing
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball

Notable alumni

• Tommy Hodson - LSU and NFL quarterback; four-time All SEC Team^[15]
• Andrew Simoncelli - Nicholls State University associate professor; WWL-TV producer
• Larry Wilson - Nicholls State basketball player and NBA draft pick