Jonesboro-Hodge High School

Jonesboro-Hodge High School is a high school located in North Central Louisiana, United States. It is located in Jonesboro in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. The school mascot is the Tiger, named after LSU. The colors are scarlet and royal blue. The school, a part of the Jackson Parish School Board, serves the Town of Jonesboro and the Village of Hodge.

Jonesboro-Hodge High School
Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Jonesboro
Address
225 Pershing Highway

Jonesboro
,
Louisiana

United States
Information
TypePublic School
Established1913
School districtJackson Parish School Board
PrincipalMike Beck
Grades9–12
Enrollment256 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)Scarlett Red & Royal Blue         
MascotTiger
Websitejpsb.us/JHHS.htm

History

The first school house in Jonesboro, comprising 11 grades, was located at the corner of 3rd and Cooper. The brick building completed in 1913 was destroyed by fire in 1925. The new J-HHS building was constructed during the most economically depressed era of American History. The architectural beauty of the structure soon came to symbolize Jonesboro-Hodge High School.

The school named its football stadium "Caldwell Peacock" in honor of Neil Caldwell (a former athletic director and head football coach at the school who died in the U.S. Army Air Corps) and Gordon Peacock (a member of the football team who died of pneumonia).

Faculty

The school faculty is made up of approximately 38 teachers who instruct in a wide array of disciplines. Courses include: Agricultural Science, Auto Mechanics, Nursing, Mathematics, Science, English, Spanish, Computer Science, Publications, Health & Physical Education, Social Studies, Gifted Music, and Choir.

School uniforms

The students are required to wear school uniforms with the choice of jeans and spirit shirts or jeans and regular uniform shirts.[2]

Athletics

Jonesboro-Hodge High School has a wide array of sports, including football, baseball, softball, basketball, track, golf, and dance (Tiger Paw Dance Line). The school's football team won state championships in 1930, 1945, 1987, 1988, 1989.[3] It is a Class 2A member of the LHSAA and competes in District 2.[4]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty
  • Don Shows, former state championship football coach

References
  1. "Jonesboro-Hodge High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Louisiana High School Football Championships Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2007-10-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "ALEXANDER, Rodney - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. "Marty Booker". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  7. "John Garlington". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.


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