Donaldsonville High School (DHS), is a public high school in
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Donaldsonville (historically french: Lafourche-des-Chitimachas) is a city in, and the parish seat of Ascension Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located along the River Road of the west bank of the Mississippi River, it is a part of the Bat ...
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Ascension Parish School Board Ascension Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, United States
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The current (2013–present) principal is Marvin Evans. The Associate Principal is Nicole Joseph. There are two Assistant Principals: Julian Surla and O'Neil Robinson.
The
school mascot
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is the
tiger
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, and the school colors are red and black.
Principals
* L.C. Ferrell 1885-1889
* G.C. Cole 1889-1890
* A. W. Meadows 1890-1892
* M. Knobloch 1892-1893
* Wm. J. Gahan 1893-1895
* R.N. Sims 1895-1898
* J.O. Taylor 1989-1902
* J.L. Rusca 1902-1909
* Arnold Pearce 1909-1910
* J.H. Dupy 1910-1911
* H.B. Messick 1911-1912
* A.J. Dupy 1912
* R.S. Vickers 1912-1914
* W.H. Miller 1914-1915
* R.S. Vickers 1915-1919
* B.C. Alwes 1919-1951
* C.C. Goette 1951-1965
* Keith Falcon 1965-1973
* John Oubre 1973-1977
* Violet Marchand 1977-1980
* Emile Chiquet 1981-1993
* Gerald Alexander 1993-1998
* Ronald Rabalais 1999-2008
* Gwen Boudreaux 2008-2010
* Dr. Esrom Pitre 2010-2013
* Marvin Evans 2013–present
Athletics
Donaldsonville High athletics competes in the
LHSAA in class 3A.
Championships
Football championships
*(1) State Championship: 1954
Football
Current head coach : Brian Richardson
Current Assistant Coaches: Brian Richardson, Cornelius White (non-staff), Jason Worley (non-staff)
Notable alumni
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Gerald Alexander
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, former
MLB
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player (
Texas Rangers)
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Melvin Irvin
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, Lowery High School grad, state representative for District 58 from 1984 to 1992
References
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Public high schools in Louisiana
Schools in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Donaldsonville, Louisiana