East Jefferson High School

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East Jefferson High School
Address
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400 Phlox Ave

Metairie
,
Louisiana

United States
Coordinates29°58′39″N 90°10′53″W / 29.9775°N 90.1814°W / 29.9775; -90.1814Coordinates: 29°58′39″N 90°10′53″W / 29.9775°N 90.1814°W / 29.9775; -90.1814
Information
TypePublic
Established1955
School districtJefferson Parish Public Schools
PrincipalBen Moscona
Teaching staff50.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,168 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.27[1]
Color(s)Blue and white
Athletics conferenceLHSAA
MascotTecumseh
Team nameWarriors
Websitewww.jpschools.org/eastjefferson

East Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Metairie in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] It serves portions of Metairie and Kenner.[3][4][5] East Jefferson High School was built in 1955 in a residential neighborhood. The school serves grades 9–12. It is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system.

Gender segregation and platoon years[]

Beginning in 1966, East Jefferson was a boys-only school for grades 10 to 12. In 1968, a new girls-only high school, Grace King High School, was built but there was no new school for boys. By 1970, the school's attendance swelled to over 2000 boys and forced a two-shift "platoon" system to be implemented. Under the "A.M. & P.M." platoon shifts, the first classes went to school from 7 A.M. until noon, and the second shift went from 1 P.M. to 6 P.M. (the school cafeteria was converted to a library). In 1973, the school board began building a new all-male school near Kenner, called Alfred T. Bonnabel High. Even though it would not be completed until 2 years later, they decided to call the East Jefferson morning shift “Bonnabel” and the afternoon shift “East Jefferson”. The following year, the two shifts flip-flopped. For the third year, the students who had been using the name “Bonnabel” moved into their new buildings, just north of I-10 near Power Blvd. All Jefferson Parish high schools returned to co-ed status in the early 1980s.

Varsity athletics[]

On December 13, 2013, EJ's varsity football team finished the season 15-0 with a win against the Edna Karr Cougars, 38-28. This was EJ's first state title in school history and the first undefeated record in the regular season. They finished the season 10-0 then won their first playoff game since 1971. They then won the rest of the playoff games and finished the season with a bang by beating Edna Karr, finishing #23 in the nation.

In the 1970s, EJ’s baseball team won three state titles, in 1971, 1972, and 1978. In 1971, EJ beat Broadmoor 8-1 to win the 4A title. EJ repeated as 4A state champs in 1972, defeating Neville 3-2. In 1978, EJ won another 4A title, beating West Monroe by a score of 3-1.

Notable alumni[]

  • Micah Blunt (class of 1978): basketball player who was the first player out of Louisiana to be selected to the McDonald's All-American Game.[6] Blunt was drafted in 1982 by the Los Angeles Lakers before playing most of his career abroad. He was also listed in the top 100 high school basketball players in New Orleans history by sportsnola.com.[7]
  • Joe Brockhoff (class of 1956): head baseball coach at Tulane University from 1975 to 1993. Brockhoff also played baseball in the New York Yankees organization.
  • Matthew Brunson (class of ?): guitarist for the bands Crowbar and Kingdom of Sorrow
  • (class of 1942, as Jefferson High School): state representative for Jefferson Parish from 1972 to 1988; businessman[8]
  • Randy Hilliard (class of 1985): American football defensive back who played for three teams with the National Football League.[9]
  • (class of 1971): Republican in the Louisiana State Senate from Jefferson Parish from 1996 to 2008. He practices law in Metairie.[10]
  • Bunny Matthews (class of ?): music journalist and cartoonist, best known for his characters Vic and Nat'ly[11]
  • Mike Miley (class of 1971: athlete known for his two sport talents while attending LSU, football position quarterback and baseball shortstop. Football fans nicknamed him "Miracle Mike" while at LSU. He has an annual sportsmanship award given at LSU in his name. Mike opted to leave early for the 1st round draft choice in 1974 by the MLB. Switch hitter and shortstop with the California Angels played from 1975 to 1976, until his death in 1976 at the age of twenty-three. was renamed in his honor.
  • Neil Reed (class of 1994): most recognized for his choking incident with coach Bob Knight while attending Indiana University.[12] He was named Louisiana Player of the Year in 1994 and was a two-time state MVP. He was listed in the top 100 high school basketball players in New Orleans history by sportsnola.com.[7]
  • John Schroder (class of 1979): businessman and developer, is the current state representative from St. Tammany Parish.[13] Schroder was also on the football team coached by end coach , who is East Jefferson's current principal.
  • Otis Smith (class of ?): former NFL cornerback and current defensive assistant coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
  • Dwight Walker (class of 1977): football running back for Nicholls State University. Drafted in the 4th round by the Cleveland Browns as a RB and WR from 1982 to 1984. Played for the New Orleans Saints as a WR in 1987.
  • (class of 1988): certified public accountant and small business owner, is the current State Representative from Jefferson Parish.[citation needed]
  • Marty Wetzel (class of 1977): football player for Tulane University then drafted in the 10th round by the New York Jets in 1981–1982. While he played at EJ Wetzel, as a co-captain, was a starting tight end and a "as needed" linebacker. His end coach is East Jefferson's current principal.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "East Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Metairie CDP, Louisiana[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
  3. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Metairie CDP, LA" ( Archived 2014-05-18 at WebCite). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "Council District Map" ( Archived 2014-05-18 at WebCite). City of Kenner. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "High School Districts 2012-2013 East Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana." ( Archived 2014-05-18 at WebCite) Jefferson Parish Public School System. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Eddie Alvin Doucet". thehuggstutterfamily.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Senate District 10". enlou.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  11. ^ MacCash, Doug (June 1, 2021). "Bunny Matthews, the cartoonist creator of Vic and Nat'ly, dies at 70". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. New Orleans, Louisiaia. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Rep. John Schroder". house.legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2011.

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