ments ▁were ▁completed ▁on ▁campus . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁opened ▁with ▁only ▁ 9 th ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁grad ers ▁on ▁campus , ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁gradually ▁add ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁ 1 2 th ▁grad ers ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁academic ▁school ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁rev amp ed ▁its ▁academic ▁offer ings ▁and ▁programs ▁to ▁better ▁prepare ▁students ▁for ▁college ▁and ▁employ ment ▁after ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁Billy ▁C annon ▁- ▁Professional ▁football ▁player ▁and ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁winner . ▁Michael ▁Hold craft ▁- ▁Colonel , ▁US AF , ▁Ret ired , ▁Professional ▁Military ▁B - 5 2 ▁Pil ot ▁and ▁Com pt roller . ▁ ▁Dec or ations ▁included ▁Def ense ▁Super ior ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁Def ense ▁Mer itor ious ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it , ▁Air ▁Force ▁Mer itor ious ▁Service ▁Medal ▁with ▁ 4 ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁clusters , ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Comm end ation ▁Medal , ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Ach iev ement ▁Medal , ▁and ▁the ▁Human itar ian ▁Services ▁Medal . ▁Wo ody ▁Jenkins ▁( Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁- ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁East ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁Par ish , ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Dal ton ▁Jones , ▁Form er ▁ML B ▁player ▁( B oston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers , ▁Texas ▁R angers ) ▁Edd ie ▁J .