Helen Cox High School is a high school located in Harvey

Harvey, Louisiana

Harvey is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Harvey is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...

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Unincorporated area

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 Jefferson Parish

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....

, Louisiana

Louisiana

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, United States

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The school is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools

Jefferson Parish Public Schools

Jefferson Parish Public Schools is a school district based in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district operates all public schools in Jefferson Parish...

 system. The school primarily serves the Harvey and Gretna areas of Jefferson Parish. The school's mascot is "Charlie" the Cougar (felis concolor), and the school colors are Scarlet (Red) and (Vegas) Gold.

Helen Cox's namesake was the first principal of the Gretna Public High School. It was first opened in 1969 as "Helen Cox Junior High School", and later re-named "Helen Cox High School" in 2004.