Ponchatoula High School

Ponchatoula High School is a public high school in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Ponchatoula. It is operated by the Tangipahoa Parish School System. Ponchatoula High School is one of the largest high schools in the state of Louisiana by student enrollment.

Ponchatoula High School
Address
19452 Highway 22 East Ponchatoula , Tangipahoa , Louisiana 70454 United States
Information
Opened	1913
School district	Tangipahoa Parish School System
Principal	Anne Faye Caminita
Grades	9-12
Campus type	Public School
Color(s)	Forest Green, White
Athletics conference	LHSAA 5A
Mascot	Green Wave
Nickname	Green Wave
Website	http://www.tangischools.org/schools/phs/

Athletics

Ponchatoula High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

The sports teams are known as the Green Wave or Greenwave, after the Tulane Green Wave. Ponchatoula High School's colors are, green and white, instead of Tulane's green and sky blue.

Championships

Football

• (1) State Championship: 1940

Boys' basketball

• (1) State Championship: 2023

Girls' basketball

• (2) State Championship: 2015, 2022

Notable alumni

• T. J. Finley, college football quarterback
• Dennis Paul Hebert, Sr., state representative for Tangipahoa Parish, 1972 to 1996
• Robert Henderson, professional football player
• Lindsey Cardinale, Singer and appeared on American Idol
• Tyjae Spears, football player
• Jason Russell Williams, doctor, author, biotech entrepreneur

See also

• Ponchatoula Creek
• USS Ponchatoula (AOG-38)
• USNS Ponchatoula (T-AO-148)

For etymology of the name "Ponchatoula," see Ponchatoula history.

References

Official Website

External links

• Official website
• 30.44074°N 90.40254°W / 30.44074; -90.40254