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C. E. Byrd High School

C. E. Byrd High School is a public and magnet high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. It is a Blue Ribbon School, in continuous operation since its establishment in 1925. Byrd students come from its neighborhood, or throughout the entire school district through its selective math/science magnet program. The school building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1991.

History
In 1892, C. E. Byrd came to Shreveport as principal of the first public high school, in two rented rooms in the YMCA building at a salary of $70 per month. The early years of the school were segregated for white students. From 1917 until 1950, Central High School was the only public high school for African American students in Shreveport; and Milam Street Trade School (1939–1955) was the vocational school for high school African American students. The school moved to the Soady Building on Crockett Street, with first year enrollment of 70 in 1898. ==Student media==
Student media
• Literary magazine: Perspectives • Newspaper: Highlife • TV station: K-BYRD • Yearbook: Gusher ==Athletics==
Athletics
C. E. Byrd High athletics competes in the LHSAA. Championships Football championships • (10) State Championships: 1914, 1915, 1922, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1949 Boys golf championships • (8) State Championships: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 Girls golf championships • (1) State Championships: 2019 Girls soccer championships • (1) State Championships: 1996 Boys basketball championships • (1) State Championships: 1994 Girls basketball championships • (2) State Championships: 1993, 1994 CoachesLee Hedges, football ==Notable alumni==
Notable alumni
Edward C. Aldridge Jr. (1956), president and CEO of The Aerospace CorporationJohn N. Bahcall, astrophysicist known for his work on solar neutrino problemFuller W. Bazer (1956), O.D. Butler Chair in Animal Science at Texas A&M; Wolf Prize in AgricultureBetsy Boze, Ph.D. (formerly Betsy Vogel) (1971), president of the College of The BahamasKaren Carlson, actress • Judith A. Cooper (1967) (born 1949), speech pathologist • John Howard Dalton (1959), former U.S. Secretary of the Navy • Jordan Davis (2006) (born 1988), country singer • Tillman Franks (1940), songwriter • Brandon Friedman (1996), former Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; author of The War I Always WantedAlfred C. Glassell Jr., businessman, philanthropist and big-game fisherman • Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz (1959), 2003 Pulitzer Prize in history • Tom Jarriel (1952), ABC News journalist • Faith Jenkins, Miss Louisiana 2000, Miss America 2001 first runner-up, attorney and legal analyst • Victor Joris, fashion designer. • William Joyce, Academy Award winner, children's book author and illustrator • Merle Kilgore (1952), singer, songwriter, and manager • Aaron Selber, Jr. (1944) (1927–2013), businessman and philanthropist • Andy Sidaris (1948) (1931–2007), television producer, director (B movies), actor and writer • Shelby Singleton, record producer and record label owner • William T. Whisner, Jr. (1923–1989), flying ace in World War II and Korean War Elected officials and judiciary Saxby Chambliss (1961) (born 1943), Republican U.S. senator from Georgia, 2002–2015 • George W. D'Artois (c. 1942) (1925–1977), Shreveport public service commissioner from 1962 to 1976 • William J. Fleniken (c. 1925) (1908–1979), U.S. Attorney for United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1950–1953, judge of state 1st Judicial District Court in Shreveport, 1961–1979 • Frank Fulco (1928) (1909–1999), Louisiana House of Representatives (1956–1972) • Pike Hall, Jr. (c. 1947) (1931–1999), member of Caddo Parish School Board 1964–1970; state appeal court judge 1971–1990, associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1990–1994 • James C. Gardner (1940) (1924–2010), Shreveport mayor (1954–1958) and state representative (1952–1954) • Charles B. Peatross (1958) (1940–2015), judge of Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport • Tom Rowland, former mayor of Cleveland, TennesseeVirginia Kilpatrick Shehee (1940) (1923–2015), Chairman, Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company, former state senator from Caddo Parish • Phil Short (1965) (born 1947), former state senator from St. Tammany Parish; United States Marine Corps officer • Art Sour (c. 1941) (1924–2000), Shreveport Republican state legislator (1972–1992) • Tom Stagg (1939) (1923–2015), judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana • Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. (1952), U.S. Circuit Court judge AthletesArnaz Battle (1998), wide receiver for NFL's San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh SteelersHarry Davis (1908–1997), Major League Baseball player • Pat "Gravy" Patterson (1934–2007), Byrd High School coach 1963–1967 • Seth Morehead (1934-2006), Major League Baseball pitcher • Scotty Robertson (1947), head coach of NBA's New Orleans Jazz, Chicago Bulls and Detroit PistonsDan Sandifer (1943), defensive back for six NFL teams • David Woodley, quarterback at LSU (1976–1979), played for Miami Dolphins (1980–1983) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1984–1985) • Jonathan Stewart (2009), linebacker at Texas A&M (2009–2013), played for St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns and Dallas CowboysPat Studstill, NFL punter and wide receiver for Detroit Lions, Los Angeles RamsJames Sykes (1971), football player, Calgary Stampeders 1975–1982; Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1983 and 1986 • Isaac Hagins (1972), football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976–1980 • Liffort Hobley (1978-1980), QB, DB, Football Player, at LSU 2 times Defensive MVP at Safety, St. Louis Football Cardinals(1985-1986) and Miami Dolphins (1987-1993) ==See also==
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