Eunice High School is a

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located in

Eunice Eunice is a feminine given name, from the Greek Εὐνίκη, ''Euníkē'', from "eu", good, and "níkē", victory. Eunice is also a relatively rare last name, found in Nigeria and the Southeastern United States, chiefly Louisiana and Georgia. Pe ...

, in the far western end of

St. Landry Parish St. Landry Parish (french: Paroisse de Saint-Landry) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 83,384. The parish seat is Opelousas. The parish was established in 1807. St. Landry Parish co ...

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, United States. It is operated by the

St. Landry Parish School Board The St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, St. Landry Parish School Board is located in Opelousas, Louisiana. The St. Landry Parish School District is rated a C district. Mr. Patrick Jenkins is the superintendent of the St. Landry Parish School System. S ...

. Eunice High graduated its first class in 1910; the current building was built in 1966. In 1969, St. Landry Parish's former Charles Drew High School for

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students was merged into Eunice High as part of

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. The address is 301 S Bobcat Dr. Eunice, LA 70535

Eunice High School athletics

Eunice High is a member of the

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. The Eunice High School Battling Bobcats are in District 4-4A and participate in football, baseball, softball, track, basketball, and tennis.

Championships

Football championships *(2) State Championships: 1982, 2018

Notable alumni

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(Class of 1997) - actress *

Kyries Hebert Kyries Hebert Y-ris EH-bare(born October 9, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and safety. He was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college footbal ...

- professional football player * Curtis Joubert - former mayor of Eunice and member of Louisiana House of Representatives, was a teacher, basketball coach, and assistant principal at Eunice High School in early 1960s * Elwyn Nicholson - Louisiana state senator from

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from 1972 to 1988; grocery chain owner * Keith Ortego - football player *

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- former NFL defensive back, played NCAA football at LSU, drafted by Seattle Seahawks *

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(Class of 1959) - director of Louisiana Offshore Termninal Authority; former member of

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and

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* Stuart Turner - MLB catcher for

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, won national championship at LSUE in 2012, attended Ole Miss where he won Johnny Bench Award for best NCAA catcher; drafted by Minnesota Twins and claimed by Reds in Rule 5 draft

References

External links

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