Ponchatoula High School

Ponchatoula High School is a public high school in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Ponchatoula. It is operated by the Tangipahoa Parish School System. Ponchatoula High School is one of the largest high schools in the state of Louisiana by student enrollment. Ponchatoula High School also continues to be the top academic performing high school in the Tangipahoa Parish School System year after year.

Ponchatoula High School
Address
19452 Highway 22 East

Ponchatoula
,
Tangipahoa
,
Louisiana
70454

United States
Information
Opened1913
School districtTangipahoa Parish School System
PrincipalAnne Faye Caminita
Grades9-12
Campus typepublic school
Color(s)Forest Green, White
Athletics conferenceLHSAA 5A
MascotGreenwaves
Websitehttp://www.tangischools.org/schools/phs/

The sports teams are known as the Green Wave or Greenwave, after the eponymous athletic glory days of the Tulane Green Wave. Ponchatoula High School's colors are, however, green and white instead of Tulane's green and sky blue. In 2015 the Girls basketball team won the LHSAA 5A State Championship. The 1st in school history.

Notable alumni
  • Dennis Paul Hebert, Sr., state representative for Tangipahoa Parish, 1972 to 1996
  • Robert Henderson, professional football player
  • Lindsey Cardinale, Singer and appeared on American Idol

See also

For etymology of the name "Ponchatoula," see Ponchatoula history.

References


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