West Jefferson High School, also known as WJHS, and West Jeff is a public high school located in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, just outside New Orleans."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Harvey CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. It was founded in 1955. This is one of the schools in Jefferson Parish that offered a Laptop one to one initiative program. West Jefferson also offers transportation for students to and from school for free. This is a Title I school Local School Directory localschooldirectory.com 30 January 2010
It serves portions of several communities, including Harvey, Gretna,"Map" (Archive). City of Gretna. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. and Timberlane."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Timberlane CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. All of Terrytown is in the West Jefferson attendance zone."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Terrytown CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
History
West Jefferson High School was established in 1955, as the first consolidated high school on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish.
The school was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The school was damaged by a tornado on December 14th, 2022, along with Marrero Middle School.
In 2023 the school absorbed a portion of the attendance boundary of the closed Helen Cox High School.
Enrollment Students who live outside West Jefferson's specific school district may not be allowed to enroll in this school. West Jefferson had 1,398 students during this school year (2009–2010). Demographics show that the student body is 48% Hispanic, 42% Black, 6% White, 2% Mixed, 2% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1% Other."." West Jefferson High School. Retrieved 2025-01-30. There are 442 Freshmen (Ninth Graders), 380 Sophomores (Tenth Graders), 290 Juniors (Eleventh Graders), and 286 Seniors (Twelfth Graders)."West Jefferson High School." National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-01-17. The ratio of gender is approximately 1:1.
Athletics
West Jefferson High athletics compette in the LHSAA. Harold "Hoss" Memtsas Stadium that is located on the campus.
Championships Football Championships (1) State Championship: 1970
Notable alumni Robert Billiot, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish from 2008–2020 Bianca Del Rio, actor and costume designer; winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 6 Larry Dodgen, U.S. Army lieutenant general Parry Nickerson, NFL player Rocsi, radio and television host of 106 and Park Carl J. Barbier, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Donald Ray Jones Sr, first African-American elected to the Jefferson Parish Council in the 20th century and the Jefferson Parish school board, representing council seat district 3 from 1991-2003.
References
External links West Jefferson High School