McDonogh School 13 circa 1900; in 1917 this building would be repurposed as the first home of McDonogh 35.
Prior to 1917, during the era of segregated school systems in the Southern U.S., no public high school existed in New Orleans for African-American pupils. Those interested in pursuing an education beyond the eighth grade had to attend one of the city's three private secondary schools for blacks: Leland College, New Orleans University, or Straight College.
In 1917, a group of citizens met to petition the Orleans Parish School System to convert McDonogh 13 Boys' School from a white elementary school to a secondary educational facility for black pupils. The petition was granted and in the fall of 1917, McDonogh 35 Senior High School became recognized as a four-year high school. McDonogh 35 remained the only public four-year high school for African Americans until the L. B. Landry transitioned from an elementary into a high school in 1942. Booker T. Washington also opened its doors in 1942 for African Americans.
Over the years, McDonogh 35 has changed its location four times. The original building at 655 South Rampart Street was destroyed when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans in 1965, and for the next four years the school was temporarily located in the former United States Federal Court House Building at 600 Camp Street. In 1969, students and faculty were moved into the school facility at 133 St. Ann Street that formerly housed McDonogh 41 Elementary School. In September 1972, the facility relocated to 1331 Kerlerec Street in the Tremé neighborhood.[3] During the 1992-1993 school year, McDonogh 35 was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.
By April 13, 2006, McDonogh 35 was one of six public high schools that had re-opened since Katrina. Of them, it was the only one in a Downtown neighborhood. According to Philip White, the principal, initially the administration had plans to accommodate 800 students but found fewer due to the effects of the hurricane. One month later, the enrollment went over 1,000 students and the administration was forced to stop accepting students.[4]
The current facility which opened on August 20, 2015 is located on 16 acres in the Bayou District at 4000 Cadillac Street, the former Phillips/Waters school site.[3] The Louisiana Recovery School District allocated $55 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery funds tied to this site to construct the new state of the art McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School.
On December 20, 2018, the Orleans Parish School Board awarded the InspireNOLA charter group a two-year management contract to operate McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School, which will only have eleventh and twelfth grades.[5] Once the students graduate, that school will close.[5]
The school board also announced that InspireNOLA was awarded a contract to create a charter high school on the same campus.[5] In 2019, McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School will start with ninth grade and add a grade each year until it reaches twelfth grade.[5]
The "Roneagle"
A "Roneagle" or "Ironeagle" is a mythical bird fashioned after the American bald eagle however because of its solid iron constitution, it was stronger, swifter, larger and more resourceful than all other birds—a symbol of strength and courage meant to inspire the students of the school. This is the emblem and mascot of McDonogh 35 Senior High School; the "I" was later intentionally dropped to make it easier to pronounce. The first issue of the school's yearbook in 1928 describes the mythical creature.
Academics
Christine Woyshner and Chara Haeussler Bohan, editors of Histories of Social Studies and Race: 1865-2000, said that "Despite the pressures of a state-mandated standardized curriculum and a corresponding accountability policy, in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, McDonogh 35 retained a strong academic curriculum that placed social justice and students at its center.[2]
Athletics
McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter athletics competes in the LHSAA.[6]
Carlton G. Smith (class of 1986), Major General, U.S. Army
Further reading
DeCuir, Erica (2012). "Placing Social Justice at the Center of Standards-Based Reform: Race and Social Studies at McDonogh #35 Senior High, New Orleans, 1980–2000". In Woyshner, Christine; Bohan, Chara Haeussler (eds.). Histories of Social Studies and Race: 1865–2000. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 159–178. ISBN978-1-137-00754-4.
^ abc" "School Information Directory". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^ abWoyshner and Bohan, "Introduction." Pg. 11, Histories of Social Studies and Race: 1865-2000."[...]in McDonogh #35 Senior High School in New Orleans. In 1917, McDonogh #35 was established as the first public high school for Black children in Louisiana."
^ ab"McDonogh 35 History". mcdonogh.la.opc.schoolinsites. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^Troeh, Eve. "Many Children Still Lack Schools in New Orleans." National Public Radio. Retrieved on March 16, 2013.
^ abcd"After McDonogh 35 vote, New Orleans will be 1st in US without traditionally run public schools". nola.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^"McDonogh 35". lhsaa.org. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^. Archived from the original on January 9, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2006.
^Rioux, Paul. "New Orleans native gives BP a friendlier face" New Orleans Times Picayune. June 27, 2010. Retrieved on March 16, 2013. "Willis, who grew up in Pontchartrain Park and graduated from McDonogh 35 High School, has quickly become one of the oil giant's most public faces."
External links
McDonogh 35 High School website
McDonogh 35 High School website (mcdonogh.la.opc.schoolinsites.com) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
January 06, 2023
mcdonogh, college, preparatory, charter, high, school, other, high, school, orleans, named, mcdonogh, john, mcdonogh, high, school, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, en. For the other high school in New Orleans named McDonogh see John McDonogh High School This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message McDonogh 35 Senior High School is a charter public high school in New Orleans Louisiana It is a part of New Orleans Public Schools and InspireNOLA charter operator The school was named after John McDonogh 2 McDonogh 35 Senior High SchoolLocation4000 Cadillac StreetNew Orleans Louisiana 70122United StatesInformationTypePublic Charter College PreparatoryMottoA Choice Not an EchoEstablished1917School districtNew Orleans Public SchoolsFaculty48 93 on FTE basis 1 GradesEducation in the United States School gradesEnrollment1008 1 2010 11 Student to teacher ratio20 6 1 1 Color s Maroon and gold Athletics conferenceLHSAASportsBaseball Boys Basketball Boys JV Basketball Boys Varsity Basketball Girls Varsity Football Boys JV Football Boys Varsity Softball Girls Track and Field Boys Track and Field Girls Volleyball Girls JV Volleyball Girls Varsity NicknameThirty five Three FiveTeam nameRoneagleWebsitemcdonogh35shs org Contents 1 History 2 The Roneagle 3 Academics 4 Athletics 5 Notable alumni 5 1 McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School 5 2 McDonogh 35 Senior High School 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit McDonogh School 13 circa 1900 in 1917 this building would be repurposed as the first home of McDonogh 35 Prior to 1917 during the era of segregated school systems in the Southern U S no public high school existed in New Orleans for African American pupils Those interested in pursuing an education beyond the eighth grade had to attend one of the city s three private secondary schools for blacks Leland College New Orleans University or Straight College In 1917 a group of citizens met to petition the Orleans Parish School System to convert McDonogh 13 Boys School from a white elementary school to a secondary educational facility for black pupils The petition was granted and in the fall of 1917 McDonogh 35 Senior High School became recognized as a four year high school McDonogh 35 remained the only public four year high school for African Americans until the L B Landry transitioned from an elementary into a high school in 1942 Booker T Washington also opened its doors in 1942 for African Americans Over the years McDonogh 35 has changed its location four times The original building at 655 South Rampart Street was destroyed when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans in 1965 and for the next four years the school was temporarily located in the former United States Federal Court House Building at 600 Camp Street In 1969 students and faculty were moved into the school facility at 133 St Ann Street that formerly housed McDonogh 41 Elementary School In September 1972 the facility relocated to 1331 Kerlerec Street in the Treme neighborhood 3 During the 1992 1993 school year McDonogh 35 was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education By April 13 2006 McDonogh 35 was one of six public high schools that had re opened since Katrina Of them it was the only one in a Downtown neighborhood According to Philip White the principal initially the administration had plans to accommodate 800 students but found fewer due to the effects of the hurricane One month later the enrollment went over 1 000 students and the administration was forced to stop accepting students 4 The current facility which opened on August 20 2015 is located on 16 acres in the Bayou District at 4000 Cadillac Street the former Phillips Waters school site 3 The Louisiana Recovery School District allocated 55 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery funds tied to this site to construct the new state of the art McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School On December 20 2018 the Orleans Parish School Board awarded the InspireNOLA charter group a two year management contract to operate McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School which will only have eleventh and twelfth grades 5 Once the students graduate that school will close 5 The school board also announced that InspireNOLA was awarded a contract to create a charter high school on the same campus 5 In 2019 McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School will start with ninth grade and add a grade each year until it reaches twelfth grade 5 The Roneagle EditA Roneagle or Ironeagle is a mythical bird fashioned after the American bald eagle however because of its solid iron constitution it was stronger swifter larger and more resourceful than all other birds a symbol of strength and courage meant to inspire the students of the school This is the emblem and mascot of McDonogh 35 Senior High School the I was later intentionally dropped to make it easier to pronounce The first issue of the school s yearbook in 1928 describes the mythical creature Academics EditChristine Woyshner and Chara Haeussler Bohan editors of Histories of Social Studies and Race 1865 2000 said that Despite the pressures of a state mandated standardized curriculum and a corresponding accountability policy in the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries McDonogh 35 retained a strong academic curriculum that placed social justice and students at its center 2 Athletics EditMcDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter athletics competes in the LHSAA 6 Notable alumni EditMcDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School Edit Delvin Breaux NFL cornerback Carlos Henderson NFL wide receiverMcDonogh 35 Senior High School Edit Joan Bernard Armstrong first female elected judge in Louisiana and first African American chief judge of the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Israel Meyer Augustine Jr first black elected judge of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court citation needed Wesley T Bishop Senator Louisiana State Senate citation needed James Carter class of 1987 former Councilman City of New Orleans citation needed Rev Abraham Lincoln A L Davis founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference and first black city councilman in New Orleans 7 Michael S Harrison class of 1987 Superintendent New Orleans Police Department Morris F X Jeff Sr former head of New Orleans Recreation Department s colored division citation needed Jason Hughes member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Geneva Handy Southall class of 1941 musician musicologist professor and writer D Antoinette Handy class of 1946 musician scholar author former National Endowment for the Arts director of music Jared Brossett class of 2000 Councilman City of New Orleans Punkie Johnson class of 2003 actress and stand up comedian current featured player on Saturday Night Live 8 Dr Janina Jeff class of 2003 geneticist and host executive producer of In Those Genes podcast Chris Clark class of 2003 NFL offensive tackle Darryl Kilbert class of 1974 former Superintendent of Orleans Parish School Board citation needed Dr Calvin Mackie class of 1985 motivational speaker and entrepreneur Ernest Nathan Morial first African American mayor of New Orleans 1978 86 Representative Sandra Seals Hollins class of 1988 first African American woman elected to the Utah State Legislature citation needed Michael Smith class of 1997 NFL reporter for ESPN Neil Smith class of 1984 NFL defensive end and two time Super Bowl champion Darryl Willis Vice President in charge of claims for BP in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 9 Carlton G Smith class of 1986 Major General U S ArmyFurther reading EditDeCuir Erica 2012 Placing Social Justice at the Center of Standards Based Reform Race and Social Studies at McDonogh 35 Senior High New Orleans 1980 2000 In Woyshner Christine Bohan Chara Haeussler eds Histories of Social Studies and Race 1865 2000 New York Palgrave Macmillan pp 159 178 ISBN 978 1 137 00754 4 References Edit United States portal Schools portal a b c School Information Directory nces ed gov Retrieved September 9 2019 a b Woyshner and Bohan Introduction Pg 11 Histories of Social Studies and Race 1865 2000 in McDonogh 35 Senior High School in New Orleans In 1917 McDonogh 35 was established as the first public high school for Black children in Louisiana a b McDonogh 35 History mcdonogh la opc schoolinsites Retrieved September 9 2019 Troeh Eve Many Children Still Lack Schools in New Orleans National Public Radio Retrieved on March 16 2013 a b c d After McDonogh 35 vote New Orleans will be 1st in US without traditionally run public schools nola com Retrieved September 9 2019 McDonogh 35 lhsaa org Retrieved September 9 2019 Notable AfricanAmericans from Louisiana Archived from the original on January 9 2006 Retrieved January 22 2006 http filmcourage com 2016 01 05 art and creativity has absolutely nothing to do with gender by punkie johnson of mewnowtv coms talkin points Rioux Paul New Orleans native gives BP a friendlier face New Orleans Times Picayune June 27 2010 Retrieved on March 16 2013 Willis who grew up in Pontchartrain Park and graduated from McDonogh 35 High School has quickly become one of the oil giant s most public faces External links EditMcDonogh 35 High School website McDonogh 35 High School website mcdonogh la opc schoolinsites com at the Wayback Machine archive index Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School amp oldid 1128220422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
