West Ouachita High School

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West Ouachita High School
Address
West Ouachita High School
4061 Caples Road

West Monroe
,
United States
Coordinates 32°25′41″N92°20′12″W / 32.428°N 92.33676°W / 32.428; -92.33676
Information
TypePublic
Established1989
PrincipalRusty Farrar
Teaching staff63.87 (FTE) [1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,112 (2020-21) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.41 [1]
Color(s)Red and Blue   
Mascot Chief
Nickname Chiefs
RivalNeville High School
YearbookWOHS Legend
Website Official website

West Ouachita High School It is administered by the Ouachita Parish School Board, which ranks second out of sixty-six school systems in Louisiana. The school is located in unincorporated Ouachita Parish with a West Monroe address. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The sports team's mascot is the Chief. [2]

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History

When West Ouachita High School opened in the fall of 1989, it was an ultra-modern facility designed around a courtyard and amphitheater. Architects capitalized on the thirty-six acre sloping site to construct a multi-leveled building with 121,000 square feet (11,200 m2) of heated area. The total cost amounted to eight million dollars. The library was equipped with a computerized service are and some 15,000 volumes. The athletic facilities are also modern and include a gymnasium, a football stadium, six tennis courts, an all-weather track, a baseball diamond, and a softball diamond.

Enrollment began with 720 students the first year, and the enrollment continues to increase to the present enrollment of 1152 students. Because of this increased enrollment, there was a need for more classrooms. Consequently, the Ouachita Parish School Board purchased an additional twenty-one acres of land and authorized an 11.5 million dollar expansion program which began in the summer of 2002 and was completed in the spring of 2003. This expansion included ten classrooms, an expanded main office area, an auditorium, a new room and practice area for its award-winning band, and a new athletic field house. In addition, the former athletic facilities were remodeled for the schools award-winning NJROTC and the old band room was remodeled for the expanding choir.

In 2009, the school expanded to include an Agricultural center and green house, and again in 2010, when a new turf football field was laid. Also, in 2011 the school added a new conference room.

In 2015, the school made plans to expand the campus again. This expansion includes a new 2-story state of the art gymnasium, 6 new tennis courts, and 2 new parking lots; all to accommodate the school's growing population. Completion is expected in 2017.

Athletics

West Ouachita High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

In 2005, the Chiefs baseball team won the LHSAA 4A State Championship, defeating Northwood High School 11-3.

The Chiefs also hold 3 individual track and field State Championships. Of these were Jacob Heckford, winning the 4A Boys 800m run in 2009. In 2014, Andre Johnson, David Lee, Terrell Russell, and Gabriel Tumey took home the 4A Boys 1600m relay with a winning time of 3:21.87. In 2016, Corbin Wiley won the 4A Boys State Championship in the Javelin Throw. [3]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "West Ouachita High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  2. According to the website for the Ouachita Parish School Board
  3. "LHSAA Sports".

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