Varnado High School
Varnado High School is a public school in the Washington Parish School Board district in Angie, Louisiana near Varnado, Louisiana. The school is categorized as distant rural. In 2025, almost 2/3 of its students were black, about a third white, and less than 2 percent Hispanic or more than one "race". Most of its students are categorized as economically disadvantaged and test scores are below state averages.[1]
School colors are royal blue and white.[2]
In 2021, its game against district rival Bogalusa High School was cancelled due to fears over violence.[3]
History
A Rosenwald school and later, after it burned, Wesley Ray School served black students.[4] Eagles were its mascot. After Varnado High School was integrated, Wesley Ray High became Wesley Ray Elementary School.[4]
Alumni
- Delrick Abrams, football player
- Andre Jones Jr., professional football player[5]
- Joe Carter, football player[5][6]
- Steve Martin, football player[5]
- Kim Lewis, basketball coach and former player inducted into Tulane University's Hall of Fame[7][8] and was Washington Parish's all-time leading scorer. Played professionally in U.S. and Iceland. Coached for Richmond Spiders
- Drew Meyerchick, basketball player[9]
- J. Larry Crain, former president of Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education[10]
- Otha Foster III, football player[11]
References
- ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/louisiana/districts/washington-parish-public-schools/varnado-high-school-8810
- ↑ "Varnado".
- ↑ "Northshore high schools cancel rivalry football game over fear of violence". WWL-TV. October 4, 2021.
- 1 2 "WESLEY RAY HIGH SCHOOL, ANGIE, LA". May 23, 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Varnado (Angie, LA) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Jon Carter Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ "RMU Names Kim Lewis Men's Basketball Assistant Coach". Robert Morris University Athletics. June 4, 2024.
- ↑ "2014 Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame Series: Kim Lewis". Tulane University Athletics.
- ↑ "Introducing the "Prophets of Pick'em" Local Celebrity Panel". September 3, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=903012
- ↑ "Otha Foster - Football". University of West Alabama Athletics.