School Spirit
Offering a comprehensive program which includes college preparatory academics, advanced placement (AP) and dual-enrollment courses, varsity athletics, visual and performing arts, vocational opportunities, special education services, and magnet programs in engineering and liberal arts, Captain Shreve has maintained a reputation for excellence. Once designated as a Blue Ribbon High School in America by the U.S. Department of Education, Shreve's outstanding faculty and talented student body continue to receive local, regional, and national recognition for their leadership and academic achievement.
Pride Points
Graduating senior classes receive scholarship awards totaling in the millions of dollars
Extensive use of Google Classroom and other technologies to prepare our students to be successful global citizens
Rigorous college preparatory academic program with Engineering and Liberal Arts Magnet components
Opportunities for attaining college credit on campus include AP courses, dual credit classes, and College Board CLEP test offerings
AP Capstone School
Partnership with Project Lead the Way and Discovery Education – an authentic STEM experience
STEM partnerships with SWEPCO and SMART programs
JumpStart grant awarded to increase opportunities for students credentialing for 21st Century jobs
Partnership with the National Writing Project to cultivate writers
Multiple Scholastic Writing Award recipients
24 LHSAA sports
National Association of Student Council's National Gold Student Council of Excellence Award for the 16th consecutive year
National Student Council Adviser of the Year Award in 2016, Ms. Martha Goza
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education state student representative for 2017-18, senior Javin Bowman
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education state student representative for 2018-19, senior Georgia Hilburn
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education state student representative for 2020-21, senior Jack Walker
Quality and quantity of extra-curricular clubs and community service opportunities
Active and supportive Alumni Association, Parent Teacher Student Association and Academic Foundation
Highest PTSA membership among high schools in Caddo Parish
Seal
The significance of the symbols:
• The building represents its function as the hub of all school activities.
• The laurel wreath represents excellence and victory in every aspect of the school.
• The open book symbolizes the knowledge to be gained at Captain Shreve.
• The fleur-de-lis marking the page of the book is a symbol of Louisiana's French heritage.
• The gator, Captain Shreve's mascot, symbolizes the all-pervading spirit that builds tradition.
Mascot
During the first weeks of school in 1967 the students chose "Gators." Junior Tim Abendroth's father decided the school needed a mascot. On a trip to south Louisiana, Mr. Abendroth caught a 9 ⅐ inch long alligator. The gator was presented to the school by the Key Club during a pep rally. A naming contest was held in early November. Names were submitted for the students to make a selection. Some of the top choices were Colonel Beauregard Gator, Gordon, and Al. Finally, it was announced that Al E. had won.
Building Traditions
Stanley Powell's nautical preferences in honor of Henry Miller Shreve were adopted. The school newspaper was named for his steamboat, the Enterprise, Shreve used to navigate from Ohio to New Orleans. The yearbook, The Log, has a two-fold origin. The selection committee attributed it to the Red River log jam as well as the Captain's Log on the Enterprise.
The senior rings for the first graduating class of CSHS were ordered December 6, 1967. The unique design of the ring was selected by a committee. The school, a magnolia, three fleurs de lis, Captain Henry Miller Shreve, and the year the school was founded adorn the traditional ring. The design was copyrighted, making it the only one of its kind.
Alma Mater
Hail to thee our Alma Mater, to the green and gold.
In thy sacred halls of learning honor we'll uphold.
And when our days are ended here and from these halls we leave,
Our thoughts will often turn years back to days at Captain Shreve.
Words by:
Kate Belchic, Henry Dreyfuss, & Claire Huhn
Class of 1970
Fight Song
As remembered by Lonnie Morris.
The year was 1968. My brother was in the Louisiana Tech Marching Band. The band director at Louisiana Tech was a Mr. Reynolds who I knew quite well as I would go to all of the Band Camps at Louisiana Tech and Northwestern.
Louisiana Tech with Terry Bradshaw was playing against New Mexico on a fall break weekend. Because it was fall break, there were no students in school and they didn't have enough people to make up a band. Mr. Reynolds called me up and asked if I would like to come to the football game and help with the band in the stands and during halftime. For halftime we simply made a large circle wen a tuba player standing in the middle of the circle.
As I was playing the Louisiana Tech fight song in the stands I kept thinking to myself, we could use this for our fight song at Shreve and use the words "Go Gators Go" and in the refrain use the word "chomp" instead of go.
I told Mr. Reynolds of my idea, and he provided me with a copy of the basic music. I remember his words: "Good luck kid!"
A few weeks later we had a football game against Byrd High School. While we were in the gymnasium, there was a reported tornado in the area. Mr. Powell called for an impromptu extended pep rally. You could tell that the cheerleaders were winging it and that we were in a stall mode. I walked up to Mr. Powell and told him that I had an idea for a new fight song. We were using Hey Look Me Over at the time as our fight song for lack of anything else.
"But how can you perform it since we are all stuck in here?" replied Mr. Powell.
"The ROTC is next door, and we have a six- member ROTC band that can pertorm the number."
At this point the cheerleaders would have accepted anything! They had run out of ideas. So I gathered the ROC band members together. We ran to get our horns out of the ROTC building, which was right next door, and we announced the piece to the school, instructing the students to join us with the words "Go Gators Go!" and "Chomp!* They loved it!
The ROTC band (all six of us) were then invited to play at all home basketball games. We would start each game off with the Star Spangled Banner and then played the fight song during the time outs. Our little six-piece band was the perfect size for a basketball game.
