Isidore Newman School
Isidore Newman School | |
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Coeducational | |
Number of students | 1,055 (2021) |
Average class size | 15 |
Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
Campus size | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Colour(s) | Kelly green, white |
Fight song | Green and White |
Athletics conference | LHSAA |
Mascot | Greenie Gator |
Nickname | Greenies |
Accreditation | NAIS – ISAS SACS |
Newspaper | The Navigator |
Yearbook | Absinthe |
Endowment | ~$37,000,000 (2019-2020) |
Budget | ~$31,000,000 (2019-2020) |
Alumni | ~6,700 |
Website | www |
The original school name, Isidore Newman Manual Training School, was changed to its current name in 1931. |
Isidore Newman School is a private, nondenominational, coeducational college preparatory school located on an 11-acre (45,000 m2) campus in the uptown section of New Orleans, Louisiana.
History
Isidore Newman School was founded in 1903 by Isidore Newman, a New Orleans philanthropist and founder of the
Newman offers comprehensive education for students in grades
Jeré Longman of The New York Times described Isidore Newman as "one of Louisiana’s elite private schools."[4]
Enrollment
Newman has a student body of 1,055 and a faculty of 208, with an average class size of 15 students per class. Newman has 434 students in its lower school, 253 in its middle school, and 368 in its upper school. About 40% of the students were Jewish in 2005, and there was social distance between Jewish and non-Jewish students that began with private dances held by non-Jewish students.[9]
Athletics
Newman's athletic teams compete in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The school fields teams on a number of sports, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball. Newman has held 113 State Championships as of December 2023. The largest building on campus is the Cotonio Palaestra.
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning attended the high school, leading their football team to a 34–5 record during his three seasons as its starter. He was named Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player-of-the-Year and Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club National Offensive Player-of-the-Year in 1993.[10] While at Newman, he began wearing the #18 jersey in honor of his older brother Cooper, who was forced to give up football due to spinal stenosis. Younger brother Eli also wore the number when he became starting quarterback. Newman has since retired the #18 jersey and it can be seen hanging in the school gym.[11] Peyton was among the most sought after high school players in the country and was recruited by 60 colleges.[12] Cooper's son Arch, the most recent Newman quarterback, was touted as one of the top players in the college recruiting class of 2023 before committing to Texas.[13]
In May 2010, ESPN.com ranked Newman at the top of a survey of which high schools produce the best NFL players — even though the school had at the time only produced three NFL players: Omar Douglas and the Manning brothers.[16] NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. graduated from Newman in 2011.[17]
Notable alumni
- Marion Abramson – civic leader, founder of WYES-TV
- AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the YearAward.
- Jeremy Bleich – American-Israeli baseball player.[19]
- Edward D. Dart – FAIA. Renowned[citation needed] Modernist architect
- Joseph Bidenadministration, appointed July 2022
- Omar Douglas – former NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants.[11]
- United States Chief of Protocol and US Ambassador to Brunei.
- Kelvin Harrison Jr. – film actor known for Luce, Waves, Cyrano, and the title role in Chevalier. [20]
- Cable News Network, and current President of the Aspen Institute.[21]
- Leslie Jacobs – education reform advocate, business executive and philanthropist.[22]
- Corey Johnson – actor, United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Last Days of Lehman Brothers, and The Mummy.[citation needed]
- Michael Lewis – author of best-selling works including Liar's Poker; Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game; Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life; The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game; and The Big Short.[21]
- Randy Livingston – professional basketball player and 1993 Gatorade National High School Basketball Player of the Year.[23]
- John C. Lovell – Olympic sailor, silver medalist in Tornado class at 2004 Summer Olympics.[24]
- Ed Miller – author of three best-selling books on poker.[citation needed]
- Arch Manning – grandson of Archie Manning, son of Cooper Manning. Quarterback for the Texas Longhorns.
- Cooper Manning – former football player, oil and stock trader. Eldest son of NFL quarterback Archie Manning.[11]
- Eli Manning – former NFL quarterback for the New York Giants and MVP of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. Youngest son of NFL quarterback Archie Manning.[25]
- Peyton Manning – Hall of Fame NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos, and MVP of Super Bowl XLI. Middle son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning.[26]
- Bessie Margolin – US Department of Labor attorney from 1939 until 1972, arguing cases before Supreme Court.
- New York Times Best Seller The Republican War on Science.
- Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University.[27]
- Herman Neugass – field and track athlete
- Mark Plotkin – ethnobotanist and advocate for tropical rainforest conservation.[28]
- Christopher Rice – best-selling author of A Density of Souls, The Snow Garden, and Light Before Day; son of author Anne Rice.[29]
- Glee.[30]
- Monk Simons – elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963 after playing for Tulane University.[31]
- Bruce Spizer – author of books about The Beatles.[32]
- Sean Tuohy – former professional basketball player, broadcaster for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association; central figure of The Blind Side about football player Michael Oher.
- Mo Willems – animator, children's book author.[33]
- Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning American stage, film and television actress.[34]
- John Minor Wisdom – judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
References
- ^ "Isidore Newman School Archives". OCLC.
- ^ "NOLA History: 6 New Orleans Schools of Historic Interest". GoNOLA.com. September 8, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0807876348.
- ^ a b c Longman, Jeré (October 24, 2006). "Homecoming Is a Victory, by Any Definition". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL vs. J. EVERETT EAVES, INC. AND WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION" (PDF). Louisiana Supreme Court. July 6, 2010.
- ^ writers, ANDREA GALLO and RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS | Staff. "Isidore Newman School is the subject of a sealed lawsuit after grad's sexual assault claims". NOLA.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ writer, ANDREA GALLO | Staff. "The Times-Picayune OK'd to intervene in long-sealed lawsuit against Isidore Newman School". NOLA.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Isidore Newman School ~ Newman at a Glance". www.newmanschool.org. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ISBN 0807876348.
- ^ "MANNING AT A GLANCE" (PDF). Denver Broncos. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ a b c Winkeljohn, Matt (May 11, 2010). "Manning brothers lift Isidore Newman". ESPN.
- ^ Bradley, John Ed (November 15, 1993). "Like Father, Like Son". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ Cobb, David (August 19, 2020). "Arch Manning, nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, rates as top QB in first rankings for class of 2023". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (March 28, 2004). "Coach Fitz's Management Theory". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Player Bio: Jeremy Bleich". GoStanford.com.
- ^ Winkeljohn, Matt (May 11, 2010). "Manning brothers lift Isidore Newman". ESPN.
- ^ Hibbert, R. (February 2, 2011). "Newman Senior Odell Beckham Signs with Louisiana State University". Isidore Newman School. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Bryan Batt '81 Named Recipient of 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award". Newman School. March 3, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Jeremy Bleich, '05: Pitching with the Pros". Isidore Newman School. September 30, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "His time: New Orleans actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. is making waves (and 'Waves') in Hollywood". Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "The man who won Steve Jobs' trust". CNN Business. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Newman Distinguished Alumna 2013: Leslie Rosenthal Jacobs '77". Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- Gatorade National Player of the Year#Basketball
- ^ "John Lovell, Jr & John Lovell, III 2006-2007". NASBA Center for the Public Trust. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Eli Manning had Super sense of future while still in high school". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Peyton Manning". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Newman News". Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Walda Barnett Besthoff '54 and Sydney J. Besthoff III '45, Mark J. Plotkin '73". Isidore Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "VJ Books presents Christopher Rice!". VJ Books. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ Parker, Nancy. "Local musician turns 'different' into success". Fox 8 Live. Frankly Media and Raycom Media. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Claude "Little Monk" Simons". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "Bruce Spizer". beatle.net. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Publishing Success is Child's Play for Mo Willems '86". Newman School. September 30, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Newman Annual Report 2007-2008". NewmanSchool.org. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
Further reading
- Konigsmark, Anne Rochell. Isidore Newman School: One Hundred Years, 2004 (ISBN 0-9747959-0-9).