H. L. Bourgeois High School | |
Streetaddress: | 1 Reservation Court |
City: | Gray |
State: | Louisiana |
District: | Terrebonne Parish School District |
Zipcode: | 70359 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 29.675°N -90.7768°W |
Principal: | Casannah Moses |
Schooltype: | public high school |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Campus Type: | Suburb/rural |
Hours In Day: | 7 |
Fight Song: | "Cherokee" |
Motto: | It's a Matter of Pride! |
Mascot: | Brave |
Nickname: | Braves |
School Colours: | Blue & gray |
Yearbook: | Calumet |
Newspaper: | Smoke Signals (ceased) |
Established: | 1973 |
Teaching Staff: | 82.46 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 16.25 |
Enrollment: | 1,340 (2023-2024)[1] |
Feeder Schools: | Evergreen Junior High |
Homepage: | http://hlb-tpsd-la.schoolloop.com/ |
H. L. Bourgeois High School is a public high school in Gray, Louisiana, United States and one of four traditional high schools in the Terrebonne Parish School District. The school is named after Henry Louis Bourgeois, an educator who served as superintendent of the school district from 1914 to 1955. Built in response to a rising population at Terrebonne High School,[2] the school opened in 1973 and was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1975. For its first 40 years, HLB primarily served students in grades 10–12. For the 2013–2014 school year, an all-new Freshman Center was completed to serve ninth-grade students. Prior to this, freshman students were housed at nearby Evergreen Junior High School.[3]
The school serves the communities of Gray, Schriever, Gibson, Donner, and Chacahoula, as well as parts of Houma and Thibodaux.
HLB also offers students opportunities to participate in clubs and organizations:[4]
The school is classified as 5A in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association and competes in several sports:[5]