Anacoco High School, a 2016 Blue Ribbon School[2] is a grade 7-12 middle/high school in Anacoco, Louisiana, a village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It is governed by the Vernon Parish School Board.
| Anacoco High School | |
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| Address | |
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4740 Port Arthur Avenue , , 71403 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°15′07″N 93°20′19″W / 31.2520°N 93.3385°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Vernon Parish School Board |
| Principal | Whitney Mawae |
| Staff | 22.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 347[1] (2022-23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.77[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple and gold |
| Athletics conference | District 4-B |
| Nickname | Indians |
| Yearbook | The Chief |
| Website | [1] |
Academics
editIn 2008, Anacoco High School was among 39 Louisiana high schools recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country's Best High Schools, receiving a bronze medal ranking.[3]
In 2016, Anacoco High School was one of seven Louisiana schools to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School, having been labeled an "A" school since 1999.[4]
Athletics
editThe Anacoco Indians compete in Class B of the Louisiana High School Athletics Association.
Ashley Antony played five basketball seasons (1994-99) at Anacoco. She played two seasons at Louisiana Tech before an ankle injury and subsequent surgery ended her basketball career.[5]
Katie Antony is the all-time leading scorer in high school girls' basketball history for 5-on-5 basketball (girls used to play 6-on-6) and the only high school girls' basketball player ever to score 6,000 points in a career.[5] Her 6,190 point total includes six seasons on the varsity at Anacoco. She was a five-time first-team all-state player in Louisiana and a four-time all-state Most Valuable Player. She played at Vanderbilt and later transferred to LSU. She made the McDonald's All-American Team and was the Gatorade State Player of the Year. Katie stopped playing basketball in college while at LSU to concentrate on her degree in medicine.[6]
In 2020, the Antony sisters were elected to the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
On January 22, 2024, a fire destroyed the school's softball locker room, wiping out the team's equipment a week before the season began. The Vernon Parish Fire District ruled that the facility was a total loss. Officials did not confirm the cause of the fire except to say that it was under investigation by the state Fire Marshal's office.[7]
State Championships
editBoys Basketball
- (2) 2015, 2016
Girls Basketball
- (9) 1967, 1985, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Softball
- (1) 2012
Notable alumni
edit- Katie Antony (2003), the all-time leading scorer in national girls high school basketball history (6,190 points).
References
edit- ^ a b c "Anacoco High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Previous NBRS Awardees". United States Department of Education. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Vernon Parish schools make U.S. News and World Report's list of best high schools". Hornell Evening Tribune. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Anacoco High School receives national recognition for high academic performance". KALB-TV. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ a b c "Nation's highest-scoring prep basketball sisters headed to Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame". BVM Sports. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Top 100 high school girls basketball scorers of all time". MaxPreps. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "'Complete devastation': Anacoco High softball locker room destroyed in fire". KPLC-TV. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
