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John Ehret High School

John Ehret High School is a four-year public high school serving grades 9–12 located in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, near the Marrero census-designated place (it has a Marrero postal address).[2] The school, a part of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools, has an attendance boundary that includes several communities.[3] Its service area includes portions of the City of Gretna,[4] and portions of Marrero CDP,[5] Harvey,[6] Estelle,[7] Timberlane,[8] and Woodmere.[9]

John Ehret High School
Address
Map
4300 Patriot St.

Marrero address
,
Louisiana
70072-4394

United States
Coordinates29°52′52″N 90°05′29″W / 29.8811°N 90.0914°W / 29.8811; -90.0914
Information
TypePublic
School districtJefferson Parish Public Schools
PrincipalGlenn Delcarpio
Staff66.54 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,615 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.27[1]
Color(s)Red, white, and blue
     
MascotPatriot
NicknamePatriots
Websitewww.jpschools.org/ehret Edit this at Wikidata

John Ehret High School currently ranks as a "B" school, according to the Louisiana Department of Education, and includes college Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement, and a Gifted program. In addition, students have access to Music and Arts programs such as: Band, Music, Art, Theatre, and Digital Media. Sports at John Ehret High School include: football, soccer, basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, softball, baseball, wrestling, and spirit.[10]

The school's mascot is the Patriot, and its colors are red, white, and blue.[11] [12] During Hurricane Katrina, the school suffered wind damage to many of its buildings.[citation needed]

History

In November 2019, parents of a student with muscular dystrophy filed a lawsuit against the district on the grounds that Ehret High did not accommodate him.[13]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana, John Ehret High School stopped in-person classes on March 15, 2020, per Governor John Bel Edwards's orders. The 2020–2021 school year began with students having the option to attend school virtually or in a hybrid model.[14]

In 2023 the school absorbed a portion of the attendance boundary of the closed Helen Cox High School.[15][16][17]

Activities

Historically Delgado Community College held evening classes at Ehret.[18]

School uniforms

The school requires its students to wear school uniforms.[19]

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

Athletics

John Ehret High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Sports sponsored by the school:

Championships

Football championships

  • (2) State Championships: 1981, 1985

Boys' basketball championships

  • (2) State Championships: 1993, 2006

Boys' basketball championship history
The boys' basketball team won the Class 5A state championship for the 1992–93 and 2005–06 school years. The team was the subject of an article in the April 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated, and ESPN featured the team's success on SportsCenter. The team was honored with an Award at the 2006 ESPYS. The team was also the subject of the 2009 film Hurricane Season.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

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