Glen Oaks High School

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Glen Oaks High School
Location
6650 Cedar Grove Dr. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70812 USA
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Information
School district	East Baton Rouge Parish
Principal	Wilbert August
Type	Free public
Grades	9 - 12
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Red and Black
Homepage	http://glenoakshigh.ebrschools.org/

Glen Oaks High School is located on 6650 Cedar Grove Drive in unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, near the city of Baton Rouge. The current principal is Wilbert August. The school's mascot is the Panther. The school colors are red, black, and white. The school is a part of the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.

All children can wear whatever they feel comfortable to wear. A message to new students and parents!

[edit] Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Glen Oaks [1]:

• Glen Oaks Park
• Lanier
• Merrydale
• Claiborne (partial)
• Sharon Hills (partial)

The following middle schools feed into Glen Oaks:

• Glen Oaks

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Gabe Northern, former NFL defensive end & linebacker with the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburg Steelers
• Heishma Northern, former Southern University defensive back and current defensive coordinator at Prairie View A&M University; brother of Gabe Northern
• Lester Earl, former LSU and University of Kansas men's basketball player
• Tony Cole, former University of Georgia men's basketball player
• Marcus Randall, former LSU quarterback and current NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers; Brother of former Glen Oaks & Southern University quarterback Eric Randall
• Damian Lavergne, former Louisiana Tech and Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle
• James Vernon, former wide receiver for Southern University
• Tramon Douglas former Grambling State University & Tennessee Titans wide receiver, who broke Jerry Rice's SWAC record for receiving yards in a season in 2002
• Steven Jyles, former starting quarterback for the University of Louisiana-Monroe
• Ryan Francis, former USC point guard

[edit] Basketball Tragedy

On February 18, 2008, GOHS star point guard Shannon Veal collapsed and died during a second round playoff game against Helen Cox. Veal had just finished shooting two free throws when she collapsed late in the first quarter.The game was postponed from that time, with GOHS leading 35-17.The cause of death was determined as cardiomyopathy, or an enlarged heart. GOHS pressed on, winning the resumed game 64-40 on the next night.