International High School of New Orleans

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| streetaddress = 2733 Esplanade Avenue.

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| grades = 9-12

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International High School of New Orleans is an American high school located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, at 727 Carondelet Street.

School history

The school is a charter school, and opened in the fall of 2009.Chang, Cindy (20 May 2010). [http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2010/05/anthony_amato_chosen_to_lead_i.html Anthony Amato chosen to lead International High School of New Orleans], The Times-PicayuneElie, Lolis E. (30 April 2009). [http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/recovery_school_district_annou.html Recovery School District announces details for two new schools], The Times-Picayune The first graduation of students occurred in 2013.Gershanik, Ana (15 June 2016). [http://blog.nola.com/new_orleans/2016/06/ten_students_of_hispanic_desce.html Ten students of Hispanic descent graduate from International High School], The Times-Picayune

School building history

The school's building was built in 1937 and was previously the L. E. Rabouin Memorial Trades School, later named the L. E. Rabouin Vocational High School and then L. E. Rabouin Career Magnet School. The Louisiana Recovery School District took over managing the building and former school after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.(15 September 2014). [http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/what-is-the-history-of-the-art-deco-building-at-727-carondelet-st/Content?oid=2500130 What is the history of the art deco building at 727 Carondelet St.?], Best of New Orleans(2 April 2008). [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/bb/leaders-struggle-to-bolster-new-orleans-schools Leaders Struggle to Bolster New Orleans Schools], PBS (" The plan here is to transition Rabouin into an international high school with a very large international baccalaureate program.") The building, however, has always been owned by the Orleans Parish School Board.Larino, Jennifer (7 February 2015). [http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2015/02/international_high_school_sold.html New Orleans charter school sold stripped copper for cash, warrants probe, officials say], The Times-Picayune

Athletics

International High School athletics competes in the LHSAA.{{cite web|url=http://lhsaa.org/schools/school-directory/international-h.s.-of-new-orleans|title=International H.S. of New Orleans|publisher=lhsaa.org|access-date=September 9, 2019}}

Notable Students

16-year-old student Dennis Maliq Barnes has a 4.98 GPA, has already earned 27 college credits and has scholarship offers from 130 colleges and universities. Barnes is considered a prodigy and is fluent in English and Spanish.{{Cite news |first=Kevin |last=McGill |url=https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-student-scholarship-offers-a7b8619fc57e677e913447ed325007c1 |title=New Orleans student’s scholarship offers surpass $9 million |date=April 28, 2023 |publisher=AP News |access-date=May 11, 2023}}

References

External links

[https://www.ihsnola.org/ International High School of New Orleans website]

Category:Charter schools in New Orleans

Category:Public high schools in New Orleans

Category:Educational institutions established in 2009

Category:2009 establishments in Louisiana