East Jefferson High School
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| East Jefferson High School | |
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| Address | |
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400 Phlox Ave , United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°58′39″N 90°10′53″W / 29.9775°N 90.1814°WCoordinates: 29°58′39″N 90°10′53″W / 29.9775°N 90.1814°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Jefferson Parish Public Schools |
| Principal | Ben Moscona |
| Teaching staff | 50.20 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,168 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.27[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | LHSAA |
| Mascot | Tecumseh |
| Team name | Warriors |
| Website | www |
East Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Metairie in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] It serves portions of Metairie and Kenner.[3][4][5] East Jefferson High School was built in 1955 in a residential neighborhood. The school serves grades 9–12. It is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system.
Gender segregation and platoon years[edit]
Beginning in 1964, East Jefferson was a boys-only school for grades 10 to 11. The graduating class of 1963 was the last coed class for many years. In 1962, a new girls-only high school, Riverdale High School, was opened in Jefferson, LA shifting the 10th & 11th grade EJ girls. Starting in the 1963-64 school year girls-only Riverdale HS had 10th, 11th and 12th grades. By 1970, the East Jefferson attendance swelled to over 2000 boys and forced a two-shift "platoon" system to be implemented. Under the "A.M. & P.M." platoon shifts, the first classes went to school from 7 A.M. until noon, and the second shift went from 1 P.M. to 6 P.M. (the school cafeteria was converted to a library). In 1973, the school board began building a new all-male school near Kenner, called Alfred T. Bonnabel High. Even though it would not be completed until 2 years later, they decided to call the East Jefferson morning shift “Bonnabel” and the afternoon shift “East Jefferson”. The following year, the two shifts flip-flopped. For the third year, the students who had been using the name “Bonnabel” moved into their new buildings, just north of I-10 near Power Blvd. All Jefferson Parish high schools returned to co-ed status in the early 1980s.
Athletics[edit]
East Jefferson High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Championships[edit]
Football championships
- (1) State Championship: 2013
On December 13, 2013, EJ's varsity football team finished the season 15-0 with a win against the Edna Karr Cougars, 38-28. This was EJ's first state title in school history and the first undefeated record in the regular season. They finished the season 10-0 then won their first playoff game since 1971. They then won the rest of the playoff games and finished the season with a bang by beating Edna Karr, finishing #23 in the nation.
Baseball championships
- (3) State Championship: 1971, 1972, 1978
In the 1970s, EJ's baseball team won three state titles, in 1971, 1972, and 1978. In 1971, EJ beat Broadmoor 8-1 to win the 4A title. EJ repeated as 4A state champs in 1972, defeating Neville 3-2. In 1978, EJ won another 4A title, beating West Monroe by a score of 3-1.
Notable alumni[edit]
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- Micah Blunt (class of 1978): basketball player who was the first Louisiana player to be selected to the McDonald's All-American Game[6] Blunt was drafted in 1982 by the Los Angeles Lakers.[7]
- Joe Brockhoff (class of 1956): head baseball coach at Tulane University from 1975 to 1993. Brockhoff also played baseball in the New York Yankees organization.
- Matthew Brunson: guitarist for the bands Crowbar and Kingdom of Sorrow
- John T. Curtis, Jr.: second-winningest head coach in high school football history at John Curtis Christian School[8]
- Eddie Doucet (class of 1942): state representative for Jefferson Parish from 1972 to 1988[9]
- Randy Hilliard (class of 1985): American football defensive back who played in the National Football League[10]
- Art Lentini (class of 1971): Republican in the Louisiana State Senate from Jefferson Parish from 1996 to 2008[11]
- Bunny Matthews: music journalist and cartoonist, best known for his characters Vic and Nat'ly[12]
- Mike Miley (class of 1971): athlete known for being a two-sport athlete playing quarterback and shortstop at LSU. Shortstop for the California Angels from 1975 to 1976, until his death in 1976 at the age of twenty-three. Airline Park Playground was renamed in his honor.
- Neil Reed (class of 1994): most recognized for his choking incident with coach Bob Knight while attending Indiana University.[13] He was named Louisiana Player of the Year in 1994 and was a two-time state MVP.[7]
- John Schroder (class of 1979): state representative from St. Tammany Parish[14]
- Otis Smith: former NFL cornerback and defensive assistant coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League
- Julie Skinner Stokes (class of 1988): State Representative from Jefferson Parish[citation needed]
- Dwight Walker (class of 1977): football running back for Nicholls State University. Drafted in the 4th round by the Cleveland Browns as a RB and WR from 1982 to 1984. Played for the New Orleans Saints as a WR in 1987.
- Marty Wetzel (class of 1977): football player for Tulane University then drafted in the 10th round by the New York Jets in 1981–1982
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "East Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Metairie CDP, Louisiana[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Metairie CDP, LA" ( Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Council District Map" ( Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine). City of Kenner. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
- ^ "High School Districts 2012-2013 East Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana." ( Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine) Jefferson Parish Public School System. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
- ^ "McDonald's High School Basketball All American Teams | Basketball-Reference.com".
- ^ a b "Top 100 high school basketball players in New Orleans history". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ "John Thomas (J.T.) Curtis Jr". lcwildcats.net. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Eddie Alvin Doucet". thehuggstutterfamily.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "Randy Hilliard Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ "Senate District 10". enlou.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ MacCash, Doug (June 1, 2021). "Bunny Matthews, the cartoonist creator of Vic and Nat'ly, dies at 70". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. New Orleans, Louisiana. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Bob Knight". Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ "Rep. John Schroder". house.legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
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