North Webster High School Explained
North Webster High School is a co-educational secondary school on Church Street, in Springhill, Louisiana, United States. The catchment area consists of the neighboring areas: Cullen and Western Shongaloo.
School history
In 2011, the parish school board faced a large financial deficit and considered a series of options.[2] [3] Ultimately a plan for consolidation was adopted, in which schools in Sarepta, Cotton Valley, Shongaloo were consolidated into Springhill High School, and the high school was renamed North Webster High School.[4] The new mascot for the school became the "Knights," instead of the Lumberjacks.[5] [6]
Athletics
North Webster High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Championships
Springhill Football championships
- (2) State Championships: 1952, 1985
Both championships were Springhill before consolidation
Notable alumni
- Drayton Boucher (attended middle 1920s), former member of the Louisiana State Senate
- Savannah Smith Boucher (Class of 1961), actress
- Sherry Boucher (Class of 1963), former actress
- John David Crow (Class of 1953), American football player and coach and 1957 Heisman Trophy winner at Texas A&M<ref name="STObit">"Springhill's Heisman winner John David Crow dies at 79", Shreveport Times, June 18, 2015.
- Jack Montgomery (Class of 1954), state senator from 1968 to 1972
- Charcandrick West (Class of 2010), American football player for the Kansas City Chiefs[7]
- Devin White (Class of 2016), All-American linebacker at LSU, and Super Bowl LV champion for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: North Webster High School. National Center for Education Statistics. January 8, 2024.
- http://www.magnoliareporter.com/education/public_private_schools/article_f9f7fcce-2f9a-11e0-98ca-001cc4c002e0.html "Shongaloo, Cotton Valley, Sarepta may combine high schools grades at Springhill"
- https://www.ktbs.com/news/springhill-mayor-wants-school-consolidation-reconsidered/article_4af2a319-56b3-596a-a8b2-b39e7953c56c.html " Springhill Mayor Wants School Consolidation Reconsidered"
- http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2012/briefs-2012-05-17.html "Athens High School to close:Budget constraints to cut jobs as well"
- http://www.chiefs.com/longreads/2016/charcandrickwest.html "The Man Behind the Smile"
- http://usatodayhss.com/2013/n-webster-elders-to-lead-team "N. Webster elders to lead team"
- https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/11/08/charcandrick-west-cullen-springhill-roots-still-fuel-nfl-kansas-city-chiefs/845940001/ "Cullen, Springhill roots still fuel NFL running back Charcandrick West"
