Edna Karr High School
| Edna Karr High School | |
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| Location | |
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Algiers New Orleans, Louisiana, Orleans Parish United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°55′14″N 90°00′14″W / 29.9205°N 90.0040°WCoordinates: 29°55′14″N 90°00′14″W / 29.9205°N 90.0040°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | 1964 |
| Status | open |
| School board | Inspire NOLA |
| Principal | Harold Clay |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1107 (2015-2016) |
| Campus type | urban |
| Color(s) | Purple, Gold |
| Athletics conference | 4A District 9 |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Team name | Cougars |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Louisiana Department of Education |
Edna Karr High School is a public, open enrollment, coeducational charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The school is a college preparatory high school and is a part of InspireNOLA Charter Schools and the New Orleans Public School System (NOPS). Edna Karr High School is located in Algiers, a small community of New Orleans located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Orleans Parish.
High School began operation in 1964 as a junior high school It was named after Edna Karr, an educator who served as a teacher and administrator in the Algiers community. About 18 months after the (mid-school-year) opening of the new junior high, Hurricane Betsy struck as the 1965-66 school year was starting. Local schools were closed for several days, in part because local electric power had not been restored. In addition, Karr's beautiful gym floor was ruined; blowing rain had pounded in through broken windows, and the inundated wood flooring buckled like an accordion. When school restarted, physical education classes were held outdoors until the floor had been replaced.
Olaf Fink, who served as a state senator for Algiers from 1956 to 1972, retired in May 1972 from a 33-year teaching career, with his final assignment at Karr Junior High School.
Until 1990, Edna Karr operated as a typical junior high serving grades 7 through 9, with an academic program that included regular education, special education, and gifted education. In 1990 the Orleans Parish School Board voted to change Edna Karr into a junior/senior high magnet school. This was at the behest of community activists. As a result, significant changes took place: upper grade levels, new courses, and high school traditions were added. In addition, policies and procedures were written for magnet school clientele. In the years since 1990, Karr completed its Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) 10-Year Update in 1998. In 2000 and again in 2005, Edna Karr earned the National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Recognition.
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