Covington High School (Covington, Louisiana)

Covington High School is a public high school in Covington, Louisiana, United States. It is one of the Saint Tammany Parish Public Schools.

Covington High School
Address
73030 Lion Drive

Covington
,
Louisiana

United States
Coordinates30.493617°N 90.133412°W / 30.493617; -90.133412
Information
TypePublic
Established1913
CategoryHigh School
PrincipalBrennan McCurley
Faculty107 (2022-23)[1]
Teaching staff75.93 (FTE)1,512 (2021–22)[2]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,512 (2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.91 (2021-22)[2]
Color(s)Navy blue, old gold
AthleticsYes
MascotLions
NicknameCHS
Websitehttp://covingtonhigh.stpsb.org/

The school serves residents of Covington, Folsom, Sun, and some unincorporated areas in western St. Tammany Parish, including Bush and Lee Road.[3]

2021 Social Media Incident

Covington High School received attention in 2021 after a student attacked a teacher unprovoked while a friend recorded the incident via cell phone video, allegedly as part of a TikTok challenge to slap a teacher. The teacher was 64 years old and disabled.[4]

Athletics

Covington High athletics competes in the LHSAA, and offers a variety of athletic opportunity for students.

Championships

Football championships

  • (1) State Championship: 1976

Football

Coaches

  • Joseph "Jack" Salter - LHSAA Hall of Fame head football coach, Jack Salter, was head coach at Covington High from 1963 to 1995.[5] During his thirty-three seasons at the school, he compiled a 256–110–8 record and won fifteen district championships, won a state championship in 1976 along with state runners-up in 1975 and 1987.[5][6] The Covington High football stadium is named after Salter.[5]

Athletic Opportunity[7]

As of the 2022-23 school year, Covington High School offered the following sports:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball (Male and female; Varsity and JV)
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Football (Male; Varsity and JV)
  • Golf
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer (Male and female)
  • Softball
  • Swim
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Covington High School". St. Tammany Parish School System. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. "Covington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. Covington High School Boundary . St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
  4. Vigdor, Neil (October 7, 2021). "Attack on Teacher May Have Been Inspired by Social Media Challenge, Police Say". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  5. "Legendary Covington football coach Jack Salter dies at 86". nola.com. June 17, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. "Jack Salter". allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. "Athletics - Covington High School". covingtonhigh.stpsb.org. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  8. "Vincent Alexander". Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  9. "Curt Baham". Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  10. "Jerry Davis". Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  11. "Higgins: God led him to challenge Angelle". Jackson Sun. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  12. "Tramain Jacobs". Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  13. "Otha Peters". Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  14. "Gene Sykes". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  15. "Mike Williams". Retrieved December 10, 2016.


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