Ouachita Parish High School

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Type Public Principal Mr. Eddie Mahoney Enrollment approx. 1500 Phone +1 318-343-2769 Number of students 1,500 Colors White, Cardinal		Established 1894 Grades 9 - 12 Nickname The O, OPHS Mascot Lions Founded 1894

Address 681 LA-594, Monroe, LA 71203, USA District Ouachita Parish School Board

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Ouachita Parish High School is a high school located in unincorporated Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, near Monroe. It is administrated by the Ouachita Parish School Board. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school mascot is the Lion.

Ouachita Parish High School is the oldest school in northeast Louisiana, being founded in 1894. The school has been located in three different buildings. Two of these are registered on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Football

Ouachita's football team won the 1989 state championship and was runner-up in 1941 and 1994. Their rivalry with West Monroe High School is often referred to as the REBEL-LION, referring to the mascots of the schools, Rebels and Lions. The Lions participate in district 2-5A and Louisiana 5A.

Dance team

The Ouachita Dandylions is a nationally-honored dance team consisting of 35 girls. The Dandylions participate in national competition each year in Orlando, Florida. The dance team rivals are the Neville High School Bengal Belles.

Band

The Pride of Ouachita Marching Band is one of the most prestigious high school marching bands in the Monroe/ West Monroe Area. They have been awarded a number of Grand Champions, recently receiving Grand Champions at the 2012 Parkway High School Marching Competitions. Rivals are West Monroe High School Rebel Marching Band

Notable alumni

Milburn E. Calhoun (Class of 1947), physician, philanthropist, and book publisher

William Derwood Cann, Jr. (Class of 1937), World War II lieutenant colonel and mayor of Monroe from 1978 to 1979

Bert Hatten (Class of 1945), mayor of West Monroe from 1966 to 1978; newspaperman, managing editor of the Monroe News-Star and later publisher of the Ouachita Citizen

Lanny Johnson (Class of 1958), basketball player, educator, state representative

Lloyd E. Lenard (Class of 1939), politician and author

William Wiley Norris, III (Class of 1954, 1936-2016), city, state, and circuit court judge from West Monroe

Dale Thorn (Class of 1960), journalist, professor, and gubernatorial press secretary

J. Robert Wooley (Class of 1971), Louisiana insurance commissioner from 2000 to 2006

References

Ouachita Parish High School Wikipedia

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