i love this school alot you learn alot and have alot of activities to get into and they make it fun and the teachers are really friendly and make learning fun and almost all of the students there are easy to get along with and are varied greatly.
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Posted by a student on 08/10/09
Natchitoches Central is a Nice school, the uniform thing was alot different, but in a way better because everyone was treated fairly. The teachers are great.
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Posted by a student on 03/02/09
I enjoy this school. I am involved in many extracurricular activities and I have had very few problems. However, I do feel that some of the teachers focus too much on policy which wastes learing time. For example, I had missed three days of school because I had the flu. When I came back it was spirit
... Read more week. One of my teachers gave me a ISS (in school suspension) for not wearing the right clothes. I had been in three other class rooms already that day and talked to one of the principals and NOBODY had said anything to me. This same day I saw MANY other students wearing similar clothes walking around. My clothes were appropriate. My shorts were baggy and to my knees. Anyway, instead of getting caught up on school work I got farther behind because I was stuck sitting in the office for over an hour. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/21/08
Natchitoches Central is not the best school, but it does have teachers who care and really want you to learn. Yes, sometimes they do go overboard on the uniform thing, but that doesn't make it a bad school. The problem with this school is that we are out in the middle of nowhere and no one respects us.
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Posted by a student on 04/04/08
The leadership of this small-town school is more interested in controlling students than in teaching them to analyze and think for themselves. For example, students must wear uniforms and ID badges, and their backpacks must be mesh or clear plastic. Also, they censor reading materials. At least one
... Read more of my children's reading books had several 'bad' words carefully marked out. At the end of the year, instead of giving finals and having year-end learning activities like other schools I'm familiar with, the faculty work on their grades and tell students that they don't need to show up for school. Read less
School Profile for Natchitoches Central High School
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GEE 21* Test Scores
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Test Year: 2008
Natchitoches Central High School
Natchitoches Parish School District
Louisiana
* In 2007-2008 Louisiana used the Graduate Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) to test grade 10 students in math and English language arts and grade 11 students in science and social studies. The GEE 21 is a high school graduation requirement. The GEE 21 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana. The goal is for all students to score at or above basic on the test.
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Journalism, Speech/Debate
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Natchitoches schools — Natchitoches Central High School is located at 6513 Highway 1 S, Natchitoches LA 71457. 6513 Highway 1 S is in the 71457 ZIP code in Natchitoches, LA The school district for Natchitoches Central High School is the Natchitoches Parish School District. Natchitoches Central High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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