Edna Karr High School

Coordinates: 29°55′14″N 90°00′14″W / 29.9205°N 90.0040°W / 29.9205; -90.0040
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Edna Karr High School
Address
Map
3332 Huntlee Dr.

Orleans Parish
,
United States
Coordinates29°55′14″N 90°00′14″W / 29.9205°N 90.0040°W / 29.9205; -90.0040
Information
School typePublic Charter
Established1964
Statusopen
School boardInspireNOLA
PrincipalHarold Clay
Grades9-12
Enrollment1107 (2015-2016)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Purple and yellow    
AthleticsLHSAA
Athletics conference4A District 10
MascotCougar
NicknameCougars
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Louisiana Department of Education

Edna Karr High School is a

Orleans Parish
.

History

The school began operation in 1964 as a

junior high school.[1] It was named after Edna Karr, an educator who served as a teacher and administrator in the Algiers community. About 18 months after the (mid-school-year) opening of the new junior high, Hurricane Betsy struck as the 1965-66 school year was starting. Local schools were closed for several days, in part because local electric power had not been restored. In addition, Karr's beautiful gym floor was ruined; blowing rain had pounded in through broken windows, and the inundated wood flooring buckled like an accordion. When school restarted, physical education
classes were held outdoors until the floor had been replaced.

Until 1990, Edna Karr operated as a junior high serving grades 7 through 9, with an academic program that included regular education,

community activists. As a result, significant changes took place: upper grade levels, new courses, and high school traditions were added. In addition, policies and procedures were written for magnet school clientele. Starting with the 1991 school year, grades ten, eleven and twelve would be added over the next three years and the school graduated its first senior class in May 1993.[1]

In the years since Karr became a high school, it completed its

All of this changed in the autumn of 2005 after

senior high charter school serving grades 9 through 12. Under the ACSA charter, Edna Karr once again has open enrollment and is therefore open to all students who live in Orleans Parish.[citation needed
]

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

school lunches. Most of the students will be first-generation college students in their families.[4]

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

Lemonade visual album. They have also appeared in a 2018 T-Mobile commercial and made an appearance in the 2018 film, Assassination Nation. It is one of the premier bands of New Orleans, often called upon to compete nationwide.[6]

The Marching Cougars' motto is "Second to None".

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Edna Karr/About". inspirenolacharterschools.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Top 10 Best Louisiana Blue Ribbon Public High Schools (2022)".
  3. ^ "Edna Karr High Construction Plans, Harriet R. Tubman Elementary Renovation Nearly Complete". 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Edna Karr High School".
  5. ^ "Karr, Edna". lhsaa.org. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "New Beyonce music video spotlights 4 Edna Karr drum majors".
  7. ^ "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.

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