Ponchatoula High School

Ponchatoula High School
Address
19452 Highway 22 East Ponchatoula, Louisiana, Tangipahoa 70454 United States
Information
Opened	1913
School district	Tangipahoa Parish School System
Principal	Danny Strickland
Grades	9-12
Enrolment	1800
Color(s)	Forest Green, White
Athletics conference	LHSAA 5A
Mascot	Greenwaves
Website	http://www.tangischools.org/schools/phs/

Ponchatoula High School is a public high school in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, near Ponchatoula. It is operated by the Tangipahoa Parish School System.

The sports teams are known as the Green Wave or Greenwave, after the eponymous athletic glory days of the Tulane Green Wave. Ponchatoula High School's colors are, however, green and white instead of Tulane's green and sky blue. In 2015 the Girls basketball team won the LHSAA 5A State Championship. The 1st in school history.

For etymology of the name "Ponchatoula," see Ponchatoula history.

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