Allen J. Ellender Memorial High School | |
Motto: | Excellence, Enthusiasm, Endeavor |
Location: | 3012 Patriot Drive |
City: | Houma, Louisiana |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 29.566°N -90.6776°W |
Established: | 1976 (junior high) 1988 (high school) |
Type: | High school |
District: | Terrebonne Parish School District |
Principal: | Darrell Dillard[1] |
Enrollment: | 950 (2019-20)[2] |
Faculty: | 43.00 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 22.09 |
Mascot: | Patriot |
Newspaper: | The Stars And Stripes |
Colors: | Red, White, and Blue |
Ellender Memorial High School, is a public high school located in Houma, Louisiana, United States. It is within the Terrebonne Parish School District and is the fourth public high school to open in that district.
Ellender Memorial High School was named after United States Senator Allen Joseph Ellender.
In 2008, two co-valedictorians used a Vietnamese phrase to thank their families during their graduation speech. After the incident, the School Board proposed rules to require that graduation speeches use only English. This proposal was met with heavy backlash and was rejected.
The school requires its students to wear school uniforms.[3] The school's designated alternate shirt colors are "Royal Blue" and Navy Blue.[4]
Ellender Memorial High athletics competes in the LHSAA.