South Plaquemines High School

South Plaquemines High School (SPHS) is a grade 7–12 junior and senior high school in Buras, a census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. A part of Plaquemines Parish School Board, it serves Boothville, Buras, Port Sulphur, and Venice. In 2006 Jeré Logman of The New York Times described South Plaquemines High as "one of Louisiana’s smaller high schools".

It was formed after Hurricane Katrina damaged Buras Middle School (6-8), Buras High School (PK-5 and 9-12), Port Sulphur High School (PK-12), and Boothville-Venice High School (PK-12) in 2005. The permanent school building was established on the site of the former Buras Middle School, while faculty residences reside on the property of the former Buras High School. The permanent building had a cost of $27 million.

The school opened in mid-August 2006. Prior to the opening of the permanent building, the school operated out of temporary facilities on the site of the former Port Sulphur High School. The students selected the school mascot, the Hurricanes, since the community had weathered a hurricane; the other choices were the gators and the eagles. As of 2006^[update] the school had 266 students. In October 2006 the cafeteria at the temporary site had not yet opened and the science labs were not yet fully stocked with equipment. The hallways of the temporary school building were named Hurricane Alley, Katrina Way and Rita Way.

In 2009–2010 the school had 348 students, and this increased to 376 by 2010–2011.

As of 2006^[update] many parents of South Plaquemines students only had high school educations, and many students came from low socioeconomic families. South Plaquemines officials stated that teenage pregnancy was an issue at the school.

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