Castor High School
| Castor High School | |
|---|---|
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140 Front Street, Castor, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Information | |
| Locale | Rural[1] |
| School district | Bienville Parish School Board |
| NCES District ID | 2200210 |
| NCES School ID | 220021000092 |
| Grades | pre-K to 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,948 (2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.57 (2023)[1] |
| Color(s) | green, yellow |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Website | www |
Castor High School (CHS) is an American public school for grades pre-K to 12th, located on 140 Front Street in Castor, Louisiana.[1][2] It is part of the Bienville Parish School Board.
History
In the 1910s, the McMichael's Company built the first Castor High School building in Castor, Louisiana.[3] W.M. Caskey was the founding principal.[3] In January 1923, the school's two buildings burned down, and were rebuilt starting in July of the same year.[3]
The Giddens twins were multi-sport athletes at the school, and state champions in a relay track event in 2019.[4] In 2019, Gayle Benson who owns the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans teams, donated money to the school for repairs and remodel.[5] In 2019, the school experienced a false bomb threat.[6][7]
In 2023, it had an enrollment of 1,971 students, 89.5% of whom were white.[2]
Alumni
- Lee Smith (born 1957), baseball pitcher in the Hall of Fame[8][9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Castor High School". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Institute of Education Sciences. 2022–2023.
- ^ a b "Castor High School". U.S. News & World Report. 2022–2023.
- ^ a b c Dison, Benjamin Brad (August 2, 2014). Bienville Parish. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-1191-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (2019). "La. Tech's Simon, ULM's Giddens, Christian ready to rumble vs. USA Olympic team". The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana).
- ^ "Saints, Pelicans owner Gayle Benson donates money to Castor High for school renovations". KLFY-TV. December 8, 2019.
- ^ Cummings, Sharon (April 18, 2019). "Castor High School on lockdown for second time in a week". My ArkLaMiss News.
- ^ Sayles, Matt (April 18, 2019). "Fake Bomb threat shuts down Castor High School". KTBS-TV. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ "Castor's Lee Smith heads to Cooperstown". The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana). July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Lee Smith". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ Booher, Kary (December 12, 2017). "Hall of Fame announces Enshrinement Ceremonies for January 2018". Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.