Carencro High School
Address
721 West Butcher Switch Rd.

Lafayette, LA 70507

Louisiana

United States
Coordinates30°17′13″N 92°2′25″W / 30.28694°N 92.04028°W / 30.28694; -92.04028
Information
Established1969
School boardLafayette Parish Public High Schools
PrincipalVanessa Knott
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,091 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)Navy blue and gold    
MascotGolden Bear
Team nameBears and Lady Bears
School Hours7:00 AM to 2:35PM
Websitewww.carencrohighschool.org

Carencro High School is a Lafayette Parish high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Carencro High School is one of six Lafayette Parish Public High Schools. Geographically, the school is located approximately 3.5 miles north of Interstate 10 and approximately one mile west of Interstate 49. The current school administrative team consists of Vanessa Knott, Principal, and Assistant Principals, Claire Leger and Mary Qualey.

School history

Carencro High School started as Carencro School in 1874, then moved to what is now Carencro Middle School. The present-day Carencro High School began construction in 1969. Today, the main buildings include Building 1 (Office & Cafeteria), Building 2, Building 3 (Little Theater, Band, & Chorus), Building 4 (Agriculture/Home Economics), Building 5 (known as Boys' Gym), Building 6 (known as Girls' Gym), Building 7, and Building 8 (portable classrooms).

Feeder schools

Students that attend Carencro High School come from several different feeder schools: Acadian Middle, Carencro Middle, L.J. Alleman Middle, N.P. Moss Middle, Paul Breaux Middle, Scott Middle, Carencro Catholic, Immaculate Heart, Stem Magnet Academy, and St. Leo Seton.

Athletics

Carencro High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Carencro High School is home to many sports organizations including: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, and Wrestling.

Championships

Football championships

  • (2) State Championships: 1992, 2020

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Carencro High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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