East St. John High School
Address
1 Wildcat Drive

Reserve
,
Louisiana
70084

United States
Coordinates30°04′43″N 90°31′52″W / 30.078629°N 90.531091°W / 30.078629; -90.531091
Information
School typePublic
Established1976
School districtSt. John the Baptist Parish School Board
DirectorBrandon Brown (Athletic Director)
PrincipalChristopher Mayes
Teaching staff87.47 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment1,456 (2017–18)[1]
Average class size260-300
Student to teacher ratio16.65[1]
Campus size1,500 Students
Color(s)Black and Gold    
AthleticsLouisiana High School Athletic Association
Athletics conferenceDistrict 7-5A
MascotWildcat
NicknameWildcats
RivalsDestrehan Fighting Wildcats
Websiteesjh.stjohn.k12.la.us

East St. John High School is a high school in Reserve, an unincorporated area in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] The school is a part of St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools. As of 2013–2014, the school had 1,327 students.[2][3]

History

East St. John opened for the 1978–79 school year.[4] The students had previously attended the second Leon Godchaux High School located in Reserve, Louisiana that first opened in 1930.[5] The original Leon Godchaux High School was also located in Reserve, Louisiana and both Leon Godchaux campuses were also referred to as "Reserve High School".[5][6][7]

Fifth Ward High School was an all-black secondary school located in Reserve that opened in 1950.[8] After the school closed in 1969, its students moved to Leon Godchaux High School.[8]

Extracurricular activities

  • 4-H
  • Beta
  • Cheerleaders
  • Flag Team
  • Majorettes
  • Marching Wildcats
  • Student Council

Athletics

East St. John High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

  • Basketball - Boys
  • Basketball - Girls
  • Football
  • Power Lifting
  • Softball
  • Track - Boys
  • Track - Girls
  • Volleyball

State Championships
East St. John
Football: 1980[9][10]

Leon Godchaux
Football: 1958[7]

  • Joe Keller - LHSAA Hall of Fame head football coach, Joe Keller, was head coach at Leon Godchaux from 1934 to 1970.[7][11] During his thirty-eight seasons at the school, he compiled a 262–73–15 record and won fifteen district championships and a state championship in 1958.[7] The East St. John football stadium is named after Keller.[7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "East St. John High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "East St. John High School". usnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Kamerick, Megan. "Seven area schools create academies for Freshmen." New Orleans CityBusiness. Monday April 1, 2002. Retrieved on March 17, 2013. Available on LexisNexis. ""You see it in a variety of ways," says Debra Schum, principal at East St. John High School in Reserve, which has 400 freshmen and total of 1,400 students."
  4. ↑ Keller, Gerald J.; Watson, E. Darroch (2011). Reserve, Louisiana [Images of America]. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-0738587745. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Keller, Gerald J.; Watson, E. Darroch (2011). Reserve, Louisiana [Images of America]. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-0738587745. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "St. Charles Parish Public Schools Part 2: 1901–1950". scphistory.org. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joe Keller – Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame". allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Never Forgotten: Fifth Ward High School". lobservateur.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  9. ↑ "Class AAAA State Championship Games". 14-0productions.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana High School Football State Championships 1921-2021". 14-0productions.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Book tells local gridiron history". lobservateur.com. June 2, 2001. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "ESJ wins first in district". 14 April 2012.


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