Slidell High School
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Slidell High School is a public school for grades nine through twelve located in Slidell, Louisiana
Slidell, Louisiana
Slidell is a city situated on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 25,695 at the 2000 census. The Greater Slidell Community has a population of about 90,000...

. It is part of the St. Tammany Parish Public School District
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, United States.The district serves St. Tammany Parish.-High schools:* Covington High School * Fontainebleau High School...

 and serves portions of west and central Slidell.

Notable alumni

  • Stacie Rowland (1984), science fiction and fantasy author, writing as Diana Rowland http://www.dianarowland.com.
  • Blake Nelson Boyd (1989), visual artist, experimental film maker & actor; K-Ville (TV series)
    K-Ville (TV series)
    K-Ville is an American television drama created and executive produced by Jonathan Lisco, centering on policing New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina...

    , Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
  • Matt Forté
    Matt Forté
    Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...

    , American football
    American football
    American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

     Running Back for the Chicago Bears
  • Gerry E. Hinton
    Gerry E. Hinton
    Gerry Earl Hinton was a pioneer in the chiropractic profession from Slidell, Louisiana, and served from 1984 to 1996 as a member of the Louisiana State Senate from District 11 Gerry Earl Hinton (June 30, 1930 – July 2, 2000) was a pioneer in the chiropractic profession from Slidell, Louisiana, and...

    , chiropractor and member of the Louisiana State Senate
    Louisiana State Legislature
    The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...

     (1984–1996) and the Slidell City Council
  • Xavier Paul
    Xavier Paul
    Xavier Brooks Paul, Jr. is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.-Early life:...

    , LF for Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Matthew P. "Pete" Schneider, III
    Pete Schneider (Louisiana politician)
    Matthew Peter Schneider, III, known as Pete Schneider , is a Slidell, Louisiana, businessman who served four terms between 1992 and 2008 as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 90, which encompasses his St. Tammany Parish...

    , Slidell businessman and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
    Louisiana State Legislature
    The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...

     from 1992–2008
  • Ed Scogin
    Ed Scogin
    Edward C. Scogin, known as Ed Scogin , was from 1972-1992 a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Slidell in St. Tammany Parish in suburban New Orleans, Louisiana, known as a fiscal watchdog over state government...

     (1921-1999) (Class of 1938), state representative, 1972-1992, and St. Tammany Parish police jury member, 1968-1972. Mrs. Thelma Scogin graduated in 1943 from Slidell High School.
  • Mike Gambrell (1980), Center for Louisiana State University football team
    LSU Tigers football
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     (1980-1983), team captain in 1983 as LSU competed in the Orange Bowl
    Orange Bowl
    The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935 and celebrated its 75th playing on January 1, 2009...

    . Gambrell is one of only two Slidell High football players to have his jersey retired.
  • Reggie Cooper, (1987), Strong Safety for the Nebraska Cornhuskers Football team (1987-1991), Team Captain in 1991 as Nebraska defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowle. Cooper is one of only two Slidell High football players to have his jersey retired.
  • J. Kevin Pearson, (1977), Kevin Pearson, Slidell business owner, Louisiana State Representative, 2007-2011, District 76

http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?id=76
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