Live Oak High School is a public high school located in Watson an unincorporated Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Live Oak School began in 1895 when the Reverend Joel Ott donated a parcel of land for a community school. The citizens of Watson built a one-room schoolhouse of about 20 x 25 feet. The room was built from wood of cypress trees near the Amite River swamps and boasted one front door and six open windows. This public school was open three months of the year: June, July, and August.
In May, 2007, voters in the Live Oak School district passed a half cent sales tax to build a new high school. The old school is being converted into a second middle school for the area. The current high school opened on December 17, 2012, and is located north of the old location on Hwy 16.
In the Fall of 2015, the Louisiana Department of Education released School Performance Scores (SPS). Live Oak High School scored 114. Live Oak High School is ranked as an "A" school, and is the top performing high school in Livingston Parish, placing it within the top 5 percent of all high schools in Louisiana.
At the start of the 2009 - 2010 school year, Live Oak's athletics were upgraded from 4A classification to 5A classification.
Football - 5A State Playoffs - Second Round Cheerleading - Louisiana High School Athletic Association Medium Varsity State Cheerleading Championship Cheerleading - National High School Medium Varsity Cheerleading Championship Cheerleading - National High School Super Varsity Game Day Cheerleading Championship Girls Soccer - District Champions, 2nd Round Playoffs Division II Volleyball - State Playoffs - Second Round - Division II Wrestling - Louisiana State Runner-Up Division II: Individual State Champions - Ean Hill - 126 weight class, and Ethan Alphonso - 132 weight class. Track and Field - Ashley Davis - Indoor State Champion - Shot Put Girls Basketball - 5A State Playoffs - First Round Football - State Playoffs Cheerleading - National High School Cheerleading Championship Runner up Softball - District Champions and Louisiana 5A Semi-Finalist Wrestling - 3rd in Louisiana State Wrestling Tournament Division II: Individual State Champions - Jacob Chenevert - 113 weight class, Cody Hill - 126 weight class, and Seth Bosarge - 138 weight class. Concert Band - 1st place at 2012 Festival of Champions in Panama City, FloridaCheerleading - 2012 Louisiana State Champions, National Cheerleading Championship Finalist: 3rd in the U.S. Softball - District Champions "'Wrestling"' - Individual State Champion Cody Hill, State Runners-up: Jacob Chenevert, Dean Roberts, Seth Bosarge, Tyler HillCheerleading - 2011 Louisiana State Champions, National Cheerleading Championship Finalist: 5th in the U.S. Volleyball - District Champions, State PlayoffsCross Country - Boys District ChampionsVolleyball - District Co-Champions, State Playoffs Boys Tennis - District ChampionsGirls Tennis - District Champions, Individual Singles Regional FinalistSoftball - District Co-Champions and Louisiana Class 4-A Semi-FinalistGirls Basketball -State PlayoffsEaglettes Dance Team - Louisiana State American All Star State Championship Division ICheerleading - National Cheerleading Championship Finalist: 8th in the U.S.Baseball - State PlayoffsWrestling - 5th in Louisiana State Wrestling Tournament Division II (top public school finisher in Division II): Individual State Runner Up (Cody Cormier - 103 weight class), 3rd in 145 (Dustin Fooshee) & 160 (Dylan LeBlanc) weight classes Football - 2nd Place, District 6-4AGirls Basketball - State PlayoffsBaseball - State PlayoffsSoftball - District Champions, Louisiana Class 4A Runner-UpWrestling - Louisiana State Wrestling Tournament Division II - Individual State Runner Up (Josh Price - 275 weight class)Girls Tennis - District ChampionsBoys Tennis - Individual Singles Regional FinalistEaglettes Dance Team - Louisiana American All Star State Championship Division ICheerleading - National Cheerleading Championship Finalist: 17th in the U.S.Golf - Davis Chapman-Baton Rouge All Metro Team, Region 2-4A All Region Team, 4A All State Team, 6th in the 4A state championship, Academic All State 06-07 & 07-08. Signed to play golf for Nicholls State University.
