C. E. Byrd High School (BHS) is a science and mathematics magnet and a Blue Ribbon School. In continuous operation since 1925, Byrd is the largest high school in Shreveport, Louisiana and has the largest alumni association of any U.S. high school.
Shreveport High School students moved to new building with their traditions (including the Yellow Jacket mascot and purple and gold colors), curriculum, organizations and activities intact. Grover C. Koffman, the Shreveport High principal since 1919, and E. L. Albertson, assistant principal, moved to Byrd at this time.
The early Byrd Yellow Jackets was Byrd's golden era for athletics, dominating state football and baseball (reference: Glimpses of the City of Byrd, by Ann McLaurin; Byrd archives. Byrd Gushers. Author Barbara Hodges).
1970: In a bizarre attempt to further desegregate, Valencia High School was merged with Byrd. Unlike true desegregation, two schools operated out of one building with former Valencia students on the ground floor and first floors and former Byrd High students on the second and third floors. Tensions were high with student protests, and police guarded the doors and stairwells. The two schools had separate lunch
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