Sulphur High School (Louisiana)

Sulphur High School
Sulphur High School
Location
	100 Sycamore Street; Sulphur, Louisiana; United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1913
School district	Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
Principal	Katherine Clophus
Teaching staff	140.28 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,992 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	14.20
Color(s)	Blue and gold;
Mascot	Golden Tornado
Nickname	Tors
Yearbook	Tornado
Website	sulphur.cpsb.org

Sulphur High School is a 5A public high school located in Sulphur, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of the Calcasieu Parish Public Schools. Students are offered a variety of Advanced Placement courses as well as opportunities for dual enrollment in classes at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.^{[citation needed]} The Principal of the main campus is Katherine Clophus.^[3] The school also operates a Ninth Grade Campus, which opened during the 2004–2005 school year.

Athletics

Sulphur High athletics competes in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA).

Football championships (4) State Championships: 1943, 1944, 1946, 1965^{[citation needed]}

Esports championships (2) Overwatch Championships: 2022, 2023^{[citation needed]}

J. T. Chargois, baseball player^[4]
Marcus R. Clark (Class of 1974), justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court^[5]
Casey Daigle, baseball player^[6]
Janice Lynde, actress, original cast member of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless for three years, then went on to ABC's One Life to Live and NBC's Another World
Pat Rapp, baseball player^[7]
John Thomson, baseball player^[8]
Martin Zeno, professional basketball player

^ "Systemwide Directory". Calcasieu Parish School Board. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sulphur High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "School Information - Sulphur High". sulphur.cpsb.org. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
^ Louisiana Sports Writers Association. "Sulphur's J.T. Chargois named to 5A All-State team". Southwest Daily News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
^ "Justice Marcus R. Clark". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Casey Daigle Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Pat Rapp Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "John Thomson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

v t e Education in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
K-12 schools	Bell City HS Starks HS
6-12 schools	Iowa H/MS
High schools	A. M. Barbe HS DeQuincy HS Sam Houston HS LaGrange HS Sulphur HS Vinton HS Westlake HS Washington-Marion Magnet HS
Private schools
High schools	Lake Charles College Prep St. Louis Catholic HS
K-12 schools	Hamilton Christian Academy
Tertiary
Public universities	McNeese State University (Template)
Private colleges	Delta School of Business and Technology
Community colleges	Sowela Technical Community College
Other
Libraries	Calcasieu Parish Public Library
This list is incomplete.

Sulphur High School
Location

100 Sycamore Street Sulphur , Louisiana United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1913
School district	Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
Principal	Katherine Clophus^[1]
Teaching staff	140.28 (on an FTE basis)^[2]
Grades	9–12^[2]
Enrollment	1,992^[2] (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	14.20^[2]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Mascot	Golden Tornado
Nickname	Tors
Yearbook	Tornado
Website	sulphur.cpsb.org