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Newellton High School had a relatively new facility and the board was reluctant to abandon a structure still in good condition, even though enrollment numbers were too low. The athletic teams known as "The Bears" drew enthusiastic support from the community for many years. The football teams usually played rivals at Davidson High School or other schools in Tallulah in Madison Parish and Mangham, or Delhi in Richland Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/_oOSShw0DUill3TBSJeHtA/newellton-bears/football-fall-05/home.htm|title=Newellton Bears Football|publisher=maxpreps.com|accessdate=December 31, 2010; information no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> For years, Edgar Allan "Jack" Poe (1916-1994) of Newellton wrote the "Our Bears" column in the parish weekly newspaper, ''The Tensas Gazette.''

Newellton High School had a relatively new facility and the board was reluctant to abandon a structure still in good condition, even though enrollment numbers were too low. The athletic teams known as "The Bears" drew enthusiastic support from the community for many years. The football teams usually played rivals at Davidson High School or other schools in Tallulah in Madison Parish and Mangham, or Delhi in Richland Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/_oOSShw0DUill3TBSJeHtA/newellton-bears/football-fall-05/home.htm|title=Newellton Bears Football|publisher=maxpreps.com|accessdate=December 31, 2010; information no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> For years, Edgar Allan "Jack" Poe (1916-1994) of Newellton wrote the "Our Bears" column in the parish weekly newspaper, ''The Tensas Gazette.''

Citing low enrollments, the school board had already closed Waterproof High School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/la/Tensas/state.html|title=National Register of Historic Places: Louisiana, Tensas Parish|publisher=nationalregisterof historicplaces.com|accessdate=March 23, 2021}</ref>

Citing low enrollments, the school board had already closed Waterproof High School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/la/Tensas/state.html|title=National Register of Historic Places: Louisiana, Tensas Parish|publisher=nationalregisterof historicplaces.com|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}</ref>

In 2011, the remaining Newellton Elementary School, which is 85 percent African American, enrolled 219 of the approximately 760 public school pupils in Tensas Parish. Every child in the school is eligible for federal Title I assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.localschooldirectory.com/public-school/36347/LA|title=Newellton High School: Overview|publisher=localschooldirectory.com|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}</ref>

In 2011, the remaining Newellton Elementary School, which is 85 percent African American, enrolled 219 of the approximately 760 public school pupils in Tensas Parish. Every child in the school is eligible for federal Title I assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.localschooldirectory.com/public-school/36347/LA|title=Newellton High School: Overview|publisher=localschooldirectory.com|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}</ref>