Warren Easton Charter High School Explained

Warren Easton Charter High School
Streetaddress:3019 Canal St
City:New Orleans
State:Louisiana
Zipcode:70119
Country:United States
Principal:Mervin Jackson
Gender:Co-ed
Schooltype:Public Charter
Grades:9-12
Campus Type:Inner-city
Athletics:LHSAA
Colors:Purple and old gold
Team Name:Fighting Eagles
Established:1843, Reestablished 2006
Teaching Staff:69.00 (FTE)
Ratio:16.12
Enrollment:1,112 (2022–23)[1]

Warren Easton Charter High School is a secondary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Warren Easton Charter Foundation governs the school, which is chartered by Orleans Parish School Board.

History

The school was founded in 1843 as Boys High School. It was the first high school in the State of Louisiana and as a public school was formed to educate the working-class population of the city of New Orleans. By 1855 the school had expanded to four locations. After the Civil War in 1867, the four Boys High Schools were merged into Consolidated Boys High School.

In 1911, the Orleans Parish School Board bought a property for a new high school and construction began during that year. The school received its name in 1911, Warren Easton High School. It was named after Warren Easton, the first Supervisor of Education of the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans.[2] The principal administrator and the faculty moved into 3019 Canal Street in 1913. The school was originally an all-boys school and in 1952 the school became coeducational. In 1967, Easton was racially integrated and in 1977 the school became a fundamental magnet school.[2]

Prior to 2005, the school was directly under the authority of the Orleans Parish School Board. In 2005, as Hurricane Katrina was about to hit, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) designated Easton as a place where people could receive transportation to the Louisiana Superdome, a shelter of last resort.[3] After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the school was closed for one year.

In 2006, the school re-opened as a charter school and became Warren Easton Charter High School.[2] In 2007, actress Sandra Bullock adopted the school. Bullock contributed thousands of dollars to the school and also helped to build an on-campus health clinic.[4]

Curriculum

In the 1930s the school hosted German language classes for adults.[5] Chinese and Spanish are offered to students as a foreign language as of 2015.

Athletics

Warren Easton Charter athletics competes in the LHSAA.[6]

Championships

Football championships

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warren Easton Charter High School. National Center for Education Statistics. July 21, 2024.
  2. "SCHOOL HISTORY." (Archive) Warren Easton High School. Retrieved on 16 March 2013.
  3. Nolan, Bruce. "KATRINA TAKES AIM." The Times-Picayune. Sunday August 28, 2005. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
  4. News: Sandra Bullock's adopted school reaches milestone. 2017-10-03. en.
  5. Book: Merrill. Ellen C.. Germans of Louisiana. 2005. Pelican Publishing. 9781455604845. 236.
  6. Web site: Easton, Warren. lhsaa.org. September 9, 2019.
  7. News: Salvador "Sam" Anzelmo. December 14, 2014. New Orleans Advocate. Legacy.com. June 4, 2014.
  8. News: Plaisance. Stacey. Celebrated Warren Easton High School turns 100. December 14, 2014. Associated Press. September 11, 2013.
  9. Wilson. Elliot. G-Ball Playa. Vibe. March 1999. 7. 2. 79. 1070-4701.
  10. Web site: Golianopoulos. Thomas. The Missed Shot That Was Master P's NBA Career. Complex. 13 February 2018. 6 August 2016.
  11. News: Savodnik. Peter. Lee Harvey Oswald's lonely childhood: No one imagined he'd kill the president. December 14, 2014. Salon. October 13, 2013.
  12. News: Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. December 14, 2014. Warren Commission. Appendix 13. National Archive.
  13. Web site: Eddie Price (1982) . footballfoundation.org . July 30, 2023.
  14. Book: James . Rosemary . Wardlaw . Jack . Jack Wardlaw . 1967 . Plot Or Politics?: The Garrison Case and Its Cast . New Orleans . Pelican Publishing Company . 62 . 9781589809185 . August 6, 2015.
  15. Web site: Steve Van Buren. Pro-Football-Reference. January 28, 2016.
  16. https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2020/01/16/center-of-attention/1885118007/ Center of attention

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