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Neville High School
Neville High School, 2023
Location
Map
600 Forsythe Avenue

Monroe
,
(Ouachita Parish)
,
Louisiana
71201

United States

32°31′20″N 92°7′35″W / 32.52222°N 92.12639°W / 32.52222; -92.12639
Information
TypePublic
MottoWin Today!
Established1931
FounderErnest Long Neville
School board
Monroe City School Board
School district
Monroe City Schools
Principal
Karari Hanks
Teaching staff
71.35 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Age range14-18
Average class size
20
Student to teacher ratio
14.60[1]
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day
8
Classrooms400-500
CampusMid-Town/Garden District
Campus size
2 to 3 blocks
Campus type
Small
ColorsBlack and Gold    
SloganExcellence in All Things
Fight songTiger Rag; Alma mater: "O' Neville High"
AthleticsFootball, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross Country
Athletics conference
LHSAA District 2–5A
MascotTiger
NicknameTigers
RivalRuston High School, West Monroe High School, West Ouachita High School, Ouachita Parish High School
PublicationTiger Talk, Neville Matters
NewspaperThe Neville Tradition
YearbookThe Monroyan
Websitemcschools.net/neville-high-school

Neville High School is a high school in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is administered by the Monroe City Schools Board. It is located 1/2 mile from the Ouachita River. Its mascot is the Tiger.

Neville High School, 1984

Academics

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Neville offers a wide variety of academics, on and off campus. Neville has a Technology department, English department, Foreign Language department, Health department, Journalism department, Math department, Naval Science department, Science department, Social Studies department, and Special Service department.

Athletics

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Neville High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Football

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The Neville Tigers play football at Bill Ruple Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana[2] and are coached by Head Coach Mike Collins.

Neville has won 12 state championships (1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015) and have been state runners-up six times (1958, 1982, 1991, 1992, 2012, 2016). The Tigers have claimed a district championship 29 times. Neville has made a football playoff appearance 53 times. The Tigers have not missed the playoffs since 1999. The Tigers have had 6 perfect seasons in its football history (1959, 1961, 1962, 1983, 2011, 2015). From 2014 to 2016, the Neville Tigers won 39 straight football games, marking it the 7th best streak in LHSAA history.

In 2002, Robert Lane was named Louisiana High School Gatorade Player of the Year, making him the only Tiger to ever receive this honor. Both Robert Lane (2002) and John Diarse (2012) were named LSWA Mr. Football for Louisiana. Diarse was also named a Parade All-American and a U.S. Army All-American.

Coaches

  • Charlie Brown - LHSAA Hall of Fame Head Coach, Charlie Brown, coached 30 years for the Neville Tigers and compiled a 262–66–5 record with a .790 winning percentage.[3][4] Coach Brown led the Tigers to eleven district championships and three state championships along with two state runners-up.[5]
  • Jimmy Childress - LHSAA Hall of Fame Head Coach, Jimmy Childress, was an assistant football coach at Neville from 1958 to 1972 and helped to deliver four state championships.[6]
  • Mickey McCarty - Coach McCarty, coached 18 years at Neville and compiled a 197–43 record with a .820 winning percentage.[3][4] He led the Tigers to eleven district championships and four state championships along with two state runners-up.[3]

Baseball

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The Neville Tigers baseball team play their home games at Embanato Field.[citation needed] The team have won 7 state championships in 10 appearances (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1993, 2012, 2017)[citation needed]

Accolades

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In September 2017 Neville High School was recognized as the most beautiful high school in the state of Louisiana by Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest listed the most beautiful high school in each state of the United States.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Nelville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ "W. A. "Bill" Ruple". latechsports.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Driven by the past, McCarty became the standard at Neville". thenewsstar.com. July 6, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Neville Football Coach History". maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "A Game, and a Man, They Would Never Forget". nytimes.com. November 24, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jimmy "chick" Childress". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bubby Brister". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Hunter, mauler, athlete: LSU freshman left tackle Will Campbell is ready to start Day 1". The Advocate. July 10, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Admiral, 57, Gets Proof Of High School Credits, The New York Times, Saturday, June 1, 1957, page 37". timesmachine.nytimes.com. New York Times Websites. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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