North Webster High School is a

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on Church Street, in Springhill,

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, United States. The catchment area consists of the neighboring areas: Cullen and Western Shongaloo.

School history

In 2011, the parish school board faced a large financial deficit and considered a series of options. Ultimately a plan for consolidation was adopted, in which schools in

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, Cotton Valley, Shongaloo were consolidated into Springhill High School, and the high school was renamed North Webster High School. The new mascot for the school became the "Knights," instead of the Lumberjacks.

Athletics

North Webster High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

Springhill Football championships *(2) State Championships: 1952, 1985 Both championships were Springhill before consolidation

Notable alumni

* Drayton Boucher (attended middle 1920s), former member of the

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(Class of 1961), actress *

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(Class of 1963), former actress *

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(Class of 1953),

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'', June 18, 2015. * Jack Montgomery (Class of 1954), state senator from 1968 to 1972 *

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"Cullen, Springhill roots still fuel NFL running back Charcandrick West"
November 8, 2017. *

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(Class of 2016), All-American linebacker at LSU, and Super Bowl LV champion for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Footnotes

External links

North Webster High School official website
Public high schools in Louisiana Schools in Webster Parish, Louisiana Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing {{Louisiana-school-stub