Neville High School Explained

Neville High School
Streetaddress:600 Forsythe Avenue
County:(Ouachita Parish)
Zipcode:71201
Country:USA
Coordinates:32.5222°N -92.1264°W
Schoolboard:Monroe City School Board
District:Monroe City Schools
Founder:Ernest Long Neville
Principal:Mickey McCarty
Dean Emeritus:Roosevelt Rankins
Staff:50.09 (FTE)
Average Class Size:20
Ratio:18.85
Age Range:14-18
Language:English
Classrooms:400-500
Campus:Mid-Town/Garden District
Campus Size:2 to 3 blocks
Campus Type:Small
Hours In Day:8
Athletics:Football, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross Country
Athletics Conference:LHSAA District 2-4A slogan = Excellence in All Things
Fight Song:Tiger Rag; Alma mater: "O' Neville High"
Motto:Win Today!
Nickname:Tigers
Yearbook:The Monroyan
Publication:Tiger Talk, Neville Matters
Newspaper:The Neville Tradition
Established:1931
Enrollment:1,043 (2023–24)[1]

Neville High School is a high school in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is administered by the Monroe City Schools Board. It is located 1/2 mile from the Ouachita River. Its mascot is the Tiger.

Academics

Neville offers a wide variety of academics, on and off campus. Neville has a Technology department, English department, Foreign Language department, Health department, Journalism department, Math department, Naval Science department, Science department, Social Studies department, and Special Service department.

Technology

The Neville High School Business Department is dedicated to developing and improving workplace skills for students. By doing so, this will enable them to meet the demands of the workplace, make viable career choices, and become information-literate in order to communicate effectively, make decisions, and solve problems in today's fast-paced economy. In conjunction with Louisiana Technical College, our department offers dual enrollment college credit in the following areas: Financial Math and Keyboarding, as well as opportunities to receive industry-based certifications in CIW and IC3.

Athletics

Neville High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Football

The Neville Tigers play football at Bill Ruple Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana[2] and are coached by Head Coach Jeff Tannehill.

Neville has won 12 state championships (1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015) and have been state runners-up six times (1958, 1982, 1991, 1992, 2012, 2016). The Tigers have claimed a district championship 29 times. Neville has made a football playoff appearance 53 times. The Tigers have not missed the playoffs since 1999. The Tigers have had 6 perfect seasons in its football history (1959, 1961, 1962, 1983, 2011, 2015). From 2014 to 2016, the Neville Tigers won 39 straight football games, marking it the 7th best streak in LHSAA history.

In 2002, Robert Lane was named Louisiana High School Gatorade Player of the Year, making him the only Tiger to ever receive this honor. Both Robert Lane (2002) and John Diarse (2012) were named LSWA Mr. Football for Louisiana. Diarse was also named a Parade All-American and a U.S. Army All-American.

Coaches

Baseball

The Neville Tigers baseball team play their home games at Embanato Field and are coached by Head Coach Paul Gurrerieo. The Tigers have won 7 state championships in 10 appearances (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1993, 2012, 2017)

Girls Basketball

The Neville Lady Tigers basketball team play their games at Hershal McCaonathy Gymnasium and are coached by Head Lorrie Guimbellot. Coach Guimbellot has compiled over 450 wins at Neville. She has led the Lady Tigers to 12 20+ winnings seasons, 11 District Championships, 7 Quarterfinals and 2 Top 28 appearances.

Accolades

In September 2017 Neville High School was recognized as the most beautiful high school in the state of Louisiana by Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest listed the most beautiful high school in each state of the United States.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nelville High School. National Center for Education Statistics. October 22, 2020.
  2. Web site: W. A. "Bill" Ruple. latechsports.com. October 3, 2022.
  3. Web site: Driven by the past, McCarty became the standard at Neville. thenewsstar.com. July 6, 2020. October 3, 2022.
  4. Web site: Neville Football Coach History. maxpreps.com. October 3, 2022.
  5. Web site: A Game, and a Man, They Would Never Forget. nytimes.com. November 24, 2012. October 3, 2022.
  6. News: Jimmy "chick" Childress. The Monroe News-Star. July 14, 2015.
  7. Web site: Neville Football Coach History. maxpreps.com. October 3, 2022.
  8. Web site: Bubby Brister . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924074719/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRISTBUB01 . September 24, 2012 .
  9. Web site: Admiral, 57, Gets Proof Of High School Credits, The New York Times, Saturday, June 1, 1957, page 37 . June 19, 2018 . timesmachine.nytimes.com . New York Times Websites.