East St. John High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = East St. John High School
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| streetaddress = 1 Wildcat Drive
| city = Reserve
| state = Louisiana
| zipcode = 70084
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|30.078629|-90.531091|type:edu_globe:earth_region:US-LA|display=inline,title}}
| district = St. John the Baptist Parish School Board
| director = Brandon Brown (Athletic Director)
| principal = Christopher Mayes
| staff =
| teaching_staff = 98.01 (FTE)
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| avg_class_size = 260-300
| gender = Co-ed
| schooltype = Public
| grades = 9-12
| campus size = 1,500 Students
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| athletics = Louisiana High School Athletic Association
| conference = District 7-5A
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| mascot = Wildcat
| nickname = Wildcats
| colors = Black and Gold {{Color box|Black|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|Gold|border=darkgray}}
| rivals = Destrehan Fighting Wildcats
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| established = 1976
| enrollment = 1,467 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2201530&ID=220153001488|title=East St. John High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 8, 2024}}
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| homepage = {{url|esjh.stjohn.k12.la.us}}
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East St. John High School is a high school in Reserve, an unincorporated area in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/louisiana/districts/st-john-the-baptist-parish/east-st-john-high-school-8740|title=East St. John High School|publisher=usnews.com|accessdate=7 March 2017}} The school is a part of St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools. As of 2013–2014, the school had 1,327 students.Kamerick, Megan. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=NOBB&d_place=NOBB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F9E86ED398EFDC8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 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."
History
East St. John opened for the 1978–79 school year.{{cite book |last1=Keller|first1=Gerald J.|last2=Watson|first2=E. Darroch|title=Reserve, Louisiana|year=2011 |trans-title=Images of America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KEcMM3yiGcQC&dq=leon+godchaux+high+school+1977+fire&pg=PA74|access-date=July 26, 2022|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|location=Mount Pleasant, SC|isbn=978-0738587745|page=74}} The students had previously attended the second Leon Godchaux High School located in Reserve, Louisiana that first opened in 1930.{{cite book |last1=Keller|first1=Gerald J.|last2=Watson|first2=E. Darroch|title=Reserve, Louisiana|year=2011 |trans-title=Images of America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KEcMM3yiGcQC&dq=leon+godchaux+high+school+1977+fire&pg=PA74|access-date=July 26, 2022|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|location=Mount Pleasant, SC|isbn=978-0738587745|page=73}} 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".{{cite web|title=St. Charles Parish Public Schools Part 2: 1901–1950|publisher=scphistory.org|url=https://scphistory.org/st-charles-parish-public-schools-history/|pages=17|access-date=2022-07-26}}{{cite web|url=https://allstatesugarbowl.org/sports/2022/4/27/joe-keller-greater-new-orleans-sports-hall-of-fame.aspx|title=Joe Keller – Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame|publisher=allstatesugarbowl.org|accessdate=October 2, 2022}}
Fifth Ward High School was an all-black secondary school located in Reserve that opened in 1950.{{cite web|title=Never Forgotten: Fifth Ward High School|publisher=lobservateur.com|url=https://www.lobservateur.com/2017/04/12/never-forgotten-fifth-ward-high-school/|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=2022-07-26}} After the school closed in 1969, its students moved to Leon Godchaux High School.
In 2012, Hurricane Isaac damaged the facility with floodwaters. While preparations were made to restore the permanent main school facility, students in grades 10-12 were temporarily at Leon Godchaux Junior High School. The hurricane did not damage the 9th grade facility, and so 9th grade students continued using it.{{cite web|last=Bacon-Blood|first=Littice|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/east-st-john-high-construction-to-wrap-by-2015-lake-pontchartrain-elementary-in-2017/article_ac3d8572-7ceb-524f-992d-7d248eeb8db6.html|title=East St. John High construction to wrap by 2015, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary in 2017|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2014-06-19|access-date=2024-12-15}} In 2013 some parents protested what they perceived as an inadequately quick speed in restoring the school.{{cite web|last=Bacon-Blood|first=Littice|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/st-john-parish-parents-upset-by-closed-schools-demand-deadline-for-reopening/article_b270916e-50e3-5fa4-93d0-1af4a5ba52b0.html|title=St. John Parish parents upset by closed schools, demand deadline for reopening|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2013-09-06|access-date=2024-12-15}} The district selected Hammerman and Gainer, Inc. (HGI) as the supervisor of the construction,{{cite web|last=Linderman|first=Juliet|url=https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2013/06/st_john_school_board_issues_di.html|title=St. John School Board issues disaster management contract to HGI|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2013-06-07|access-date=2024-12-15}} but the Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors stated that the company lacked the needed licensing, and the firm later did not pursue further the contract.{{cite web|last=Linderman|first=Juliet|url=https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2013/08/disaster_management_firm_backs.html|title=Disaster management firm backs out of $13 million contract with St. John Schools|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2013-08-07|access-date=2024-12-15}} The district began work after, in 2014, it selected Finally All South Consulting as the supervisor. On July 17, 2015 the school district stated that renovation work was done, with the first classes to be held in August.{{cite web|last=Bacon-Blood|first=Littice|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/moving-day-arrives-for-east-st-john-high-3-years-after-storm/article_b1486040-7b82-5114-9ecf-897d7be5ee3d.html|title=Moving day arrives for East St. John High, 3 years after storm|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2015-07-21|access-date=2024-12-15}} The post-hurricane renovated main school facility opened in 2015, and the school had an opening ceremony.{{cite web|last=Bacon-Blood|first=Littice|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/east-st-john-high-school-reopens-with-fanfare-and-tours/article_42a7b02f-236b-5492-a98a-28eb99cb71d5.html|title=East St. John High School reopens with fanfare and tours|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2015-08-09|access-date=2024-12-15}} The cost of renovating it was $18,500,000.{{cite web|last=Bacon-Blood|first=Littice|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/east-st-john-high-set-to-reopen-after-18-5-million-renovation/article_057c2bdd-76ba-51c0-ac4e-642b92f1d8b8.html|title=East St. John High set to reopen after $18.5 million renovation|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2015-07-21|access-date=2024-12-15}}
In 2020, David Lewis became the principal.{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/communities/crescent_city/new-principal-for-east-st-john-high-school-and-other-metro-area-school-news/article_a3919594-37fe-11eb-9fb4-ff5f3bdc0b2d.html|title=New principal for East St. John High School, and other metro-area school news|newspaper=The Times Picayune|date=2020-12-09|access-date=2024-12-15}}
Extracurricular activities
- 4-H
- Beta
- Cheerleaders
- Flag Team
- Majorettes
- Marching Wildcats
- Student Council
Athletics
East St. John High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
- Basketball - Boys
- Basketball - Girls
- Football
- Power Lifting
- Softball
- Track - Boys
- Track - Girls
- Volleyball
State Championships
East St. John
Football: 1980{{cite web|url=http://www.14-0productions.com/class-4a-title-games.html|title=Class AAAA State Championship Games|publisher=14-0productions.com|accessdate=August 23, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.14-0productions.com/football-champions.html|title=Louisiana High School Football State Championships 1921-2021|publisher=14-0productions.com|accessdate=July 25, 2022}}
Leon Godchaux
- Joe Keller - LHSAA Hall of Fame head football coach, Joe Keller, was head coach at Leon Godchaux from 1934 to 1970.{{cite web|url=https://www.lobservateur.com/2001/06/02/book-tells-local-gridiron-history/|title=Book tells local gridiron history|publisher=lobservateur.com|date=June 2, 2001|accessdate=October 2, 2022}} 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. The East St. John football stadium is named after Keller.
Notable alumni
- Patrick Lewis, NFL offensive lineman
- Louis Lipps, NFL wide receiver
- Jarius Monroe, NFL cornerback
- Ryan Perrilloux, NFL quarterback
- DeQuincy Scott, NFL defensive lineman
- Duke Williams, NFL and CFL wide receiver
- Gerald Williams, MLB outfielder{{Cite web|url=https://www.lobservateur.com/2012/04/13/esj-wins-first-in-district-2/|title=ESJ wins first in district|date=14 April 2012}}
- Roydell Williams NFL wide receiver
References
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External links
{{Portal|Louisiana|Schools}}
- [https://esjh.stjohn.k12.la.us/ East St. John High School website]
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Category:Public high schools in Louisiana
Category:Schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
Category:1976 establishments in Louisiana
Category:Educational institutions established in 1976
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