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Lady Panthers Complete Historic Season

Three years after taking over the Woodlawn Lady Panther basketball program, Alicia Dedeaux has led her team to the best finish in the 75 year history of the school. Woodlawn finished the season with a record of 25-10 and played in their first State Championship Game. Please click here to read the article in its entirety.

After School Detention & Clinic For Excessive Tardiness

The updated memo from our Principal, Mr. Hilton, regarding excessive tardiness is now available. For FAQs and more information on the logistics of After School Detention, click here.

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Woodlawn High School provides a safe and supportive environment that fosters opportunities for all students to achieve academic success, while also ensuring students obtain necessary life-skills through partaking in opportunities to grow intellectually, philanthropically, and socially.

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At Woodlawn High School, our students are responsible members of the community who demonstrate this by respecting the right of all to learn in a safe and challenging atmosphere, while inspiring themselves and others intellectually, physically and emotionally to reach their highest collective potential.

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PANTHER HEADLINES

Woodlawn defense a bright spot in football season-opening loss to University Lab

Woodlawn High’s defense provided a bright spot in a long, frustrating night overall Thursday to open football season. The Panthers struggled to find offensive consistency, including three turnovers, and stumbled to a 25-0 loss to University Lab in the opener, which they hosting at East Iberville. “The defense played lights...

Senior-led Woodlawn kicks off football season with state title aspirations

Rickie Collins stood outside Panther Stadium four days before Woodlawn High’s first day of classes and stared at the nearly three dozen newly raised senior banners lining either side of the entrance. “Maaan,” the star quarterback said, himself almost in awe of the team’s deep and decorated 2023 class and...

WHS Volleyball opens season full of talent, inspiration

Maria Gonzalez is understandably excited to be back on the bench this season for a wide range of reasons. The Woodlawn High volleyball coach missed — in both senses of the word — some time with her team last year as she underwent chemotherapy for her battle with ovarian cancer....

Woodlawn DB Jordan Matthews shocks recruiting world with Tennessee commitment

Jordan Matthews thanked a long list of family, teammates, coaches and other supporters Monday afternoon, then motioned to the back of a jam-packed and loud Woodlawn High gymnasium. “Y’all ready!?” he smiled, then emphasized, “Are y’all ready!? Bring it in, bring it in!” An armed East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Department...