Patterson High School is a high school in unincorporated St. Mary Parish,

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, United States, near the city of Patterson. It is a part of the St. Mary Parish School Board.

Athletics

Patterson High competes in the LHSAA in the 3A classification in all of the following varsity sports: baseball, basketball (boys and girls), cross country (boys), football, golf, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

Football

On January 15, 2009,

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, a sophomore running back at Patterson High was named ESPN RISE Sophomore Player of the Year.

Awards

Patterson High was named a Blue Ribbon Schools in 2006 in which former principal, Michael Brocato, and head of the math department, Cathie Vernon, traveled to Washington D.C. to accept the award.

Notable alumni

* Dalton Hilliard, NFL player * Ike Hilliard, NFL player *

, NFL player *

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References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Louisiana Schools in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Educational institutions established in 1896 1896 establishments in Louisiana