Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School

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

• Tessie Prevost Williams, Civil Rights Pioneer- The New Orleans Four
• Keith Frazier, musician
• Shirley & Lee, American musical duo^[7]
• Oretha Castle Haley, civil rights activist
• Michael Haynes, American football wide receiver
• Derrick Lewis, American football wide receiver
• Fred Luter, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention
• Mannie Fresh, American rapper, record producer and DJ
• Mia X, American rapper, singer-songwriter and actress
• Rebirth Brass Band, New Orleans brass band
• Al Richardson, American football defensive end
• Kermit Ruffins, trumpeter
• Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor, American football all-pro safety
• Oliver Thomas, Democratic politician
• Monk Williams, American football player

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 Birth of the Mighty Bulldogs...Joseph S. Clark High School - CreoleGen". CreoleGen. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
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 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
6. Estwick, Tammy (2018-07-20). "Clark Alumni to School Board: We want to control our legacy". WDSU. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
7. Sullivan, Steve (2017-05-17). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-4422-5449-7.

External links

• Schools portal

• Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Archived version