West Ouachita High School
| West Ouachita High School | |
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| Address | |
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4061 Caples Road West Monroe , United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1989 |
| Principal | Mr. Mickey Merritt |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Number of students | approx. 980 |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Mascot | Chiefs/Lady Chiefs |
| Rival | Ouachita Parish High School |
| Yearbook | Legacy |
| Website | http://www.edline.net/pages/West_Ouachita_High_School |
West Ouachita High School is a high school located outside West Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is administered by the Ouachita Parish School Board, which ranks third out of sixty-six school systems in the state. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The sports team's mascot is the Rebel.[1]
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 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 987 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.
Athletics
| Football | Baseball | Softball | Basketball | Soccer | Golf | Track and Field
Extracurriculars
| Band | Choir | NJROTC
See also
Notes
- ^ According to the website for the Ouachita Parish School Board