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]
Enrollment1,308 (2021–2022) [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]

Contents

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 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 Jonas Henderson High School; and at the earlier 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

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