Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School

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

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

[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 August 12, 2019.
[3]
"The Birth of the Mighty Bulldogs...Joseph S. Clark High School - CreoleGen". CreoleGen. June 20, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
[4]
"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.
[5]
"The Student-Led Backlash Against New Orleans's Charter Schools". CityLab. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
[6]
Estwick, Tammy (July 20, 2018). "Clark Alumni to School Board: We want to control our legacy". WDSU. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
[7]
Sullivan, Steve (May 17, 2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-4422-5449-7.

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