Edna Karr Charter High School
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9 to 12 3332 Huntlee Drive, 70131 Principal: John Hiser Assistant Principal: Margaret Leaf Main Number: 504-302-7135 Fax: 504-398-7118 http://www.ednakarr.org The Past as Prelude Originally serving grades seven, eight, and nine, Edna Karr Junior High School opened on February 3, 1964, and quickly established itself as the premier public secondary school on the westbank of Orleans Parish. Excelling in academics, athletics, and an unprecedented range of extracurricular activities, Edna Karr soon proved that its motto, "Second to None," was more than mere rhetoric. "Second to None" became a challenge to each new group of incoming students to uphold and further Karr's burgeoning reputation for excellence--and they have. Recognizing the increasing need for a dedicated, college preparatory public high school on the westbank, the Orleans Parish School Board in May 1990, designated Edna Karr a magnet school and charged the administration, faculty, and community to embrace this new challenge. With the addition of grades ten, eleven, and twelve over the next three years, accompanied by appropriate changes in curriculum and services, Edna Karr Secondary School proudly graduated its first senior class in May 1993. The challenge has been accepted, and Edna Karr has widened its sphere to encompass students from both banks of the Mississippi River. In May 2000, Edna Karr was honored by the U. S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. In May of 2005, Edna Karr was honored again as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Edna Karr is one of only a few schools nationwide to have won this prestigious award twice. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Edna Karr was included in the Algiers Charter Schools Association and is now an open access college preparatory high school, accepting students from all over Orleans Parish on a first come, first served basis. Now in our forty-third year of service to the children of New Orleans, Edna Karr continues to expand its reputation for excellence by attracting the best students and teachers, continuing to provide quality education, and instilling in all the desire to succeed. |
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