DeQuincy High School is a senior high school in

DeQuincy, Louisiana DeQuincy is the northernmost city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,235 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. DeQuincy is part of the Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lake Charles L ...

, United States. It is a part of

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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

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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.

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 people

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(1974), professional baseball player for the

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Anthony Pullard Anthony Quinn Pullard (born June 23, 1966) is an American retired professional basketball player born in DeQuincy, Louisiana. He was a , forward and played collegiately at McNeese State University from 1985 to 1990. He also attended Odessa Juni ...

(1984), professional basketball player for the

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, former principal, later president of

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DeQuincy High School
Schools in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Public high schools in Louisiana

High School A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...

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