West Monroe High School
| West Monroe High School | |
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| Motto |
Great is the truth, and it will prevail. |
| Established | 1953 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Mrs. Shere May |
| Students | approx. 2100 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location |
201 Riggs Street, |
| Colors | Red and Navy |
| Mascot | Rebels |
| Rival | Ouachita Parish High School, Neville High School |
| Yearbook | Rebelaire |
| Website | wmrebels.com |
West Monroe High School is a high school in West Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is administered by the Ouachita Parish School Board. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school's mascot is the Rebel.[1]
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[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Band
The band received consecutive Superior ratings at Marching and Concert festivals since 1966. Mr. Robbie Freeman conducts the Rebel Band consisting of 230 students.[2]
[edit] Choir
West Monroe High School's Rebel Choir is a nationally accredited choral group that has received superior ratings since the group was formed. Mr. Greg Oden conducts the Rebel choir of 119 students as well as a beginning boys choir and assists Mrs. Vickie Freeman with the beginning girls choir. The choir has a total of about 300 students. The group has taken multiple trips to Europe, including one this past summer to Switzerland, France, and England as well as one during which they sang for the Pope.
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Football
Since Don Shows's arrival at West Monroe, he has led the Rebels to seventeen district and eight ('93, '96, '97, '98, '00, '05, '09, '11) state championships. They also have two national championships, the first one in 1998 and the latter one in 2000. The Rebels also secured six state runner-up designations. Before Shows took over the Rebels, the team had mostly losing seasons for many previous years.[3][4] It was not until the legend's arrival that the school would gain an identity, forever being associated with athletics, or more specifically, football. The status is supported by a fully outfitted football stadium, mostly funded by the team's fervent Rebel Booster Club, composed of members of the traditionally football-oriented community.[5] The Rebels have ranked nationally for more than 10 years and have won district titles 19 years in a row. Their most recent state championship was in 2011 when they defeated Carencro(Lafayette) by a score of 20-13.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ According to the website for the Ouachita Parish School Board
- ^ USA Today Article, accessed December 2010
- ^ "Coach's Corner". olerebels.com. http://www.olerebels.com/content.asp?SID=1106&CID=115589. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ "Greg Hilburn, "West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber Honors Don Shows with A.O. Evans Award"". Monroe News Star, January 26, 2010. http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100126/BUSINESS/100125021/West-Monroe-West-Ouachita-Chamber-honors-Don-Shows-with-A-O-Evans-Award. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=CZi-yfHRBhEC&pg=PA52&dq=west+monroe+football&hl=en&ei=9jFsTvG-HYrfgQeOoND1BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=west%20monroe%20football&f=false
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