South Cameron High School is a public primary and secondary school in

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Cameron Parish Cameron Parish (french: Paroisse de Cameron) is a parish in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,617. The parish seat is Cameron. Although it is the largest parish by area in Louisia ...

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. The school, a part of the

Cameron Parish School Board Cameron Parish School Board (CPSB) or Cameron Parish School District or Cameron Parish School System (CPSS) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district serves Cameron Parish. The di ...

, has grades

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through 12. South Cameron High School serves students from the Cameron, Creole, and Grand Chenier communities.

History

At one point in time, South Cameron High School served area high schoolers while nearby South Cameron Elementary School served grades Pre-Kindergarten through 7.Schools
as of April 26, 2004. ''Cameron Parish School Board''. In September 2005,

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swept through Cameron Parish, damaging South Cameron Elementary, Cameron Elementary, and South Cameron High. The South Cameron Elementary, Cameron Elementary, and South Cameron High students shared Grand Lake High School's campus with Grand Lake for almost an entire year. In fall 2006, the three schools consolidated with all students going to the South Cameron High School campus.Dixon, Pam.
Cameron students return to campus after hurricane
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''. August 20, 2006.

School uniforms

Students are required to wear

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s.Cameron Parish School Uniform Policy
" ''Cameron Parish School Board''. February 11, 2003.

Athletics

South Cameron High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

References

External links

Archive of South Cameron High School websiteProfile of South Cameron High School
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