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'''False River Academy''' (commonly '''False River''', or '''FRA''') is a nonsectarian private school located in [[New Roads, Louisiana]] in [[Pointe Coupee Parish]]. It serves grades Pre-K through 12. The school is independent, and has its own school board. Its enrollment is drawn from Pointe Coupee and surrounding parishes. It is one of two private schools and one of three high schools in the parish.
'''False River Academy''' (commonly '''False River''', or '''FRA''') is a nonsectarian private school located in [[New Roads, Louisiana]], in [[Pointe Coupee Parish]]. It serves grades Pre-K through 12. The school is independent, and has its own school board. Its enrollment is drawn from Pointe Coupee and surrounding parishes. It is one of two private schools and one of three high schools in the parish.


It was founded as a [[segregation academy]] in 1969. Its first non-white students enrolled in the late 1990s. In 2005, somewhat more students of ethnic minorities enrolled after Hurricane Katrina displaced them from the New Orleans area. As of 2014, the school was 96.2% white.
It was founded as a [[segregation academy]] in 1969. Its first non-white students enrolled in the late 1990s. In 2005, somewhat more students of ethnic minorities enrolled after [[Hurricane Katrina]] displaced them from the New Orleans area. As of 2014, the school was 96% white. In 2022, the school was 75% white<ref>https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/louisiana/false-river-academy-312704 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> in a city and parish that were 60% and 35% Black, respectively, in the most recent census.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=2008-01-31 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>


During the 2013-2014 school year, the school had 483 students and 29.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.<ref name="nces.ed.gov">https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=false+river+academy&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=01650295</ref>
During the 2013-2014 school year, the school had 483 students and 29.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.<ref name="nces.ed.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=false+river+academy&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=01650295|title = Search for Private Schools - School Detail for FALSE RIVER ACADEMY}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:FalseRiverAcademy1969.JPG|left|thumb|False River Academy Campus in 1969]]
[[File:FalseRiverAcademy1969.JPG|left|thumb|False River Academy Campus in 1969]]
False River Academy was founded in the summer of 1969 as a segregation academy by white people upset by [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregation]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3159&context=gradschool_dissertations |title=Text, context, and identities in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana: six young women positioned as writers |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2017-11-13| first=Patricia| last=Smith}}</ref><ref name=FRAhist>Roy, Brent, "False River Academy celebrates 40th anniversary", The Pointe Coupee Banner, September 24, 2009, p. 4</ref><ref name="Klingler2003">{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=UmjEhn-Hop0C&pg=PA124| title=If I Could Turn My Tongue Like That: The Creole Language of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|author=Thomas A. Klingler |publisher=Louisiana State University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0-8071-2779-7| page=124 |accessdate=7 September 2012}}</ref> Although segregation academies were [[Runyon v. McCrary|forced to eliminate explicitly racial admissions policies]] in the 1970s, all of False River's students were white until the late 1990s. In 2014, the student body was more than 96% white.<ref name=FRAhist/> As part of an effort to increase diversity, the school offers several minority scholarships.<ref>[http://www.falseriveracademy.org/academics/scholarships.aspx False River Academy | Where Excellence meets Honor and Tradition<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive| url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131213082013/http://www.falseriveracademy.org/academics/scholarships.aspx |date=2013-12-13 }}</ref>
False River Academy was founded in the summer of 1969 as a segregation academy by white residents of Pointe Coupee and surrounding parishes, who were upset by [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregation]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3159&context=gradschool_dissertations |title=Text, context, and identities in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana: six young women positioned as writers |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2017-11-13| first=Patricia| last=Smith}}</ref><ref name=FRAhist>Roy, Brent, "False River Academy celebrates 40th anniversary", [[The Pointe Coupee Banner]], September 24, 2009, p. 4</ref><ref name="Klingler2003">{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=UmjEhn-Hop0C&pg=PA124| title=If I Could Turn My Tongue Like That: The Creole Language of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|author=Thomas A. Klingler |publisher=Louisiana State University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0-8071-2779-7| page=124 |accessdate=7 September 2012}}</ref> Although segregation academies were [[Runyon v. McCrary|forced to eliminate explicitly racial admissions policies]] in the 1970s, all of False River's students were white until the late 1990s. In 2018, the student body was more than 84% white.<ref name="False River Academy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.schooldigger.com/go/LA/schools/9999925465/school.aspx|title = False River Academy}}</ref> As part of an effort to increase diversity, the school offers several minority scholarships.<ref>[http://www.falseriveracademy.org/academics/scholarships.aspx False River Academy | Where Excellence meets Honor and Tradition<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive| url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131213082013/http://www.falseriveracademy.org/academics/scholarships.aspx |date=2013-12-13 }}</ref>


When the school was founded, it operated in temporary buildings on the edge of a sugar cane field in New Roads a short distance from [[False River (Louisiana)|False River]]. The school took its name from this nearby ox-bow lake. Permanent brick buildings and a gymnasium were added in the 1970s as the school grew.
When the school was founded, it operated in temporary buildings on the edge of a sugar cane field in New Roads a short distance from [[False River (Louisiana)|False River]]. The school took its name from this nearby ox-bow lake. At the time, it was one of nine high schools located in Pointe Coupee Parish. Permanent brick buildings and a gymnasium were added in the 1970s as the school grew.


The school is accredited by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), and holds membership in Louisiana Citizens for Educational Freedom.<ref>[http://www.louisianacec.org/s3web/1001955/docs/roster_2011-12_june_30.pdf LA CEC Member Roster 2011-2012] {{webarchive| url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140422231909/http://www.louisianacec.org/s3web/1001955/docs/roster_2011-12_june_30.pdf |date=2014-04-22 }}</ref> In 2012, the school became accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.falseriveracademy.org/about-fra.aspx|title=False River Academy |work=falseriveracademy.org| accessdate=17 February 2016}}</ref>
The school is accredited by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), and holds membership in Louisiana Citizens for Educational Freedom.<ref>[http://www.louisianacec.org/s3web/1001955/docs/roster_2011-12_june_30.pdf LA CEC Member Roster 2011-2012] {{webarchive| url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140422231909/http://www.louisianacec.org/s3web/1001955/docs/roster_2011-12_june_30.pdf |date=2014-04-22 }}</ref> In 2012, the school became accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.falseriveracademy.org/about-fra.aspx| title= False River Academy| work= falseriveracademy.org| accessdate= 17 February 2016| archive-date= 23 January 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160123171859/http://www.falseriveracademy.org/about-fra.aspx| url-status= dead}}</ref>


Beginning in 2015, the school began offering a dual enrollment course for college credit. The dual enrollment course offered include: College Algebra, Trigonometry, Chemistry, English, and Spanish. Credit for the courses can be earned with [[Louisiana State University]] or [[Southeastern Louisiana University]].<ref>http://falseriveracademy.org/media/12024/fra_course_catalog_rev_6-15-16.pdf</ref>
Beginning in 2015, the school began offering dual enrollment courses for college credit. The dual enrollment courses offered include: College Algebra, Trigonometry, Chemistry, English, Social Studies, and Spanish. Credit for the courses can be earned with [[Louisiana State University]], [[Southeastern Louisiana University]], [[Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University]] or [[Northwestern State University]].<ref name="falseriveracademy.org">http://falseriveracademy.org/media/12024/fra_course_catalog_rev_6-15-16.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref name="8ba114c8-de43-4b30-b67f-374dc0194e3d.filesusr.com">https://8ba114c8-de43-4b30-b67f-374dc0194e3d.filesusr.com/ugd/c1679b_c24cc95119634bf4b0dbf3b00a0b0062.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
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==Student body==
==Student body==
[[File:FRA aerial 1-2.jpg|right|thumb|False River Academy in October 2013]]
[[File:FRA aerial 1-2.jpg|right|thumb|False River Academy in October 2013]]
Students live in the local New Roads area, Pointe Coupee Parish, and surrounding parishes.
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Besides enrolling students from the local New Roads area, many students from throughout Pointe Coupee Parish and surrounding parishes attend this school. The school enrolls students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. During the 2005 and 2006 school years, the school had an influx of students from Hurricane Katrina-destroyed schools in the New Orleans area. During this time, the school had its largest number of ethnic minority students.<ref name=FRAhist/> According to a 2010 Pointe Coupee Parish Chamber of Commerce Report, which was based on Louisiana Department of Education data, the average composite [[ACT (test)|ACT]] score for the school was a 21.6. This ranked the school second among the parish's four high schools.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.pcchamber.org/Images/Interior/community%20assessment%20report.pdf |title=City of New Roads Community Assessment Report pg. 2 |access-date=2012-10-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131212200819/http://www.pcchamber.org/Images/Interior/community%20assessment%20report.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The school enrolls students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

During the 2005 and 2006 school years, many students arrived from New Orleans-area schools destroyed by [[Hurricane Katrina]]. During this time, the school had its largest number of ethnic minority students than any time prior.<ref name="FRAhist" />

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In 2010, the average composite [[ACT (test)|ACT]] score for the school was 21.6, second among the parish's four high schools, according to a Pointe Coupee Parish Chamber of Commerce Report that cited Louisiana Department of Education data.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.pcchamber.org/Images/Interior/community%20assessment%20report.pdf |title=City of New Roads Community Assessment Report pg. 2 |access-date=2012-10-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131212200819/http://www.pcchamber.org/Images/Interior/community%20assessment%20report.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Demographics===
===Demographics===
In the 2013-2014 school year, the demographic breakdown of the 483 students was:<ref name="nces.ed.gov"/>
In the 2022-2023 school year, the demographic breakdown of the school's students was:<ref>https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/louisiana/false-river-academy-312704 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
*Male - 45.1%
*Male - 45.1%
*Female - 54.9%
*Female - 54.9%
*Native American/Alaskan - 0%
*Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
*Asian/Pacific Islander - 0.4%
*Asian/Pacific Islander - 0.0%
*Black - 2.5%
*African American - 23.4%
*Hispanic - 0.9%
*Hispanic - 1.2%
*White - 96.2%
*White - 75.0%
*Multiracial - 0%
*Multiracial - 0%
*Not Specified - 0.0%


== Academics ==
== Academics ==
False River Academy offers courses designed to meet the requirements for high school graduation set forth by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, as well as the requirements for Louisiana's TOPS Opportunity Award college scholarship program.
False River Academy offers courses designed to meet the requirements for high school graduation set forth by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, as well as the requirements for Louisiana's TOPS Opportunity Award college scholarship program.


The school is part of a vocational training program where students may take courses at a nearby satellite campus of [[Baton Rouge Community College]] for high school credit. In addition, it is also part of a dual enrollment program with [[Louisiana State University]] and [[Southeastern Louisiana University]]. In this dual enrollment programs, students in grades 11 and 12 may elect to take college level courses that are counted for both high school and college credit simultaneously. The dual enrollment courses currently offered are: Chemistry 101, English 101, English 102, American History 201, Spanish 101, College Algebra 1021, and Trigonometry 1022.
The school is part of a vocational training program where students may take courses at a nearby satellite campus of [[Baton Rouge Community College]] for high school credit. In addition, it is also part of dual enrollment programs with [[Louisiana State University]], [[Southeastern Louisiana University]], [[Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University]], and [[Northwestern State University]].<ref name="falseriveracademy.org"/><ref name="8ba114c8-de43-4b30-b67f-374dc0194e3d.filesusr.com"/> In these dual enrollment programs, students in grades 11 and 12 may elect to take college level courses that are counted for both high school and college credit simultaneously. The dual enrollment courses currently offered include: Chemistry 101, English 101, English 102, American History 201, Spanish 101, College Algebra 1021, and Trigonometry 1022.


== Extracurricular activities ==
== Extracurricular activities ==
The [[extracurricular activity|extracurricular activities]] include a Student Council, Spanish Club; and chapters of national organizations, such as the [[Beta Club]], Junior Beta Club, [[Fellowship of Christian Athletes]] (FCA), [[Students Against Destructive Decisions]] (SADD), and [[4-H]] Club. Service organizations such as [[Key Club]] coexist alongside clubs which have a primarily social or recreational purpose. Other extracurricular activities include cheerleading; formerly, there was a dance team known as the Gatorettes. Journalism students produce and edit a school newspaper, the ''Gator Gazette'', and the school yearbook, the ''Gator Tale''.
The [[extracurricular activity|extracurricular activities]] include a Student Council, Spanish Club; and chapters of national organizations, such as the [[Beta Club]], Junior Beta Club, [[Fellowship of Christian Athletes]] (FCA), [[Students Against Destructive Decisions]] (SADD), and [[4-H]] Club. Service organizations such as [[Key Club]] coexist alongside clubs which have a primarily social or recreational purpose. Other extracurricular activities include cheerleading, and a dance team known as the Gatorettes. Journalism students produce and edit a school newspaper, the ''Gator Gazette'', and the school yearbook, the ''Gator Tale''.


===Athletics===
==Athletics==
[[File:Ascension Catholic High vs False River Academy football in Louisiana.jpg|thumb|Photo of play during a False River Academy home football game against [[Ascension Catholic High School]] on September 26, 2014.|300px]]
False River Academy is a member of the [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association]] (LHSAA) and has been competing in this league since 1991.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.lhsaaonline.org/ViewMemberSchool.aspx?r=654&p=0 |title=LHSAA Member Schools - F |publisher= Lhsaaonline.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-08}}</ref> It is a Class single 'A' member of the LHSAA and competes in District 5.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.lhsaaonline.org/ViewMemberSchool.aspx?r=654&p=0 |title=Louisiana High School Athletic Association |publisher=Lhsaa.org |date= |accessdate=2012-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lhsaa.org/schools/school-directory/false-river| title=False River| author=Envoc| work=lhsaa.org| accessdate=17 February 2016}}</ref> The school previously competed in the [[Louisiana Independent School Association]] (LISA).


The school competes in the following sports:
The school competes in the following sports:
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*Cheerleading
*Cheerleading


===Championships===
In 1989, the school won the [[Louisiana Independent School Association]] (LISA) football tournament.<ref>[http://stmarynow.com/bookmark/15890330-Tregle%E2%80%99s-donation-offers-a-trip-down-memory-lane StMaryNow.com | Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review | St. Mary Parish, La. - Tregle’s donation offers a trip down memory lane<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive| url=https://archive.is/20130203035407/http://stmarynow.com/bookmark/15890330-Tregle%E2%80%99s-donation-offers-a-trip-down-memory-lane |date=2013-02-03 }}</ref><ref>State Times News Service, "Prep Playoff Roundup", State-Times, Baton Rouge, November 25, 1989, p. 4-C</ref> The school also won the LISA baseball tournament in 1991, as well as basketball in 1977 and 1978, and softball in 1987 and 1989.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} False River Academy is now a member of the [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association]]<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.lhsaaonline.org/ViewMemberSchool.aspx?r=654&p=0 |title=LHSAA Member Schools - F |publisher= Lhsaaonline.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-08}}</ref> (LHSAA), and has been competing in this league since 1991. It is a Class single 'A' member of the LHSAA and competes in District 5.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.lhsaaonline.org/ViewMemberSchool.aspx?r=654&p=0 |title=Louisiana High School Athletic Association |publisher=Lhsaa.org |date= |accessdate=2012-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lhsaa.org/schools/school-directory/false-river| title=False River| author=Envoc| work=lhsaa.org| accessdate=17 February 2016}}</ref> Since joining the LHSAA, the school has achieved a state championship in cross-country in 1995, as well as Boy's Powerlifting Championships in 1999, 2000, 2010, and 2015.<ref>http://cdn.lhsaa.org/uploads/images/BOYS%20TEAM%20FINISHES%201983%20-%202014.pdf</ref><ref>http://cdn.lhsaa.org/uploads/images/2015_Girls-_Boys_1A_State_Meet_WITH_SCORING_DONE_WITH_ANON.pdf</ref> The school's Girl's Powerlifting team achieved State Titles in 2006, 2007, and 2010.<ref>
'''Football championships'''
http://cdn.lhsaa.org/uploads/images/GIRLS%20TEAM%20FINISHES%201992-2014.pdf</ref>
*(1) LISA Football State Championship: 1989<ref>[http://stmarynow.com/bookmark/15890330-Tregle%E2%80%99s-donation-offers-a-trip-down-memory-lane StMaryNow.com | Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review | St. Mary Parish, La. - Tregle’s donation offers a trip down memory lane<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive| url=https://archive.today/20130203035407/http://stmarynow.com/bookmark/15890330-Tregle%E2%80%99s-donation-offers-a-trip-down-memory-lane |date=2013-02-03 }}</ref><ref>State Times News Service, "Prep Playoff Roundup", State-Times, Baton Rouge, November 25, 1989, p. 4-C</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.14-0productions.com/l.i.s.a..html|title = L.i.s.a.}}</ref><ref>Louisiana Football Magazine, 1988, p. 131</ref>

'''Baseball championships'''
*(1) LISA Baseball State Championship: 1991

'''Basketball championships'''
*(2) LISA Boys' basketball State Championships: 1977, 1978

'''Boys' Cross Country championships'''
*(1) LHSAA Cross Country State Championship: 1995

'''Boys' Powerlifting championships'''
*(2) LHSAA Boys' Powerlifting State Championships: 1999, 2000, 2010, 2015<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cdn.lhsaa.org/uploads/images/BOYS%20TEAM%20FINISHES%201983%20-%202014.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-date=2016-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312043228/http://cdn.lhsaa.org/uploads/images/BOYS%20TEAM%20FINISHES%201983%20-%202014.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/lhsaa-champions-2014-15/|title=LHSAA Champions 2014-15}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

'''Girls' Powerlifting championships'''
*(2) LHSAA Girls' Powerlifting State Championships: 2006, 2007, 2010<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cdn.lhsaa.org/uploads/images/GIRLS%20TEAM%20FINISHES%201992-2014.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-date=2016-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826145553/http://cdn.lhsaa.org/uploads/images/GIRLS%20TEAM%20FINISHES%201992-2014.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''Softball championships'''
*(2) LISA Softball State Championships: 1987, 1989

The softball team was LHSAA state runner-up in 2018.<ref name="theadvocate.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/high_schools/article_1a4e3dc4-4b60-11e8-8160-830f057a434a.html|title = LHSAA softball tournament: False River falls to Cedar Creek in Division IV final| date=28 April 2018 }}</ref>

==See also==
[[List of Louisiana state high school football champions#Louisiana Independent School Association (1970–1991)|List of Louisiana state high school football champions]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1969 establishments in Louisiana]]
[[Category:New Roads, Louisiana]]

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False River Academy
Address
Map
201 Major Parkway

New Roads
,
Louisiana
70760

United States
Information
TypePrivate School
MottoWhere Excellence meets Honor and Tradition
Established1969 (1969)
CEEB code192214
NCES School ID01650295
PrincipalLinda D'Amico
GradesPre-K–12
Enrollmentapp. 608[1] (2013)
Student to teacher ratio15.6
Campus size22.57 acres (9.13 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Maroon and gold    
MascotGators
AccreditationsLouisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
WebsiteSchool website

False River Academy (commonly False River, or FRA) is a nonsectarian private school located in New Roads, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupee Parish. It serves grades Pre-K through 12. The school is independent, and has its own school board. Its enrollment is drawn from Pointe Coupee and surrounding parishes. It is one of two private schools and one of three high schools in the parish.

It was founded as a segregation academy in 1969. Its first non-white students enrolled in the late 1990s. In 2005, somewhat more students of ethnic minorities enrolled after Hurricane Katrina displaced them from the New Orleans area. As of 2014, the school was 96% white. In 2022, the school was 75% white[2] in a city and parish that were 60% and 35% Black, respectively, in the most recent census.[3]

During the 2013-2014 school year, the school had 483 students and 29.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.[4]

History

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False River Academy Campus in 1969

False River Academy was founded in the summer of 1969 as a segregation academy by white residents of Pointe Coupee and surrounding parishes, who were upset by desegregation.[5][6][7] Although segregation academies were forced to eliminate explicitly racial admissions policies in the 1970s, all of False River's students were white until the late 1990s. In 2018, the student body was more than 84% white.[8] As part of an effort to increase diversity, the school offers several minority scholarships.[9]

When the school was founded, it operated in temporary buildings on the edge of a sugar cane field in New Roads a short distance from False River. The school took its name from this nearby ox-bow lake. At the time, it was one of nine high schools located in Pointe Coupee Parish. Permanent brick buildings and a gymnasium were added in the 1970s as the school grew.

The school is accredited by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), and holds membership in Louisiana Citizens for Educational Freedom.[10] In 2012, the school became accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).[11]

Beginning in 2015, the school began offering dual enrollment courses for college credit. The dual enrollment courses offered include: College Algebra, Trigonometry, Chemistry, English, Social Studies, and Spanish. Credit for the courses can be earned with Louisiana State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University or Northwestern State University.[12][13]

Student body

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False River Academy in October 2013

Students live in the local New Roads area, Pointe Coupee Parish, and surrounding parishes.

The school enrolls students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

During the 2005 and 2006 school years, many students arrived from New Orleans-area schools destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. During this time, the school had its largest number of ethnic minority students than any time prior.[6]

In 2010, the average composite ACT score for the school was 21.6, second among the parish's four high schools, according to a Pointe Coupee Parish Chamber of Commerce Report that cited Louisiana Department of Education data.[14]

Demographics

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In the 2022-2023 school year, the demographic breakdown of the school's students was:[15]

  • Male - 45.1%
  • Female - 54.9%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander - 0.0%
  • African American - 23.4%
  • Hispanic - 1.2%
  • White - 75.0%
  • Multiracial - 0%
  • Not Specified - 0.0%

Academics

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False River Academy offers courses designed to meet the requirements for high school graduation set forth by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, as well as the requirements for Louisiana's TOPS Opportunity Award college scholarship program.

The school is part of a vocational training program where students may take courses at a nearby satellite campus of Baton Rouge Community College for high school credit. In addition, it is also part of dual enrollment programs with Louisiana State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, and Northwestern State University.[12][13] In these dual enrollment programs, students in grades 11 and 12 may elect to take college level courses that are counted for both high school and college credit simultaneously. The dual enrollment courses currently offered include: Chemistry 101, English 101, English 102, American History 201, Spanish 101, College Algebra 1021, and Trigonometry 1022.

Extracurricular activities

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The extracurricular activities include a Student Council, Spanish Club; and chapters of national organizations, such as the Beta Club, Junior Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and 4-H Club. Service organizations such as Key Club coexist alongside clubs which have a primarily social or recreational purpose. Other extracurricular activities include cheerleading, and a dance team known as the Gatorettes. Journalism students produce and edit a school newspaper, the Gator Gazette, and the school yearbook, the Gator Tale.

Athletics

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Photo of play during a False River Academy home football game against Ascension Catholic High School on September 26, 2014.

False River Academy is a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) and has been competing in this league since 1991.[16] It is a Class single 'A' member of the LHSAA and competes in District 5.[17][18] The school previously competed in the Louisiana Independent School Association (LISA).

The school competes in the following sports:

  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Softball
  • Track & Field
  • Cross-country
  • Volleyball
  • Power Lifting
  • Cheerleading

Championships

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Football championships

Baseball championships

  • (1) LISA Baseball State Championship: 1991

Basketball championships

  • (2) LISA Boys' basketball State Championships: 1977, 1978

Boys' Cross Country championships

  • (1) LHSAA Cross Country State Championship: 1995

Boys' Powerlifting championships

  • (2) LHSAA Boys' Powerlifting State Championships: 1999, 2000, 2010, 2015[23][24]

Girls' Powerlifting championships

  • (2) LHSAA Girls' Powerlifting State Championships: 2006, 2007, 2010[25]

Softball championships

  • (2) LISA Softball State Championships: 1987, 1989

The softball team was LHSAA state runner-up in 2018.[26]

See also

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List of Louisiana state high school football champions

References

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  1. ^ "False River Academy". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/louisiana/false-river-academy-312704 [bare URL]
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for FALSE RIVER ACADEMY".
  5. ^ Smith, Patricia. "Text, context, and identities in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana: six young women positioned as writers" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  6. ^ a b Roy, Brent, "False River Academy celebrates 40th anniversary", The Pointe Coupee Banner, September 24, 2009, p. 4
  7. ^ Thomas A. Klingler (2003). If I Could Turn My Tongue Like That: The Creole Language of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Louisiana State University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-8071-2779-7. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  8. ^ "False River Academy".
  9. ^ False River Academy | Where Excellence meets Honor and Tradition Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ LA CEC Member Roster 2011-2012 Archived 2014-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "False River Academy". falseriveracademy.org. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  12. ^ a b http://falseriveracademy.org/media/12024/fra_course_catalog_rev_6-15-16.pdf [dead link‍]
  13. ^ a b https://8ba114c8-de43-4b30-b67f-374dc0194e3d.filesusr.com/ugd/c1679b_c24cc95119634bf4b0dbf3b00a0b0062.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  14. ^ "City of New Roads Community Assessment Report pg. 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  15. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/louisiana/false-river-academy-312704 [bare URL]
  16. ^ "LHSAA Member Schools - F". Lhsaaonline.org. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  17. ^ "Louisiana High School Athletic Association". Lhsaa.org. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  18. ^ Envoc. "False River". lhsaa.org. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  19. ^ StMaryNow.com | Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review | St. Mary Parish, La. - Tregle’s donation offers a trip down memory lane Archived 2013-02-03 at archive.today
  20. ^ State Times News Service, "Prep Playoff Roundup", State-Times, Baton Rouge, November 25, 1989, p. 4-C
  21. ^ "L.i.s.a."
  22. ^ Louisiana Football Magazine, 1988, p. 131
  23. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. ^ "LHSAA Champions 2014-15".[permanent dead link‍]
  25. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ "LHSAA softball tournament: False River falls to Cedar Creek in Division IV final". 28 April 2018.

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