East St. John High School
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Public school in Reserve, Louisiana, United States
East St. John High School is a high school in Reserve, an unincorporated area in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] The school is a part of St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools. As of 2013–2014, the school had 1,327 students.[2][3]
History[edit]
East St. John opened for the 1978–79 school year.[4] The students had previously attended the second Leon Godchaux High School located in Reserve, Louisiana that first opened in 1930.[5] The original Leon Godchaux High School was also located in Reserve, Louisiana and both Leon Godchaux campuses were also referred to as “Reserve High School”.[5][6][7]
Fifth Ward High School was an all-black secondary school located in Reserve that opened in 1950.[8] After the school closed in 1969, its students moved to Leon Godchaux High School.[8]
- 4-H
- Beta
- Cheerleaders
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Flag Team
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Gamers Club
- HOSA – Health Occupations Student Association – First Responders, Pharmacy Tech,
- Interact Club
- JAG – Jobs for America’s Graduates
- Majorettes
- Marching Wildcats
- NOCCA
- ProStart
- Student Council
- Sugarettes
- T – Tap Talented Theatre
- TSA – Technology Student Association
- V-TAP – Visual and Talented Arts
- Welding
Athletics[edit]
East St. John High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
- Basketball – Boys
- Basketball – Girls
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Power Lifting
- Soccer – Boys
- Soccer – Girls
- Softball
- Track – Boys
- Track – Girls
- Volleyball
State Championships
East St. John
Football: 1980[9][10]
Leon Godchaux
Football: 1958[7]
- Joe Keller – LHSAA Hall of Fame head football coach, Joe Keller, was head coach at Leon Godchaux from 1934 to 1970.[7][11] During his thirty-eight seasons at the school, he compiled a 262–73–15 record and won fifteen district championships and a state championship in 1958.[7] The East St. John football stadium is named after Keller.[7]
Notable alumni[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c “East St. John High School”. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ a b “East St. John High School”. usnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Kamerick, Megan. “Seven area schools create academies for Freshmen.” New Orleans CityBusiness. Monday April 1, 2002. Retrieved on March 17, 2013. Available on LexisNexis. “”You see it in a variety of ways,” says Debra Schum, principal at East St. John High School in Reserve, which has 400 freshmen and total of 1,400 students.”
- ^ Keller, Gerald J.; Watson, E. Darroch (2011). Reserve, Louisiana [Images of America]. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-0738587745. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Keller, Gerald J.; Watson, E. Darroch (2011). Reserve, Louisiana [Images of America]. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-0738587745. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ “St. Charles Parish Public Schools Part 2: 1901–1950”. scphistory.org. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ a b c d e “Joe Keller – Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame”. allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ a b “Never Forgotten: Fifth Ward High School”. lobservateur.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ “Class AAAA State Championship Games”. 14-0productions.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ “Louisiana High School Football State Championships 1921-2021”. 14-0productions.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ “Book tells local gridiron history”. lobservateur.com. June 2, 2001. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ “ESJ wins first in district”. 14 April 2012.
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