H. L. Bourgeois High School (commonly called H.L. or HLB), is a public high school in Gray, Louisiana. It is named after Henry Louis Bourgeois, an educator who served as superintendent of the Terrebonne Parish Public School System in the early 1900s. Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, Florida. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. ... Gray is a census-designated place and town located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. ... Terrebonne Parish Public School System The Terrebonne Parish Public School System is the tenth largest school system in the state of Louisiana Schools Acadian Elementary School Andrew Price Alternative School Bayou Black Elementary School Bayou Cane Adult Education Center Bouderaux Canal Elementary School Bourg Elementary School Broadmoor Elementary School Caldwell... // Events and Trends Technology First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ...

HLB opened its doors on December 3, 1973, after a decision had been made to build a new high school in the northern part of Terrebonne Parish. Prior to that, Terrebonne High School (built in 1908) had served the northern part of the parish, and South Terrebonne High School (built in 1961) served the southern part. An influx in the population caused Terrebonne High to become overcrowded, and the new school had to be built. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The school's colors are blue and grey. The mascot is the American Indian brave, and this influences lots of things on campus: the fight song is modeled after a war chant called "Cherokee," and the campus itself is frequently called "The Reservation." The marching band is known as "The Marching Sensation from the Brave Reservation." The two main publications, the yearbook and monthly newspaper, are known as the Calumet and Smoke Signals, respectively. Blue is any of a number of similar colors. ... Grey or gray (in American English) is a color seen commonly in nature. ...

Students of the school live in Gray, as well as the neighboring communities of Schriever and Gibson. A large percentage of the student body, though, live in Houma, Louisiana, feuling HLB's long-standing rivalry with Terrebonne High. The total count of students fluctuates between school years, but generally stays between 1000 and 1500. Gray is a census-designated place and town located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. ... Schriever is a census-designated place and town located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. ... Gibson is a community in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA. Gibson is located at 29°4112 North, 90°5926 West, on U.S. Highway 90 between Houma and Morgan City. ... The city of Houma (pronounced homeah) is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...

The majority of students start attending the school in their sophomore year. The freshman year is completed at Evergreen Junior High School, along with grades seven and eight. Most of the "braves" attended the following elementary/middle schools: Bayou Black Elementary, Broadmoor Elementary, Caldwell Middle, Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary, Gibson Elementary, Greenwood Middle, Oakshire Elementary and Schriever Elementary.

The 2005-2006 football team was declared district champions of the 6-5A district, defeating all of the other teams in the district (excluding Ellender Memorial High School; the HLB/EMHS game was cancelled due to Hurricane Rita). The current school performance score is 91.7, an impressive increase over last year's 76.5. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ellender Memorial High School, is the fourth public high school located in Houma, Louisiana. ... Hurricane Rita is the fourth-most-intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone observed in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

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Principals

L. P. Bordelon (1973-1980)

Mr. Fletcher (1980-1994)

Mr. Guidry (1994-1997)

Sherry Jones (1997-2004)

Nason Authement (2004-present)

Alma Mater

We stand hand in hand

As we look toward the future

Try to make things right

For those who follow

When we see our Alma Mater

Pausing to remember

Blue and grey

The limit is the sky

Like newborn braves

Ready to face the world

We seek to make our elders

So proud

Now we sing our Alma Mater

Always to remember

Bourgeois High

We never say good-bye

Famous alumni

Jill Allemand (1989)

Doug "Smooth" Bourgeois (1989)

Chris Abadie (1989)

Craig Rogers (1990)

External links

Terrebonne Parish School Board website

• Terrebonne Parish School Board website

H. L. Bourgois High School website

• H. L. Bourgeois High School website