This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Plain Dealing Middle/High School" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Plain Dealing Middle/High School
Address
Map
300 East Vance Street

Plain Dealing
,
Bossier Parish
,
Louisiana
71064

United States
Coordinates32°54′36″N 93°41′57″W / 32.90989°N 93.69912°W / 32.90989; -93.69912
Information
TypePublic
Established1907 (1907)
School districtBossier Parish School Board
PrincipalSandriana Isebaert[2]
Staff31.50 (FTE)[1]
GradesPK–12[1]
Enrollment279[1] (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio8.86[1]
Color(s)Red and Black    
Team nameLions
YearbookAu Roarer
Websitewww.bossierschools.org/plaindealing

Plain Dealing Middle/High School is public school in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of Bossier Parish Schools.


History

The cornerstone of the school building was laid at the site of the original wooden building on December 19, 1888. At the time, PDHS was known as Pioneer High School. The school would not take on the name "Plain Dealing High School" until around 1902. The school graduated its first official class in 1908, the centennial of which was celebrated in May 1988. The school's first brick structure was erected in 1921.[3]

The school's first principal, Joseph E. Johnston, was the great-grandfather of former Louisiana Senator J. Bennett Johnston.[3]

The school yearbook, Au Roarer, has been published annually since 1948.[3]

During Jim Crow segregation of public schools, Black educator Carrie Martin established a school for Black students off Highway 3 south of downtown Plain Dealing, which would eventually be named for her.[4] Following desegregation of Louisiana public schools in 1970, Carrie Martin School would be combined with Plain Dealing High School,[5] with PDHS retaining its campus, school colors, and mascot.[6] Carrie Martin School would become Plain Dealing Elementary School until it was renamed for Ms. Martin in 2003.[6]

In 2009, the Bossier Parish School Board voted to alter the school's academic format and changed the school's name to "Louisiana New Tech at Plain Dealing."[7]

Athletics

The Plain Dealing Lions compete in District 1-1A of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Plain Dealing High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Administration and Staff". Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Farrar, Linda (1988-05-24). "Plain Dealing Graduating 100th Class". The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ "Carrie Martin High School Yellow Jackets" (PDF). African American High Schools in Louisiana Before 1970. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  5. ^ "Plain Dealing School Plan Killed By Court". The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana). 1971-08-25. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  6. ^ a b Jimenez, Mary (2006-10-03). "Carrie Martin Alumni Stay Active Supporting School". The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  7. ^ Green, Sean (2009-12-18). "School Board Not to Pursue Race to the Top Funding". Bossier Press-Herald. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Activities and Clubs". Retrieved 24 February 2021.

External links


Bossier Parish, Louisiana schools
Authority control databases: Geographic
Categories