New Iberia Senior High School

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New Iberia Senior High School
Address
New Iberia Senior High School
1301 East Admiral Doyle Drive

New Iberia
,
Iberia Parish
,
Louisiana
70560

United States
Coordinates 29°59′00″N91°48′41″W / 29.9832°N 91.8115°W / 29.9832; -91.8115
Information
Type Public, coeducational
StatusOpen
School board Iberia Parish School Board
NCES District ID2200720
SuperintendentCarey Laviolette
NCES School ID220072000527
PrincipalCurt Landry
Grades 9–12 [1]
Enrollment1,373 (2023-2024) [2]
Campus typeSuburb [2]
Color(s)Black and gold   
Athletics conference LHSAA
Mascot Yellow Jackets
Team nameYellowjackets and Lady Jackets
Feeder schools
  • Belle Place Middle School (unincorporated New Iberia)
  • Iberia Middle School (New Iberia)
Graduates89% [1]
Website nish.iberiaschools.org

New Iberia Senior High School (NISH) is a public senior high school located at 1301 E. Admiral Doyle Drive in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It is in the Iberia Parish School System. It serves New Iberia and Avery Island. [3] [4]

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About

In 2022, the demographics for the student body was 49.1% White, 39.5% African-American, 6.5% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian, and 2% two or more races. [1] The school is Title 1 eligible. [2]

History

From 1966 to 1990, New Iberia High School (1926 building) was located in a different building at 415 Center Street in New Iberia. [5]

African-American students were segregated from white schools until the passage of a series of law changes starting with Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Prior to racial integration in New Iberia schools in September 1969, African American students attended the public Jonas Henderson High School; and at the earlier private Baptist Howe Institute (Louisiana) in operation from 1890 to 1933. [6] [7]

In 1992, New Iberia High School teacher Toby Daspit with Pat Kahle, and Jamie Credle taught the class "Oral Traditions of the African American Community in Iberia Parish", a class to prepare a future generation of oral historians. [8] [9] [10] The oral traditions class idea originated with the Iberia Parish School System and Carmelite Blanco. [8]

In November 2022, the school had a bullying incident that was shared on social media and made the news. [11] In December 2022, the school had an issue with a gun on campus. [12] [13]

Athletics

New Iberia Senior High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

List of sports:

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New Iberia Senior High School". U.S. News & World Report . 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "New Iberia Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
  3. ↑ Louis, Randy. "New zones for schools." The Daily Iberian . Wednesday March 26, 2008. Retrieved on September 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Feeder School Information." Iberia Parish School System. Retrieved on September 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ "NRHP nomination for New Iberia High School". National Park Service. February 15, 1994.
  6. ↑ Fairclough, Adam (June 30, 2009). A Class of Their Own: Black Teachers in the Segregated South. Harvard University Press. p. 403. ISBN   978-0-674-03666-6.
  7. ↑ "Jonas Henderson High School, New Iberia". African American High Schools in Louisiana Before 1970. July 27, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Lanman, Barry A.; Wendling, Laura M. (May 11, 2006). Preparing the Next Generation of Oral Historians: An Anthology of Oral History Education. Rowman Altamira. p. 291. ISBN   978-0-7591-1430-2.
  9. ↑ Whitman, Glenn (2004). Dialogue with the Past: Engaging Students & Meeting Standards Through Oral History. Rowman Altamira. p. 32. ISBN   978-0-7591-0649-9.
  10. ↑ Donnelly, Jessica Foy (2002). Interpreting Historic House Museums. Rowman Altamira. p. 305. ISBN   978-0-7591-0251-4.
  11. ↑ "Mother of bullied New Iberia Senior High student wants to bring awareness". KLFY.com. November 2, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Weapon found after lockdown at New Iberia Senior High School". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Update: No weapons found after New Iberia Senior High shooting threat prompts lockdown". KLFY.com. December 13, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  14. ↑ Partsch III, Raymond. "From small town to the Big Apple, Hector didn't change". The Daily Iberian . Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Getting defensive". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  16. ↑ Walker, Jude (June 18, 2018). "Top 5 Famous People From Iberia Parish". 97.3 The Dawg. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  17. ↑ Peloquin, Steve (July 25, 2017). "All-Time NFL Players From Acadiana: Corey Raymond". espn1420.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Kendel Shello Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.


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