Ruston High School is a 4 year public high school located in the Lincoln Parish School District of Ruston, Louisiana, United States. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1200 students with 85 faculty members; the mascot is the bearcat. The school colors are red and white. Ruston High School was the meeting place of the original four founders the Elephant 6 collective -- Jeff Mangum, Robert Schneider, Bill Doss and Will Cullen Hart. Ruston High School also serves as a memorial to the survivors of the Gulf War. The campus is in the National Register of Historic Places.
Ruston High School Speech and Debate has won numerous state championships: Advanced Cross Examination in 2000, 2006, and 2011; Intermediate Cross Examination in 2001 and 2002; Novice Cross Examination in 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2010; Intermediate Lincoln-Douglas in 2007; Oral Interpretation in 2006; Declamation in 2007, 2010, and 2011; Bird Calling (a speech event named by its founder) in 2002 and 2006; and Student Congress (Senate) in 2007. The team finished in a tie for 2nd overall at the Louisiana High School Speech League state championships in 2006 and finished third overall in 2007. They also received the
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