Covington High School (Covington, Louisiana)


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. Tammany Parish, including Bush and Lee Road.

2021 Social Media Incident

Covington High School received attention in 2021 after a student attacked a teacher unprovoked while a friend recorded the incident via cell phone video, allegedly as part of a TikTok challenge to slap a teacher. The teacher was 64 years old and disabled.

Athletics

Covington High athletics competes in the LHSAA, and offers a variety of athletic opportunity for students.

Championships

Football championships
  • State Championship: 1976

    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

As of the 2022-23 school year, Covington High School offered the following sports:
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Band
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swim
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

    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