Pickering High School
Location
180 LeBleu Road
Leesville, Louisiana

United States
Coordinates31°02′21″N 93°16′16″W / 31.03917°N 93.27111°W / 31.03917; -93.27111
Information
TypePublic
School districtVernon Parish School Board
NCES School ID220183001664
PrincipalJerome Henson
Teaching staff31.53 (FTE)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment502 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.92[1]
Color(s)Red, Black, and White
     
MascotRed Devils
YearbookRed Devil
Websitehttp://pickeringhs.vernonparish.schooldesk.net

Pickering High School is a public high school located in Leesville, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Vernon Parish School Board.

Mascot controversy

Meetings were held at the high school in December 1985 regarding concerns over the school's mascot, the Red Devil. Some in the community, including a local minister, regarded the Red Devil mascot as unsuitable for a school for religious reasons.[2]

One member of the Pickering School Building Committee also wanted to see the mascot changed saying, "I know that when a school follows a mascot, such as devils, they have a reputation of a loser." The majority of the attendees of the December meeting were in support of keeping the Red Devil mascot, citing its long history of association with the school and the cost of replacing the mascot with an alternative.[3]

Ultimately, the Pickering building committee decided to drop the issue because, according to one member, debate over the mascot was not important enough to cause division within the community.[4]

Athletics

Pickering High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pickering High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Some Want 'Devil' Ousted at Pickering". Leesville Leader. 1985-12-13. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Some Want 'Devil' Ousted at Pickering". Leesville Leader. 1985-12-13. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ↑ "Pickering 'Red Devils' Mascot Stays the Same". Leesville Leader. 1986-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Former Pickering star's passion for football endures". The Town Talk. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2024-01-04.


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