Ponchatoula High School is a public high school in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Ponchatoula. It is operated by the Tangipahoa Parish School System. Ponchatoula High School is one of the largest high schools in the state of Louisiana by student enrollment.
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Athletics
Ponchatoula High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
The sports teams are known as the Green Wave or Greenwave, after the Tulane Green Wave. Ponchatoula High School's colors are, green and white, instead of Tulane's green and sky blue.
Championships
Football
(1) State Championship: 1940
Boys' basketball
(2) State Championship: 2023, 2024
Girls' basketball
(2) State Championship: 2015, 2022
Notable alumni
Lindsey Cardinale, singer who appeared on American Idol
T. J. Finley, college football quarterback
Allen Graves, basketball player for the Toronto Raptors
Dennis Paul Hebert, Sr., state representative for Tangipahoa Parish, 1972 to 1996
Robert Henderson, professional football player
Tyjae Spears, football player
Jason Russell Williams, doctor, author, biotech entrepreneur