# French High School

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{{Short description|Defunct public high school in Jefferson Country, Texas}}
{{For|a secondary school for French students outside of France|Lycée Français}}
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'''French High School''' was a public high school in [Jefferson County, Texas](/source/Jefferson_County%2C_Texas) in operation from 1913 to 1986. At the time of closure, it was operated by the [Beaumont Independent School District](/source/Beaumont_Independent_School_District), though it was initially operated by the [French Independent School District](/source/French_Independent_School_District).<ref name=Campushist>"[https://www.bmtisd.com/domain/306 Campus Motto, Colors, and Mascot]." [Central High School](/source/Central_High_School_(Beaumont%2C_Texas)). Retrieved on February 15, 2019.</ref> The school board voted to consolidate French High with [Beaumont Charlton-Pollard High School](/source/Beaumont_Charlton-Pollard_High_School) into [Central High School](/source/Central_High_School_(Beaumont%2C_Texas)) in 1986.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 31, 1986 |title=School Closing Provokes Tears |pages=B-9 |work=[Austin American-Statesman](/source/Austin_American-Statesman)}}</ref> Its namesake was John Jay French, a man who settled the Beaumont area. Its mascot was a buffalo, represented by Big Bills I and II.
The school address was 4415 Concord Road, Beaumont, Texas

==Notable alumni==
*[Louie Kelcher](/source/Louie_Kelcher), football player<ref>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Granberry|title=Talk's Cheap To Chargers' Kelcher|date=July 25, 1980|newspaper=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|at=Part III, p. 16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78729283/|access-date=June 1, 2021|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref>
*[Billie Jo Spears](/source/Billie_Jo_Spears), country music singer (graduated in 1955)<ref name="Beaumont Enterprise">{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Julie |title=Vidor country singer Billie Jo Spears remembered as feisty star |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Vidor-country-singer-Billie-Jo-Spears-remembered-2405128.php |access-date=September 22, 2024 |work=[The Beaumont Enterprise](/source/The_Beaumont_Enterprise) |date=December 15, 2011}}</ref>

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Category:Beaumont Independent School District high schools
Category:Public high schools in Texas

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