Basile High School
| Basile High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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2835 2nd Street , , 70515 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°29′12″N 92°35′49″W / 30.4866°N 92.5970°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1925[2] |
| School district | Evangeline Parish School Board |
| Principal | John Deshotel |
| Staff | 23.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 471[1] (2021-22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.04[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Athletics conference | District 5-1A |
| Mascot | Bubba the Bearcat |
| Nickname | Bearcats |
| Website | [1] |
Basile High School is an upper-elementary, junior and senior high school (grades 5–12) in Basile, Louisiana. It is a part of Evangeline Parish Public Schools.
History
A public school existed in the town of Basile from 1909-1913, however, education there only went up to the ninth grade. Students who wished to continue to tenth and eleventh grades had to attend the Methodist-run Evangeline Preparatory Academy, a private school. In 1925, the first brick public school building was constructed. The school's first graduating class, in 1926, had only one student. The school's first principal was Mr. J.A. Babin.[2]
Ms. Madelyn Miller, who had previously served as assistant principal, was named interim principal in 1995 becoming the first female and first Black person to hold the office at Basile High School.[2]
BHS Band
The Basile High School band was organized in 1938 with Ms. Belle Cox as band director. The band's first uniforms were simple red capes lined with white satin and were created by the school's home economics department. Traditionally, the band marches in the Cotton Festival parade in Ville Platte, the Swine Festival parade in Basile, as well as local Christmas and Mardi Gras parades.[3]
Athletics
The Basile Bearcats compete in Class 1A of the LHSAA.
The school's original colors were scarlet and white, however, by the 1950s this had changed to the modern red and white school colors.[4] Basile had no official mascot in its earliest days. According to an article in the local newspaper, an open contest was held sometime in the late 1930s to select a school mascot. The final two choices were "Phantoms" and "Bearcats". Students allegedly chose the "Bearcats" because of the popularity of a semi-professional baseball team called the Houston Bearcats.[5] Today, while even the official Basile High School website and much of the artwork around the school depicts the Bearcat mascot as a fierce, almost Black panther-like creature,[6] the actual "bearcat," or binturong, is a member of the mongoose family.
Notable people
- Tommy McClelland, Athletic Director, Rice University.
- Ronald G. Richard, retired Major General, United States Marine Corps.
References
- ^ a b c "Basile High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mrs. Miller is the First Black and Female Principal at Local School". Basile Weekly. 1995-08-17. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "History of Basile High School Band". Basile Weekly. 1999-03-10. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Basile High School Traditions: School Colors and Mascot Go Through Changes". Basile Weekly. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "How Did Basile Become Home of the Bearcats". Basile Weekly. 2004-10-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Basile High School". Basile Weekly. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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