Mandeville High School
Public school in Mandeville, LA, United States
Mandeville High School
1 Skipper Drive
, 70471
United States
Coordinates 30°22′53″N 90°06′05″W / 30.3813°N 90.1015°W / 30.3813; -90.1015 Type Public Motto "Sea’s the day." Established 1921 School district
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools Principal
Christian Monson Teaching staff
137,48 (on an FTE basis)[ 1] Grades 9 –12 Gender Coed Enrollment 2,188 (2023–24)[ 1] Student to teacher ratio
15.92[ 1] Colors Royal blue and white Athletics American Football , Men's basketball , Women's basketball , Baseball , Softball , Golf , Men's volleyball , Women's volleyball , Marching Band , JROTC , Color guard , Dance , Cheerleading Mascot Skipper Nickname Skippers Rival St. Paul’s School Website mandevillehigh .stpsb .org
Mandeville High School is a public high school located in Mandeville, Louisiana , United States, a suburban city located thirty miles north of New Orleans . It is part of the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools system.
Mandeville High School is a coeducational, public high school enrolling approximately 2,000 students in Grades 9–12. Approximately 70% of its graduates continue their education: 68% going to four-year colleges or universities, and 2% going to either two-year colleges or other post secondary institutions.
There are more than 120 members on the professional staff, 58 of whom have a master's degree or higher. MHS was named a Blue Ribbon school during the school year of 2001–02.[ 2] In addition to serving most of Mandeville, the school also serves Madisonville ,[ 3] and Lewisburg .[ 4]
Clubs
Clubs at Mandeville High are National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), Key Club , Federation of Christian Athletes (FCA), Next Gen, Quiz Bowl , Mu Alpha Theta , Green Club, E-Sports , Jazz Band , Robotics , and Yoga Club.
Athletics
Mandeville High athletics competes in the LHSAA .
State Championship
Venues
The football stadium at Mandeville High School is dedicated to the founding coach of the football program, Sidney "Sid" Theriot. Coach Theriot played college football at Texas A&M University where he was one of the Junction Boys under coach Bear Bryant .[ 6]
Notable alumni
Joseph Bulovas , college football placekicker for the Vanderbilt Commodores
Jack Cressend , former MLB player (Minnesota Twins , Cleveland Indians )
Faith Hathaway, murder victim killed by Robert Lee Willie [ 7]
Stacy Hollowell , college basketball head coach for the New Orleans Privateers [ 8]
Jason Kreis , former MLS star and current coach of MLS New York City Football Club
Michael Mauti , former NFL player (New Orleans Saints )
B. J. Sams , former NFL player (Baltimore Ravens , Kansas City Chiefs )
Nate Sheppard , college football running back for the Duke Blue Devils [ 9]
Will Sheppard , NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers [ 10]
Ian Somerhalder , actor, model, and director[ 11]
John Stirratt , bassist and multi instrumentalist for Uncle Tupelo , Wilco , and The Autumn Defense [ 12]
Josh Tickell , Sundance award-winning film director[ 13]
Theo Von , stand-up comedian, television personality, host, and actor[ 14]
Tina Watson (née Thomas), murder victim killed by her husband while scuba diving in Australia in 2003
References
1 2 3 "Mandeville High School" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 7, 2024 .
↑ "BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM, Schools Recognized, 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002" (PDF) . United States Department of Education . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2008 .
↑ Mandeville High Boundary . St. Tammany Parish Public Schools . Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
↑ "2020 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Lewisburg CDP, LA" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 9, 2024 . – Compare to the school district map.
↑ https://www.nola.com/news/communities/st_tammany/mandeville-soccer-celebrates-special-brotherhood-of-the-1996-state-champs/article_c93d4be0-243d-4dcc-8c57-33f7c4993fb0.html
↑ https://tammanyfamily.blogspot.com/2017/11/mandeville-high-stadium-named-for-sid.html
↑ "CHAPTER SIX ." Dead Man Walking . Retrieved on May 29, 2016.
↑ Bohler, Randy (April 25, 2024). "Privateers Basketball Announces Stacy Hollowell, NAIA National Champion, as Head Coach" . New Orleans Privateers .
↑ Mills, Richie. "Mandeville's Nate Sheppard is preparing to build on stellar sophomore campaign" . WGNO .
↑ Pervel, Mike (February 5, 2020). "Mandeville trio, including Will Sheppard, signs to play college football" . NOLA.com . Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
↑ " 'Vampire Diaries' actor Ian Somerhalder hopes to buy Lacombe tract now slated for industrial park" . Nola.com . Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
↑ "Wilco's John Stirratt hits all the right notes in return to his old stomping grounds" . Nola.com . Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
↑ "Former Student Directs Award-winning Documentary" . St. Tammany Parish Public Schools . Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
↑ "Theo Von gets his own Comedy Central standup showcase" . Nola.com . Retrieved September 9, 2016 .