DeQuincy High School

DeQuincy High School ("DQ")
Address
207 North Overton Street DeQuincy , (Calcasieu Parish) , Louisiana 70633 United States
Coordinates	30.4513°N 93.4447°W / 30.4513; -93.4447
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1913
School district	Calcasieu Parish School Board
Principal	Zach Jones[1]
Staff	28.63 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment	303 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	10.58[2]
Color(s)	Red and grey
Mascot	Tiger
Nickname	Tigers
Yearbook	Decalla
Website	[1]

DeQuincy High School is a senior high school in DeQuincy, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of Calcasieu Parish Public Schools.

History

A man named Mr. D. D. Hereford began teaching in DeQuincy in 1899. In 1910, a dedicated brick school building opened for 148 students. The Louisiana State Department of Education declared it an approved high school in 1913. The following year it moved into a new brick building and had an enrollment of about 700. A storm destroyed two of the school's buildings in 1918, and the school moved into rebuilt facilities. The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools began accrediting the school in 1920. One school building was destroyed by a fire in 1943. The high school moved to its present site in 1959–60. The school building that replaced the one destroyed by the first fire was destroyed by a 1970 fire that also damaged the gymnasium.[3]

Athletics

DeQuincy High athletics compete in the LHSAA.

State Runners-Up

Baseball

• (2) 1981, 2023

Football

• (4) 1939, 1942, 1949, 1995

Softball

• (1) 1999

Notable alumni

• Scott Brown (baseball) (1974), professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds.[4]

References

1. https://www.cpsb.org/domain/279 ^[bare URL]
2. "DeQuincy High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
3. "Education in DeQuincy." DeQuincy High School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
4. "Reds Claim Brown Has All 'the Assets'". Lake Charles American Press. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

External links

• DeQuincy High School