Edna Karr High School
Edna Karr High School | |
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Address | |
3332 Huntlee Dr. | |
Coordinates | 29°55′14″N 90°00′14″W / 29.9205°N 90.0040°W |
Information | |
School type | Public Charter |
Established | 1964 |
Status | open |
School board | InspireNOLA |
Principal | Harold Clay |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1107 (2015-2016) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Purple and yellow |
Athletics | LHSAA |
Athletics conference | 4A District 10 |
Mascot | Cougar |
Nickname | Cougars |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Louisiana Department of Education |
Edna Karr High School is a
History
The school began operation in 1964 as a
Until 1990, Edna Karr operated as a junior high serving grades 7 through 9, with an academic program that included regular education,
In the years since Karr became a high school, it completed its
All of this changed in the autumn of 2005 after
Edna Karr will complete a brand new campus by October 2019. The project is estimated to cost $48.9 million.[3]
Student demographics
As of the 2015-16 school year, approximately 95% of the student population is
In 2015, Edna Karr ranked 2nd best in the New Orleans Parish School District and above 83.1% of high schools in Louisiana in academic performance.[4]
Athletics
Edna Karr athletics competes in the LHSAA.[5]
State Championships
(6) Football: 1993, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
(8) Track (Boys & Girls) 1996, 2003, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Marching band
Edna Karr's marching band is known as "#TeamBustEmUp" and includes 100+ instrumentalists, dancers (Cougar Dolls), a flag corp, and twirlers. Some notable accomplishments of the band include being highlighted in a documentary on New Orleans, photographed for
The Marching Cougars' motto is "Second to None".
Notable people
- Greg "Tarzan" Davis (class of 2011), television and film actor (Top Gun: Maverick, Grey's Anatomy, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Tales from the Hood 2)
- Olaf Fink, state senator for Algiers from 1956 to 1972, also a teacher during that time, including at Edna Karr[7]
- Eric Henderson, (class of 2001), Georgia Tech and NFL defensive end
- Quindell Johnson (class of 2018), NFL safety
- Cornelius Lucas (class of 2010), NFL football player
- Racey McMath (class of 2017), NFL football player
- Bernard Robertson (class of 1996), NFL offensive tackle
- Robert Royal (class of 1997), NFL tight end
- David P. Steiner (class of 1978), CEO Waste Management
- Patrick Surtain (class of 1994), NFL cornerback
- Gerald Willis (class of 2014), NFL football player
References
- ^ a b c d "Edna Karr/About". inspirenolacharterschools.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Top 10 Best Louisiana Blue Ribbon Public High Schools (2022)".
- ^ "Edna Karr High Construction Plans, Harriet R. Tubman Elementary Renovation Nearly Complete". 16 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Edna Karr High School".
- ^ "Karr, Edna". lhsaa.org. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "New Beyonce music video spotlights 4 Edna Karr drum majors".
- ^ "Fink, Olaf J." A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography by the Louisiana Historical Association. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2015.