West Jefferson High School , also known as WJHS, and West Jeff is a public high school located in Harvey

Harvey, Louisiana

Harvey is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Harvey is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 in unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 Jefferson Parish

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....

, Louisiana

Louisiana

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, United States

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, just outside of New Orleans. It was founded in 1955. This is one of the schools in Jefferson Parish that offered the Laptop

Laptop

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 one to one initiative program. West Jefferson also offers transportation for students to and from school for free. This is a Title I school The school was damaged by Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

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 in 2005 .

Enrollment

Students who live outside West Jefferson's specific school district may not be allowed to enroll in this school. West Jefferson has 1,398 students during this school year (2009–2010). Demographics show that the student body consists of 812 African American, 251 Hispanic, 240 Caucasian (non-Hispanic), 87 Asian/Pacific Islander, and 8 American Indian/Alaskan Native students. There are 442 Freshmen (Ninth Graders), 380 Sophomores (Tenth Graders), 290 Juniors (Eleventh Graders), and 286 Seniors

Twelfth grade

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 (Twelfth Graders). The ratio of gender is approximately 1:1.

Notable alumni

• Ricky Templet
  Ricky Templet
  Ricky James Templet is a businessman in Gretna, Louisiana who is a departing one-term Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives....
  
  , member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
  Louisiana House of Representatives
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  and husband of West Jefferson High principal Dr. Christine Templet