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West Jefferson High School (Louisiana)

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Coordinates: 29°54′12″N 90°04′27″W / 29.9033°N 90.0741°W / 29.9033; -90.0741
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West Jefferson High School
Address
Map
2200 8th Street

Harvey
,
Louisiana

United States
Coordinates29°54′12″N 90°04′27″W / 29.9033°N 90.0741°W / 29.9033; -90.0741
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1955
School districtJefferson Parish School District
DeanLamica Esteen, Willet Menard
PrincipalVanessa Brown-Lewis
Teaching staff79.18 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
GenderBoys and Girls
Enrollment1,707 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.56[1]
Color(s)Scarlet and silver gray    
AthleticsAmerican football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball, AFJROTC
MascotBuccaneer
NicknameWest Jeff, WJHS
Team nameBuccaneers
RivalHelen Cox, John Ehret, LW Higgins, East Jefferson
AffiliationNone
Websitehttp://westjefferson.jpschools.org/

West Jefferson High School, also known as WJHS, and West Jeff is a public high school located in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, just outside New Orleans.[2] It was founded in 1955. This is one of the schools in Jefferson Parish that offered the Laptop one to one initiative program. West Jefferson also offers transportation for students to and from school for free. This is a Title I school [3]

It serves portions of several communities,[4] including Harvey,[2] Gretna,[5] and Timberlane.[6] All of Terrytown is in the West Jefferson attendance zone.[7]

History

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The school was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

In 2023 the school absorbed a portion of the attendance boundary of the closed Helen Cox High School.[8][9][10]

Enrollment

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Students who live outside West Jefferson's specific school district may not be allowed to enroll in this school. West Jefferson has 1,398 students during this school year (2009–2010). Demographics show that the student body is 48% Hispanic, 42% Black, 6% White, 2% Mixed, 2% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1% Other.[11] There are 442 Freshmen (Ninth Graders), 380 Sophomores (Tenth Graders), 290 Juniors (Eleventh Graders), and 286 Seniors (Twelfth Graders).[12] The ratio of gender is approximately 1:1.[12]

Athletics

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Harold "Hoss" Memtsas Stadium

West Jefferson High athletics competes in the LHSAA. Harold "Hoss" Memtsas Stadium is located on the campus.

Championships

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Football Championships

  • (1) State Championship: 1970

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "West Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Harvey CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
    "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Harvey CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Local School Directory localschooldirectory.com 30 January 2010
  4. ^ "High School Districts 2023-2024 West Bank of Jefferson Parish" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Map" (Archive). City of Gretna. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Timberlane CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
    "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Timberlane CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Terrytown CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
    "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Terrytown CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Approved 2023 Plan". Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved March 3, 2024. Helen Cox High School Students ⇒ WILL ATTEND ⇒ John Ehret High School and West Jefferson High School
  9. ^ "High School Districts 2021-22 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "High School Districts 2023-2024 West Bank of Jefferson Parish" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "[1]." West Jefferson High School. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  12. ^ a b "West Jefferson High School." National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  13. ^ "Robert E. Billiot". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Simmons, David Lee (July 9, 2002). "Double Trouble". Gambit. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
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