Alcée Fortier High School

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Alcée Fortier High School

Coordinates: 29°56′07″N 90°06′51″W / 29.935195°N 90.114085°W

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Alcée Fortier High School was a high school in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana that served grades 8–12. It was located five blocks away from McMain Secondary School.^[1]

History

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The school opened in 1931 and was named for the renowned professor of Romance Languages at Tulane, Alcée Fortier.^[2] Originally Fortier was an all-boys school.^[1]

In 1992, Michael Lach and Michael Loverude of The Christian Science Monitor stated "Based on test scores, dropout rates, and socioeconomic status of the students, the schools we taught in were two of the worst high schools in the country - Booker T. Washington and Alcee Fortier high schools. Given these circumstances, both schools do a fine job, but students leave deserving so much more."^[3]

Around 2003, the school made an "academically unacceptable" list.^[4] In 2006, John Schmid of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said that Fortier was considered to be one of the "worst" schools in Louisiana.^[5] The high school closed in 2006.^[6]

Lusher Charter School's secondary campus opened in the former Alcée Fortier building.^[5]

Curriculum

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The school offered German after its 1931 opening. About 150 students per academic period studied German. German was discontinued in the New Orleans school system in 1938, with the approach of World War II.^[2]

Athletics

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Championships

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Football championships

(1) State Championship: 1948

Notable alumni

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Ashley Ambrose — NFL cornerback (1992-2004), played for several teams including the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints
Victor Gold (Class of 1945) — journalist^[7]
Al Hirt — Musician
Maurice Hurst — NFL cornerback (1989-1995)
Kevin Lewis — NFL cornerback (1989-1992)
Russell Long — U.S. senator from 1948 to 1987
Jason Mitchell — American actor best known for portraying rapper Eazy-E in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton.
Howard K. Smith — television journalist
Matthew Teague — NFL linebacker (1980-1985)
John Kennedy Toole — novelist^[8]
Dave Treen (Class of 1945) — governor of Louisiana from 1980 to 1984^[9]
Norman Treigle — operatic bass-baritone
Tony Washington — played American football at school during his junior year, moved to University School of Las Colinas because of Hurricane Katrina^[10]
Aeneas Williams — NFL defensive back (1991-2004), member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Notes

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Merrill, Ellen C. Germans Of Louisiana. Pelican Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1455604844, 9781455604845.

References

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^ ^a ^b Sisco, Annette. "McMain class of 1941 holds 70th reunion, celebrate the event in Metairie." The Times-Picayune. Wednesday June 8, 2011. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Merrill, p. 236.
^ Lach, Michael and Michael Loverude. "Our Abandoned Teachers." The Christian Science Monitor. August 31, 1992. Start Page 19. Opinion section. Retrieved on March 18, 2013. Available at ProQuest.
^ McGill, Kevin. "New Orleans School Woes Are More than Elementary; Superintendent Confronts Wide Range of Problems." The Washington Post. September 7, 2003. A06. Retrieved on March 18, 2013. Available on ProQuest. "Green was tapped to be valedictorian at Alcee Fortier High School, one of those on the "academically unacceptable" list. She learned only a few days before[...]"
^ ^a ^b Schmid, John. "URBANOMICS REBUILDING AMERICAN'S [sic] INNER CITIES Johnson Controls has a blueprint to revive urban centers across the country while expanding its business. First on its list: Hurricane-ravaged New Orleans. Corporate catalyst for stricken cities." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. January 8, 2006. Retrieved on March 18, 2013. "But Lusher took on another challenge in its charter: It agreed to reopen Alcee Fortier High School, one of the state's worst schools."
^ "Alcee Fortier High School (Closed 2006)". publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
^ Quin Hillyer (June 7, 2017). "Victor Gold RIP". nationalreview.com. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
^ "[1]" (Kiwanis Club Certificate) Retrieved 13 May 2013.
^ http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/former_louisiana_gov_dave_tree.html Former Louisiana Gov. Dave Treen dies at 81]." New Orleans Times-Picayune. October 29, 2009. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
^ Glock, Allison. "Unforgiven." ESPN. August 31, 2010. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.

Uptown/Carrollton District of New Orleans

Neighborhoods

Landmarks

Audubon Park
- Audubon Zoo

Education

Closed	Alcée Fortier HS Sojourner Truth Acad. Holy Rosary Xavier Prep

This list is incomplete.

Education in New Orleans (Orleans Parish)

Orleans
Parish
School
Board
(OPSB)

Charter
schools

Former

Private
schools

Secular

Religious

Closed	Gilbert Academy Holy Rosary Xavier U. Prep

Tertiary

Closed	New Orleans University Straight University

Libraries

New Orleans Public Library

Updated as of 2019–20 school year
As of July 1, 2018 all public schools are under the authority of the OPSB

Single-gender schools in Louisiana

Public boys' schools

Closed	Miller-McCoy Academy (New Orleans) Alcée Fortier High School (New Orleans; became a coed school for many years)
Became coed	Alfred Bonnabel High School East Jefferson High School Warren Easton High School (New Orleans) Chalmette High School (Chalmette; opened as a coed school; all-boys 1966-88)

Public girls' schools

Became coed	Grace King High School (Metairie, later closed) Eleanor McMain Secondary School (New Orleans) Riverdale High School Andrew Jackson High School (Chalmette; all-girls 1966-88; closed as a high school in 2005 and re-opened as a coed middle school in 2006)

Private boys' schools

New Orleans area	Brother Martin High School (New Orleans) Holy Cross School (New Orleans) Jesuit High School (New Orleans) Archbishop Rummel High School (Metairie) Archbishop Shaw High School (Marrero) St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) St. Paul's School (Covington)
Baton Rouge area	Catholic High School (Baton Rouge)
Grand Coteau	Berchmans Academy of the Sacred Heart
Became coed	De La Salle High School (New Orleans; opened 1949; became coed 1992)

Private girls' schools

New Orleans area	Academy of Our Lady (Marrero) Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Orleans) Cabrini High School (New Orleans) Archbishop Chapelle High School (Metairie) McGehee School (New Orleans) Mount Carmel Academy (New Orleans) St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (New Orleans) St. Mary's Academy (New Orleans; coed primary and girls'-only secondary) St. Mary's Dominican High School (New Orleans) St. Scholastica Academy (Covington) Ursuline Academy (New Orleans)
Baton Rouge area	St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge)
Grand Coteau	Academy of the Sacred Heart
Closed	Xavier University Preparatory School (New Orleans)