Covington High School (Covington, Louisiana)

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Covington High School (CHS)
Address
Covington High School (Covington, Louisiana)
73030 Lion Drive

Covington
,
Louisiana
70433

United States
Coordinates 30°29′37″N90°08′00″W / 30.493617°N 90.133412°W / 30.493617; -90.133412
Information
TypePublic
Established1913
School district St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
CategoryHigh School
PrincipalJohn Boudreaux
Faculty107 (2022–23) [1]
Teaching staff75.93 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,512 (2021–22) [2]
Student to teacher ratio19.91 (2021–22) [2]
Color(s)Navy blue, old gold   
AthleticsYes
Mascot Lion
Nickname Lions
YearbookLions Lines
Website http://covingtonhigh.stpsb.org/

Covington High School is a public high school in Covington, Louisiana, United States. It is one of the Saint Tammany Parish Public Schools.

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The school serves residents of Covington, Folsom, Sun, and some unincorporated areas in western St. Tammany Parish, including Bush and Lee Road. [3]

2021 Social Media Incident

Covington High School received attention in 2021 after a student attacked a teacher unprovoked while a friend recorded the incident via cell phone video, allegedly as part of a TikTok challenge to slap a teacher. The teacher was 64 years old and disabled. [4]

Athletics

Covington High athletics competes in the LHSAA, and offers a variety of athletic opportunity for students.

Championships

Football championships

Football

Coaches

Athletic Opportunity

As of the 2022-23 school year, Covington High School offered the following sports: [7]

Alma Mater

The Covington High School Alma Mater is always played by the CHS Marching Lions, usually being directed by a band director or a drum major.

"Close behind the stately poplars stands Covington High. Our hearts that fondly love thee as the years go by. Proud art thou of all thy beauty on thy noble way. May the watchwords Honor, Duty lead us on for aye."

Notable alumni

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  1. ↑ "Covington High School". St. Tammany Parish School System. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Covington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Covington High School Boundary. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Vigdor, Neil (October 7, 2021). "Attack on Teacher May Have Been Inspired by Social Media Challenge, Police Say" . The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Legendary Covington football coach Jack Salter dies at 86". nola.com. June 17, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jack Salter". allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Athletics - Covington High School". covingtonhigh.stpsb.org. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  8. ↑ "Vincent Alexander" . Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Curt Baham" . Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jerry Davis" . Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Higgins: God led him to challenge Angelle". Jackson Sun. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Tramain Jacobs" . Retrieved December 10, 2016.
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