St. Amant High School

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St. Amant High School
Address
St. Amant High School
12035 Hwy 431

St. Amant
,
LA
70774

United States
Coordinates 30°14′31″N90°52′17″W / 30.24191°N 90.87138°W / 30.24191; -90.87138
Information
Type Public high school
Motto"Success Through Actions the STA Way" "We Can & We Will!" "Together We Can Do Anything!"
Established1978
School districtIV
PrincipalBeth Templet
Faculty98.0 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Age range13-20
Enrollment2,064 (as of 2018–2019 school year) [1]
Student to teacher ratio123.1 [1]
Color(s)Black and Gold   
Mascot Alligator
Nickname Gators
Rivals East Ascension Spartans
Baton Rouge Catholic Bears
Dutchtown Griffins
Website School website

St. Amant High School is a high school located in unincorporated Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States, in the Census-designated place of St. Amant. It is within the Ascension Parish School Board, currently one four high schools operated by the APSB (Prairieville High School is scheduled to open in August 2024).

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As of the 2022–2023 school year, the school has an enrollment of 2,411 students and 138.98 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 17.35. [1]

The school colors are black and gold and the school mascot is the alligator. The current principal is Beth Templet.

Freshman Academy

The Freshman Academy at St. Amant High School was added and completed in 2016.

The new $14,078,000 dollar 66,000 square-foot facility, completed by Stuart & Company General Contractors, which features 28 classrooms, a new state-of-the-art cafeteria and theater will be part of the solution for getting St. Amant High back on its campus by February 13, 2017.

Demographics

Ethnicity STAHS LA Avg
White
80%
49%
Black
10%
46%
Hispanic
6%
5%
Asian
1%
1%
Native American
1%
1%

Athletics

St. Amant High athletics competes in the LHSAA. The Gators have competed in the LHSAA's highest classification since the 1983-84 school year (AAAA through 1990-91, 5A since 1991-92).

St. Amant has fierce rivalries in all sports with East Ascension High School in Gonzales and Dutchtown High School in Geismar. The Gator football, baseball and boys basketball teams also are a rival of Baton Rouge Catholic High School.

In 2022, the LHSAA redistricted Catholic with other schools from East Baton Rouge Parish, while St. Amant, East Ascension and Dutchtown were moved into a district with three high schools in Livingston Parish. Previously, the LHSAA used U.S. 190 as a dividing line for Class 5A districts in the Baton Rouge area.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ ROBIN FAMBROUGH (June 13, 2017). "Teeing one up: St. Amant's Blayne Enlow, Minnesota Twins swing a deal on the golf course | LSU". theadvocate.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sheets' spinning world finally slowing down", The Advocate (Baton Rouge) , May 13, 2005. Accessed September 2, 2008. "Sheets, a former St. Amant High School standout, has been on the disabled list since April 21 with an inner ear inflammation that left him so dizzy that he had to be hospitalized."
  4. ↑ "Adarrial Smylie". College Hoopedia. 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff. "WILLIAMS' FIGHT WAS WORTH IT", The Sacramento Bee , November 11, 1986. Accessed September 11, 2008. "Fresh From a shave, John Williams Still looks like the hottest prospect at St. Amant High School in rural Sorrento, La."
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