When McDonogh 35 opened its doors more than 100 years ago, it was the city’s first high school for Black students. Since then it has produced generations of notable alumni and maintained a prestigious academic reputation, according to the school’s alumni association.
“Our success has in the past, the present, and foreseeably in the future come from individuals that are deep, strong, and mighty borne of a pride that far outshines the name of the school,” the association
“Changing McDonogh 35 would not be a progressive thing to do nor will it erase the sordid history of the past. What it will do, is slowly erase the hard work and efforts graduates put in to make the name and thought of the school as revered as it is.”
Two Baton Rouge public high schools make Louisianaâs top 10Â
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Liberty Magnet High School (formerly Lee High School) and Baton Rouge Magnet High School, both part of the EBR Parish school system, were ranked No. 8 and No. 6 in the state, respectively. As usual, Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans came in at No. 1. Just two Louisiana schools were ranked in the nationâs top 100âBenjamin Franklin and Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy in Westwego.Â
Zachary High School and the LSU Laboratory School made the stateâs top 20, according to the list.Â
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One of the main things Terek Johnson remembers about Benjamin Franklin High School, where he graduated in 2019, is that it was hot. In particular, he remembers his first day of his senior year. It was an unusually warm September, and on that day, it was 90 degrees Fahrenheit out. But inside, he swears it was even hotter and only a few rooms in the building had air conditioning. He had a math class during first period, and math classes were the worst because they were on the particularly brutal third floor.
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Originally published on April 10, 2021 7:56 pm
Months of anxious waiting came to an end for some New Orleans parents earlier this week when the public school district released the results of its early school match process.
The city’s unique all-charter system is open enrollment, which means it’s up to families to rank the schools they’d like their children to attend and hope for the best. Almost all of the district’s 77 schools participate in a centralized enrollment process, known as the OneApp.
The more schools a family ranks, the higher the likelihood a match can be made during the first round of enrollment when more overall seats are available. The district’s algorithm only matches children with schools listed on their application.