Joseph_S._Clark_Preparatory_High_School

Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School

Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School

Defunct high school in Louisiana, United States


Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School was a high school in Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

Joseph S Clark school building on Derbigny Street, New Orleans, in 2024

Clark opened in 1947 as the first high school below Canal Street to educate colored children in New Orleans.[2][3] It was named after Joseph S. Clark, the first president of the Southern University at Baton Rouge.[4] The Rebirth Brass Band was formed at the high school in 1983.[1] The high school was operated by the charter Firstline Schools at its closing in 2019.[5][6]

Notable alumni


References

  1. Wyckoff, Geraldine. "Next up: The Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival!" (Archive) Louisiana Weekly. December 5, 2011. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  2. "Joseph S. Clark Senior High School (Closed 2016)". publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  3. "The History of Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  4. Estwick, Tammy (2018-07-20). "Clark Alumni to School Board: We want to control our legacy". WDSU. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  5. Sullivan, Steve (2017-05-17). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-4422-5449-7.




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