Cameron Parish School Board

Cameron Parish School Board (CPSS) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district serves Cameron Parish.

South Cameron High School after Hurricane Rita

The district has its temporary headquarters at 1027 Highway 384 in the Grand Lake area.[1]

History

In September 2005 Hurricane Rita struck Cameron Parish. Four of the parish's six public schools were destroyed or damaged; students from three other schools (Cameron Elementary, South Cameron Elementary, and South Cameron High) occupied Grand Lake High School while students from Johnson Bayou occupied Hackberry High School's campus.[2][3]

School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms.[4][5]

Schools

Grand Lake High School (PK-12)
Hackberry High School (K-12)
Johnson Bayou High School (K-12)
- As a result of the September 2008 Hurricane Ike, 80% of the Johnson Bayou campus received damage. The district was to try to get the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund a replacement school instead of a repaired campus.[6]
South Cameron High School (K-12)
- Was formerly two separate schools (South Cameron Elementary School and South Cameron High School)[7]
- Hurricane Ike destroyed South Cameron's temporary buildings.[6]
- Due to declining enrollment, South Cameron no longer sponsors football, leaving no teams in Cameron Parish.

Former schools

Cameron Elementary School (PreK-7)[8]
- Closed after Hurricane Rita in fall 2005; school consolidated into South Cameron High School by fall 2006.[3]
Grand Chenier Elementary School
- Closed in 2001 after enrollment decreased to 60 students.[9]
South Cameron Elementary School
- Closed after Hurricane Rita in fall 2005; school consolidated into South Cameron High School by fall 2006.[3]

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References

"4 Day/5 Day Schedule Continuation Considered." Cameron Parish School Board. March 11, 2009. Retrieved on March 22, 2009.
Dixon, Pam. "What's ahead for Cameron schools? Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. May 19, 2006.
Dixon, Pam. "Cameron students return to campus after hurricane Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. August 20, 2006.
"STUDENT DRESS CODE Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Cameron Parish School Board.
"Cameron Parish School Uniform Policy." Cameron Parish School Board. February 11, 2003.
"Posted 9-18-2008." Cameron Parish Public Schools. September 18, 2008.
"Schools" as of April 26, 2004. Cameron Parish School Board.
"Faculty and Staff" as of June 28, 2004. Cameron Elementary School.
Atkinson, Vince. "Uncertain Future for Cameron School Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. April 11, 2005.

External links

Cameron Parish School Board

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[1] "4 Day/5 Day Schedule Continuation Considered." Cameron Parish School Board. March 11, 2009. Retrieved on March 22, 2009.

[2] Dixon, Pam. "What's ahead for Cameron schools? Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. May 19, 2006.

[Schoolsclosed-3] Dixon, Pam. "Cameron students return to campus after hurricane Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. August 20, 2006.

[4] "STUDENT DRESS CODE Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Cameron Parish School Board.

[5] "Cameron Parish School Uniform Policy." Cameron Parish School Board. February 11, 2003.

[Ike-6] "Posted 9-18-2008." Cameron Parish Public Schools. September 18, 2008.

[7] "Schools" as of April 26, 2004. Cameron Parish School Board.

[8] "Faculty and Staff" as of June 28, 2004. Cameron Elementary School.

[9] Atkinson, Vince. "Uncertain Future for Cameron School Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine." KPLC-TV. April 11, 2005.