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State Fair Game (1911–1917, 1919–1926)State Fair Classic (1927 –1989, 2002 –2003)Red River Classic (1999, 2002)Port City Classic–State Fair Game (2001)Shreveport Classic (2010 –2013)vs. The Red River State Fair Classic (formerly the State Fair Classic and, more recently, the Shreveport Classic) is an American game played annually in, at (formerly State Fair Stadium) during the of. It traces its historical lineage from a series of 160 games played over the 106 football seasons between 1911 and 2016. By having first paired in 1922, the contest holds the distinction of being the oldest annual, edging out the by two years and the similar by three years.
Also, so far, the earliest documented use of the term 'classic' as part of an annual black college football game's formal name has been dated to the 1927 Louisiana State Fair Classic. Contents.State Fair Classic history The fair began in 1906, and attempts were made immediately to schedule a football game as a draw, specifically a game between and the Shreveport Athletic Club. Although plans for that game fell through, the fair did begin hosting college football games regularly starting in 1911. Nearby schools and played in that first game. The annual was made its main draw two years later, much like the game had begun headlining the in in 1912.
The 1924 game featured a silver football trophy as part of the dedication ceremonies for the new host field, State Fair Stadium. After LSU won for the seventh straight time in 1936, that series was discontinued, and Louisiana Tech and NSU returned to playing in the featured game.
When Louisiana Tech began efforts in the late 1980s to move into the 's, NSU began playing in the game.In the past sometimes as many as four college games were played over the course of a single fair, although the 'Louisiana State Fair Classic' moniker was used interchangeably to describe any of the games, not just the featured game. These games tended to include schools from the area. The hometown school, hosted numerous games over the years. Schools (usually or and or colleges) were known to play on Monday, in conjunction with the fair's 'Negro Day' —although the 1961 Grambling– game was overshadowed by a boycott by the in an effort to encourage improved integration at the fair (despite a modern source that lists the 1962 game as also having been played in Shreveport, the October 21, 1962 issue of the confirms that the game was indeed moved back to an on-campus venue, this time in ).
Through the years there was considerable cross-over between SWAC teams that played in Louisiana's State Fair Classic and Texas' own State Fair Classic, and the Grambling–Prairie View series itself is now held at the Texas fair. College freshman and high school teams were also known to compete at the fair in its earlier years, including some pre- era state championship games. In 1934 and 1945 were extended invitations to play; during many colleges—including each of the classic's regular hosts, Centenary, Louisiana Tech, NSU, and Southern—had to discontinue football, while the service teams that appeared in their place helped fill in the gaps on active college teams' schedules and were even included in the ' and as well.With the NSU–ULM series returning to on-campus stadiums in 1990, the fair was left without regular tenants and, at times, had to reinvent itself. The Red River Classic—which had long served as an annual, early-season SWAC game for Grambling at Independence Stadium —was moved, in conjunction with the fair, for the 1999 campaign. In 2001 a contest billed as the 'Port City Classic–State Fair Game' was hosted by Southern during the fair, but in 2002 the Port City Classic was spun-off separately from the fair and became an early September game instead; the Red River Classic returned to the fair in its place.
's newly-revived football program also saw a return to the fair that season, as well as in 2003. Prairie View and Grambling, in addition to competing annually at the Texas state fair, have hosted the most recent Louisiana fair games too. Prairie View hosted a series of four annual games dubbed the 'Shreveport Classic' starting in 2010, and Grambling began hosting the newly-named 'Red River State Fair Classic' during the 2015 season. The actively worked to revive the classic in 2010 and, through 2016, remained a sponsor despite the fact that the classic's new name dropped its reference to the city and added back its reference to the state fair (as well as to the old Red River Classic).After initially designating its October 28 contest against as its Red River State Fair Classic game when it released its official 2017 schedule, Grambling instead later announced that it would be moved to to serve as a game, allowing GSU to play a fourth home game in, which had just undergone a multi-million dollar renovation. Notable games A number of games stand out in the series.
The 1915 Arkansas–LSU game saw the largest college football crowd (20,000) in the history of the at the time. No college games were played at the fair in 1918; would not until a week after the fair's final scheduled day.
In 1922, the fair broke the color barrier and began hosting teams. With the 1924 Arkansas–LSU game being played for a silver football trophy (as part of the dedication ceremonies for the new stadium), the series became the first future rivalry to feature a trophy. The 1927 Centenary game was moved to Centenary Field to preserve the soggy playing surface for the featured Arkansas–LSU game. In 1936, LSU chose to install as its first live bengal tiger mascot at the venue, instead of in. The 1945 series of games was historic in that it featured a rare look at multiple service teams of the era, shortly before they were phased out with the end of World War II. A book by Mark and Jacqueline Scott called Beat TECH! Inside the Louisiana State Fair Football Classics, 1940–42 also covers several prominent Louisiana Tech–NSU games before World War II interrupted the series.
In 1968 Bulldog quarterback threw an 82-yard pass to Ken Liberto with 18 seconds remaining to pull out a 42–39 victory over the Demons in what 'is generally considered the pinnacle of the State Fair Classic.' Although the annual classic has long provided exhibitions of college football for one the largest markets without any home college team, its local cultural significance may have been eclipsed by the, judging from the bowl's higher attendance figures. Regardless, in the fifty games between 1959 and 2016, the classic drew 873,609 fans total, for an average of 17,472 per game; this average includes the aforementioned second game of the 1961 fair (which was played under a fan boycott) and the second game of 1975 (which drew only 382 people as the result of massive rainfall ). The largest documented crowd occurred at the 1980 game (36,000). Archived from on November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015. ^.
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United States:InformationTypeMottoSafe, Honest, Accountable, Respectful, Present (SHARP)Established1968; 52 years ago ( 1968)School districtPrincipalWaylon BatesTeaching staff70.00 (2017–18)Enrollment1,296 (2017–18)Student to teacher ratio18.51:1 (2017–18)Color(s)BlackWhiteRedAthletics conferencePanthersWebsiteParkway High School is a class 5A located in outside of,. The school is under the directory of the, and is currently under the administration of principal Waylon Bates and vice principals Becky Gray and Justin James. Parkway has been ranked as a 'Top Gains School' by the Louisiana Department of Education. Alongside the main campus, the school operates property at the Preston Crownover Stadium, which serves as the school's main athletics facility.
The school is partnered with and the Bossier Parish School for Technology and Innovative Learning to provide collegiate-level dual enrollment courses and vocational courses. Contents.History Parkway High School began as a junior high school in 1963 and became a high school beginning with the freshman class of 1968. The location of the original school was on Panther Drive, north of where the current campus is. The school moved to their new campus on Colleen Drive during the 2009-2010 school year.
After the 2015-2016 school year, principal Nichole E. Bourgeois Ed.D. Was promoted to the position of assistant superintendent, and vice principal Lorenza Baker was transferred to Rusheon Middle School, where he took on the role of principal. Waylon Bates, former principal of Haughton Middle School, took over as principal of Parkway in the 2016-2017 school year with Justin James taking the vice principal position left vacant by Baker. Activities and student life Parkway High School has a wide range of extracurricular activities such as its nearly 200 member band, The Pride of Pantherland. Other activities include the Black Cat Revue dance line team, the cheerleading squad, and their Cross Country Team.The school is home to many clubs such as the, the, the, and.Being very close to, the school has a prominent program, the LA-071st, which is the second largest JROTC program in the state of Louisiana with more than 300 students in the curriculum.
The AFJROTC program includes a widely successful Cyber Patriot team that finished in the top one percent of nationwide teams at the CyberPatriot VI National Finals in 2014.The school is the recipient of a $500,000 grant sponsored by the for the improvement and promotion of courses at the school. The school also is a three-year recipient of the Celebrate My Drive grant, totaling up to $150,000 overall. The grant money from Celebrate My Drive is used to promote safe driving and improve student life overall. Marching and concert band The school is home to a large instrumental music program under the direction of Mr. This program is divided into two major classifications, marching band and concert band. The program also includes a jazz band and a basketball pep band. The percussion music program is led by Mitch Ernst, which consists of front ensemble and the battery section.The school's marching band program, widely known as the Pride of Pantherland, is a nearly 200-member competition band.
The Pride of Pantherland performs at most home football games at halftime and participates in four to five marching competitions per season. Recent accolades of the Pride of Pantherland Marching Band include Grand Champions at the Classic on the Cane Invitational in the 2014, 2015, And 2016 seasons, superior ratings at the LMEA District VIII Marching Assessment, and seventh place at the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands in 2015 and fourth place in 2017. The marching band also hosts their own invitational in early October at which they perform in exhibition.
Parkway's marching band will perform half-time for the Saints vs. Steelers in New Orleans on December 23, 2018.The school's concert band program features two main performing ensembles, the symphonic band and the wind ensemble. The symphonic band is made up mostly of younger players and performs musical literature with a focus on expanding the skill of instrumentalists. The wind ensemble is mostly LMEA District VIII honor bands members who are selected through audition. The wind ensemble performs collegiate-level musical literature and serves as the school's main concert ensemble. Recent accolades of the Parkway Concert Bands include superior ratings at district festival, superior ratings at the Smoky Mountain Music Festival in 2015, and a high number of students in the LMEA District VIII Honor Bands.
In 2018, Parkway performed at the Bands of America in Indianapolis, IN. They are currently preparing for the 2019 Percy Grainger Festival in Chicago, IL. Notable alumni., New York Mets pitcherReferences.
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