C.E. Byrd High School
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3201 Line Avenue Shreveport, Louisiana 71104 |
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| School type | Public |
| Established | 1925 |
| Founder | Clifton Ellis Byrd |
| School board | Caddo Parish |
| Principal | Jerry Badgley |
| Teaching staff | 108 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,200 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Nickname | Yellow Jackets |
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Byrd, C. E., High School
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| Location | 3201 Line Ave., Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32°28′49″N 93°44′43″W / 32.48028°N 93.74528°WCoordinates: 32°28′49″N 93°44′43″W / 32.48028°N 93.74528°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Other, Jacobean Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 91000704 |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1991 |
C. E. Byrd High School,a Blue Ribbon School, is the largest high school in Shreveport, Louisiana. In continuous operation since 1925, Byrd is also the second largest high school in the state of Louisiana.
1970: In an attempt to further desegregate, Valencia High School was merged with Byrd. Students class schedules were changed at the start of the new semester in order to "mix" the students from the two schools. The Black administrators from Valencia were given minor roles at Byrd.
Tensions were high with student protests. As a result of these protests, police were called in to guard the doors of the school. Students were not allowed to leave the building once they came to school for the day. Senior rings had been ordered the previous year, so each wore their own class rings. While students from both schools participated in the same commencement exercises they wore different colored academic regalia, that represented their schools.
Byrd High subsequently fell victim to "white flight" with many parents sending their children to Jesuit High School (now Loyola), St. Vincent's Academy or one of several new private schools. Enrollment decreased to the point that Byrd faced possible closure. Byrd returned as a powerhouse by re-inventing itself as a Math and Science magnet school.
Alma Mater
Byrd, We stand to honor Thee, Alma Mater true.
Loyal homage we will bring, through the years to you.
Loyalty, honesty, with our friendships hold.
Always deep within our hearts: the purple and the gold.
Fight Song
We Are Jackets
We are Jackets, We are Jackets,
Always we fight for victory,
Spirits high, hopes undaunted,
For we are the Jackets, Byrd High Yellow Jackets,
For we are the Jackets, Best of all.
We will never lose our spirit, that is plain to see.
Until the final whistle blows, we will fight for victory.
Fight, Fight, Fight!
This victory will be ours, that is plain to see!
For we are the Jackets, Byrd High Yellow Jackets!
For we are the Jackets–– Best of All!
Mascot
Jack the Jacket
Colors
Purple and Gold
Rival
Captain Shreve High School
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