West Monroe High School

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West Monroe High School
Location
Map
201 Riggs Street

West Monroe
,
(Ouachita Parish)
,
Louisiana
71291

United States
Coordinates32°30′41″N 92°08′20″W / 32.5115°N 92.13896°W / 32.5115; -92.13896
Information
TypePublic
MottoGreat is the truth, and it will prevail.
Established1953
School districtOuachita Parish School Board
PrincipalDan Lane
Teaching staff130.16 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students2,160 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.59[1]
Color(s)Red and Navy    
Athletics conferenceLHSAA District 2-5A
MascotRebel
NicknameRebels
RivalOuachita Lions
Neville Tigers
Ruston Bearcats
YearbookRebelaire
Websitewww.gorebs.org

West Monroe High School is a high school in West Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is administered by the Ouachita Parish School Board. WMHS is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school's mascot is The Rebel Man.

History

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In 2013, 87 percent of WMHS students who took the Advanced Placement test passed the examination, the highest rate in the state. Four thousand more students in Louisiana took the 2013 exam compared to the number doing so in 2012, the largest increase in participation of any state. Louisiana students taking the exam earned a collective 5,144 college credits, an increase of 25 percent over 2012.[2]

Extracurricular activities

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Band

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The band received consecutive Superior ratings at Marching and Concert festivals since 1966. The band consists of 200 students. In 2014, the band appeared in the London New Years Day Parade in Westminster, UK. The band has appeared in two Presidential Inaugural Parades, George W. Bush in 2005 and Donald Trump in 2017.[3] The band was one of only 7 high school bands invited. The band has also been invited to the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In those years, they placed 11th (2014), 6th (2015), 5th (2016), 9th (2017), and 3rd (2018,) in the state of Louisiana.[4]

Athletics

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Don Shows Field at Rebel Stadium

West Monroe High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Football

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The school has won eight state championships and two national championships. The most recent state championship was in 2011 when they defeated Carencro (Lafayette) by a score of 20–13. The school has a fully outfitted football stadium named Rebel Stadium, which is mostly funded by the team's Rebel Booster Club.[5] Artificial turf was installed on Don Shows Field in 2017.[6]

Coaches

  • Don Shows - LHSAA Hall of Fame Head Coach, Don Shows, won seventeen district and eight state championships ('93, '96, '97, '98, '00, '05, '09, '11) and were state runners-up six times. His teams won two national championships in 1998 and 2000.[7][8] Shows finished with a record of 345–78–0 and a .817 winning percentage at West Monroe, Pineville High School, Jonesboro-Hodge High School, and Farmerville High School.

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "West Monroe High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Barbara Leader, State shows gains in advanced testing". Monroe News-Star, July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  3. ^ USA Today Article. Retrieved December 2010
  4. ^ "Showcase".
  5. ^ Harvey, Gordon E. (2007). Historic Ouachita Parish: An Illustrated History. ISBN 9781893619708.
  6. ^ "Jerry Arledge talks Rebel Stadium renovations". Monroe News-Star. July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Coach's Corner". olerebels.com. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  8. ^ "Greg Hilburn, "West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber Honors Don Shows with A.O. Evans Award"". Monroe News Star, January 26, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  9. ^ "Chuck Finley Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  10. ^ Nadeau, Rene (December 9, 2021). "Recruiting: West Monroe's Rayshawn Pleasant commits to Tulane". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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