Covington High School
Covington High School is a public high school in Covington, Louisiana, United States. It is one of the Saint Tammany Parish Public Schools. The school serves residents of Covington, Folsom, Sun, and some unincorporated areas in western St.
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Overview
Overview
Tammany Parish, including Bush and Lee Road.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Covington High School (CHS) • Established — 1913 • Type — Public • Category — High School • Principal — John Boudreaux • Faculty — 107 (2022–23) • Ratio — 15.35 (2023–2024) • Enrollment — 1,690 (2023–2024) • Grades — 9–12 • Address — 73030 Lion Drive • City — Covington • State — Louisiana • Zipcode — 70433 • Country — United States • District — St. Tammany Parish Public Schools • Colors — Navy and Old gold navy • Athletics — Yes • Mascot — Lion • Nickname — Lions • Free Label — Emblem • Yearbook — Lions Lines • Website — http: covingtonhigh.stpsb.org/
2021 Social Media Incident
Athletics
Athletics
Covington High athletics competes in the LHSAA, and offers a variety of athletic opportunity for students.
Championships
Championships
Football championships • (1) State Championship: 1976
Football
Football
Coaches • Joseph "Jack" Salter - LHSAA Hall of Fame head football coach, Jack Salter, was head coach at Covington High from 1963 to 1995. 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. The Covington High football stadium is named after Salter.
Athletic Opportunity
Athletic Opportunity
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 • Band • Powerlifting • Soccer (Male and female) • Softball • Swim • Tennis • Track • Volleyball • Wrestling
Alma Mater
Alma Mater
The Covington High School Alma Mater is always played by the CHS Marching Lions, usually being directed by a band director or a drum major. "Close behind the stately poplars stands Covington High. Our hearts that fondly love thee as the years go by. Proud art thou of all thy beauty on thy noble way. May the watchwords Honor, Duty lead us on for aye."
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Vincent Alexander, former NFL player • Curt Baham, former NFL player • Edgerrin Cooper, NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers • Jerry Davis, former NFL player • Mason Estrada, baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization • Dave Fortman, music producer, guitarist for the band Ugly Kid Joe • Clay Higgins, law enforcement officer, member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district • Tramain Jacobs, New York Giants NFL player • Otha Peters, former NFL player • Blake Stein, former MLB player (Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals) • Gene Sykes, former NFL player • Lauren Turner, singer/songwriter, American Idol season 10 contestant • Mike Williams, former NFL player • Theo Von, comedian
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.St. Tammany Parish School System. Covington High School.
- 2.National Center for Education Statistics. Covington High School.
- 3.Covington High School. LHSAA.org.
- 4.Covington High School Boundary . St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
- 5.Vigdor, Neil. Attack on Teacher May Have Been Inspired by Social Media Challenge, Police Say. The New York Times. October 7, 2021.
- 6.nola.com. Legendary Covington football coach Jack Salter dies at 86. June 17, 2017.
- 7.allstatesugarbowl.org. Jack Salter.
- 8.Athletics - Covington High School. covingtonhigh.stpsb.org.
- 9.Vincent Alexander.
- 10.Curt Baham.
- 11.Jerry Davis.
- 12.Kuntz, Bruce. Dodgers select MIT RHP Mason Estrada, Virginia RHP Jack O’Connor, SLU C Conner O’Neal, KSU LHP Jacob Frost in rounds 7-10 of 2025 MLB Draft. dodgersdigest.com/. July 14, 2025.
- 13.Higgins: God led him to challenge Angelle. Jackson Sun.
- 14.Tramain Jacobs.
- 15.Otha Peters.
- 16.Gene Sykes.
- 17.Mike Williams.
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