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Ponchatoula High School | |
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19452 Highway 22 East Ponchatoula , Tangipahoa , Louisiana 70454 United States | |
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Opened | 1913 |
School district | Tangipahoa Parish School System |
Principal | Anne Faye Caminita |
Teaching staff | 114.10 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 2,254 (2023-2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.75 [1] |
Campus type | Public School |
Color(s) | Forest green and white |
Athletics conference | LHSAA 5A |
Mascot | Green Wave |
Nickname | Green Wave |
Rival | Hammond High Magnet School |
Website | http://www.tangischools.org/schools/phs/ |
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 athletics competes in the LHSAA.
The sports teams are known as the Green Wave or Greenwave, after the Tulane Green Wave. Ponchatoula High School's colors are, green and white, instead of Tulane's green and sky blue.
Football
Boys' basketball
Girls' basketball
For etymology of the name "Ponchatoula," see Ponchatoula history.
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