West Jefferson High School (Louisiana)

West Jefferson High School
West Jefferson High School
Address
	2200 8th Street; Harvey, Louisiana; United States
Coordinates	29°54′12″N 90°04′27″W / 29.9033°N 90.0741°W
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	1955
School district	Jefferson Parish School District
Dean	Lamica Esteen, Willet Menard
Principal	Vanessa Brown-Lewis
Teaching staff	56.10 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Gender	Boys and Girls
Enrollment	1,524 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	27.17
Color(s)	Scarlet and Silver Grey
Athletics	American football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball, AFJROTC
Mascot	Buccaneer
Nickname	West Jeff, WJHS
Team name	Buccaneers
Rival	Helen Cox, John Ehret, LW Higgins, East Jefferson
Affiliation	None
Website	http://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

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

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 consists of 812 African American, 251 Hispanic, 240 Caucasian (non-Hispanic), 87 Asian/Pacific Islander, and 8 American Indian/Alaskan Native students.^[11] There are 442 Freshmen (Ninth Graders), 380 Sophomores (Tenth Graders), 290 Juniors (Eleventh Graders), and 286 Seniors (Twelfth Graders).^[11] The ratio of gender is approximately 1:1.^[11]

Athletics

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

Championships

Football Championships

(1) State Championship: 1970

Notable alumni

Robert Billiot, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish from 2008–2020^[12]
Bianca Del Rio, actor and costume designer; winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 6^[13]
Larry Dodgen, U.S. Army lieutenant general
Parry Nickerson, NFL player
Rocsi, radio and television host of 106 and Park
Carl J. Barbier, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "West Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Harvey CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Harvey CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
^ Local School Directory localschooldirectory.com 30 January 2010
^ "High School Districts 2023-2024 West Bank of Jefferson Parish" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
^ "Map" (Archive). City of Gretna. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Timberlane CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Timberlane CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Terrytown CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Terrytown CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
^ "Approved 2023 Plan". Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved 2024-03-03. Helen Cox High School Students ⇒ WILL ATTEND ⇒ John Ehret High School and West Jefferson High School
^ "High School Districts 2021-22 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
^ "High School Districts 2023-2024 West Bank of Jefferson Parish" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c "West Jefferson High School." National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
^ "Robert E. Billiot". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
^ Simmons, David Lee (9 July 2002). "Double Trouble". Gambit. Retrieved 24 October 2013. ^{[dead link‍]}

External links

West Jefferson High School

[NCES-1] "West Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[Harveymap-2] "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Harvey CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
"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 2024-03-02.

[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 2024-03-02.
"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 2024-03-03.
"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 2024-03-03. 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 2021-05-20.

[10] "High School Districts 2023-2024 West Bank of Jefferson Parish" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved 2024-03-02.

[WJHS1-11] "West Jefferson High School." National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-01-17.

[12] "Robert E. Billiot". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2015.

[13] Simmons, David Lee (9 July 2002). "Double Trouble". Gambit. Retrieved 24 October 2013. ^{[dead link‍]}

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West Jefferson High School
Address

2200 8th Street Harvey , Louisiana United States
Coordinates	29°54′12″N 90°04′27″W / 29.9033°N 90.0741°W / 29.9033; -90.0741
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	1955
School district	Jefferson Parish School District
Dean	Lamica Esteen, Willet Menard
Principal	Vanessa Brown-Lewis
Teaching staff	56.10 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Boys and Girls
Enrollment	1,524 (2022-2023)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	27.17^[1]
Color(s)	Scarlet and Silver Grey
Athletics	American football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball, AFJROTC
Mascot	Buccaneer
Nickname	West Jeff, WJHS
Team name	Buccaneers
Rival	Helen Cox, John Ehret, LW Higgins, East Jefferson
Affiliation	None
Website	http://westjefferson.jpschools.org/