Merryville High School

Merryville High School
Merryville High School
Address
	7061 Highway 110 West; Merryville, (Beauregard Parish), Louisiana 70653; United States
Coordinates	30°44′48″N 93°32′13″W / 30.7467°N 93.5370°W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Beauregard Parish School Board
Principal	Donnie Love
Enrollment	508 (2016-17)
Color(s)	Maroon and white
Mascot	Panther
Nickname	Panthers
Website	mhs.beau.k12.la.us

Merryville High School is a K-12 school located in the town of Merryville, Louisiana. It is part of the Beauregard Parish School Board district and is one of 14 schools in Beauregard Parish.

Donnie Love is the principal and Scott Carnes vice principal. The mission statement for Merryville High School is "Creating a learning community to empower tomorrow`s leaders. Coming together, learning together, empowers success together."

Students

The graduation rate for Merryville High School is 97%, compared to the Beauregard Parish overall graduation rate of 93.9%. Of the 478 students, 48 percent are female and 52 percent are male. 16% of the students are minorities (primarily African American), below the state average of 54%.^[2] There are 41 full time teachers currently instructing. The student to teacher ratio is 12:1 which has not changed for five years. The Louisiana average student to teacher ratio is 16:1.^[3]

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities include band, color guard, dance, cheer, and student council.^[4]

Athletics

Merryville High athletics competes in the LHSAA. The team mascot is a black Panther.^[4]

Sports sponsored include football, softball, baseball, and basketball.

Football
The football field at Merryville High School is named Keener-Cagle Stadium in honor of Christian Keener, a former Methodist church bishop and Chris Cagle.^{[citation needed]}

State Championships

Baseball

(1) 2018

Softball

(3) 1986, 1992, 2005

State Runners-Up

Girls Basketball

(2) 2016, 2018