Fontainebleau High School

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Fontainebleau High School
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Address
Fontainebleau High School
100 Bulldog Drive

Suburban

Mandeville
,
Louisiana
70471

United States
Coordinates 30°24′26″N90°02′15″W / 30.4072°N 90.0375°W / 30.4072; -90.0375
Information
Type Public
MottoOptimus Optimorum (The Best of the Best)
Founded1994
School district St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
PrincipalNathan Corley
Faculty175
Teaching staff85.94 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,677 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.51 [1]
Color(s)Red and Black   
AthleticsBaseball, Boys' Basketball, Boys' Soccer, Boys' Track, Cross Country, Football, Girls' Basketball, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Track, Golf, Power Lifting, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
Mascot Bulldog
Nickname Bulldogs
Rival Mandeville High School, Covington High School, Lakeshore High School, St. Paul's School [ citation needed ]
Website fontainebleauhigh.stpsb.org

Fontainebleau High School is a public high school located in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States, north of Mandeville. The school is a part of the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools.

Contents

The school serves Abita Springs, Covington, and a small section of Mandeville. [2] It previously served much of Lacombe. [3]

History

It was founded in August, 1994 with 775 ninth- and tenth-grade students. [4] The school had an estimated enrollment of approximately 2,300 students during the 2008–2009 school year, but was downsized with the opening of the new Lakeshore High School, which was opened with the 2009–2010 school year. 2009 enrollment for Fontainebleau is estimated to be about 1,650. [5]

Fontainebleau's mascot is Spike the Bulldog; the school's motto is Optimus Optimorum, a Latin saying meaning "The best of the best". Its school colors are red and black.


Academics

Fontainebleau High School has been recognized as being among the top public high schools in the state and was listed in the 2009 "America's Best High Schools: Louisiana" article in an issue of Business Week. [6] The school continually scores above local, state, and national averages on standardized tests.[ citation needed ] The school has continually received the Golden Achievement Award from LSU in recognition of the school's graduating seniors earning high amounts of college credit on LSU's credit/placement exams.[ citation needed ]

PTA

In 2004 the school was certified as a National PTA Parent Involvement School of Excellence, and was re-certified in 2007. [7]

Athletics

Championships

Organizations

Band

The Fontainebleau Band program began with approximately 30 members when the school opened in 1994, it now boasts approximately 200 members.

In 2003, the marching band attended its first marching festival. During the 2005 season the Crimson Band was invited to the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands, the largest in the state despite missing a month of rehearsals due to Hurricane Katrina. In the Fall of 2006, the band placed 3rd overall at the Louisiana Showcase and 5th overall in the Fall of 2007. In 2008, the band was named the Reserve Grand Champion at the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands. In 2009, the band placed 3rd overall with their show, Carpe Noctum. In 2010, the band once again was named Reserve Grand Champion at Louisiana Showcase with the show City of Scandal: Love and the Mob. In 2011, October 29, the Fontainebleau Crimson Band once again won Reserve Grand Champion at the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands, falling short of Lafayette High School by only 2½ points. The band has also been named the Grand Champion of the Northshore Camellia Marching festival in 2007, 2008, and 2010.

The FHS Band program includes: the Marching band and Flag Team, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert band, Indoor Percussion, Jazz Ensemble.

The FHS Band went to their first WGI regionals competition in early 2008. Color Guard took first place in the guard competition with their show "My Funny Valentine", and the percussion ensemble took second place in the percussion competition with their show "Circuitry".

JROTC

LA-944 is an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps located at Fontainebleau High School, Mandeville, Louisiana. It was created in July 1994 with an agreement between Fontainebleau High School, the St. Tammany Parish School Board, and the United States Air Force. LA-944 is a cadet-run corps where the members of the Senior Staff make all of the major decisions with little help from the Instructors. [10] [ better source needed ] LA-944 received the Distinguished Unit Award (DUA) during the 1999–2000 year and the DUA with Merit in the years 2007–2008 and 2010–2011.[ citation needed ]

Student organizations

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Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ Fontainebleau High School Boundary. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools.
  3. ↑ Fontainebleau High School Boundary. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. December 1, 2006. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "FHS Home Page". fontainebleauhigh.stpsb.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ↑ http://fontainebleauhigh.stpsb.org/newsletter0909.pdf%5B%5D
  6. ↑ "America's Best High Schools: Louisiana". Archived from the original on March 10, 2009.
  7. ↑ "National PTA : Assessment Tool for Schools to Evaluate Parent/Family Involvement". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  8. ↑ "National Soccer Coaches Association of America - NSCAA/Adidas® National and Regional Rankings". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  9. ↑ "Louisiana High School Wrestling Archives; Louisiana Wrestling History". www.lhswa.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  10. ↑ "www.LA-944.wetpaint.com Corps website". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  11. ↑ "Fontainebleau High School-Clubs". fontainebleauhigh.stpsb.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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