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Ouachita Parish High School

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Ouachita Parish High School Logo

Address

681 Highway 594


Monroe
,
Louisiana 71203


United States

Information
TypePublic
Established1894
PrincipalMr. Larry Long
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,246 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)
Cardinal and White         
MascotLions
NicknameThe O, OPHS
Rival
West Monroe High School, Neville High School, Ruston High School
YearbookThe Roarer
Website

Ouachita Parish High School is a high school located in unincorporated Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, near Monroe. It is administrated by the Ouachita Parish School Board. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school mascot is the Lion.


Ouachita Parish High School is the oldest school in northeast Louisiana, being founded in 1894. The school has been located in three different buildings. Two of these are registered on the National Register of Historic Places.




Contents





  • 1 Football


  • 2 Dance team


  • 3 Band


  • 4 Notable alumni


  • 5 Notable faculty


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References




Football


Ouachita's football team won the 1989 state championship and was runner-up in 1941 and 1994. Their rivalry with West Monroe High School is often referred to as the REBEL-LION, referring to the mascots of the schools, Rebels and Lions. The Lions participate in district 2-5A and Louisiana 5A.



Dance team


The Ouachita Dandylions is a nationally-honored dance team consisting of 35 girls. The Dandylions participate in national competition each year in Orlando, Florida. The dance team rivals are the Neville High School Bengal Belles.



Band


The Pride of Ouachita Marching Band is one of the most prestigious high school marching bands in the Monroe/ West Monroe Area. They have been awarded a number of Grand Champions, recently receiving Grand Champions at the 2012 Parkway High School Marching Competitions.
Rivals are West Monroe High School Rebel Marching Band



Notable alumni



  • Milburn E. Calhoun (Class of 1947), physician, philanthropist, and book publisher


  • William Derwood Cann, Jr. (Class of 1937), World War II lieutenant colonel and mayor of Monroe from 1978 to 1979


  • Julie Giroux, opera composer


  • Jarrius Jackson, former professional basketball player


  • Lanny Johnson (Class of 1958), basketball player, educator, state representative


  • Lloyd E. Lenard (Class of 1939), politician and author


  • Larry Lolley, judge


  • Wojciech Myrda, former professional basketball player


  • William Wiley Norris, III (Class of 1954, 1936-2016), city, state, and circuit court judge from West Monroe


  • Robert E. Powell, former mayor of Monroe


  • Don Redden, former processional basketball player


  • Cam Sims, American football player for the Washington Redskins


  • Dale Thorn (Class of 1960), journalist, professor, and gubernatorial press secretary[2]


  • Jonathan Wilhite, former professional football player


  • J. Robert Wooley (Class of 1971), Louisiana insurance commissioner from 2000 to 2006


Notable faculty



  • Pat Patterson, baseball coach from 1958-1963, former Louisiana Tech baseball coach


  • Don Shows, former head football coach


See also


  • List of high schools in Louisiana


References




  1. ^ "Ouachita Parish High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 24, 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Obituary - Dr. Jesse Dale Thorn, May 14, 2014". Ouachita Citizen. Retrieved May 17, 2014.










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