Alfred T. Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School is a
comprehensive public high school
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in
Kenner, Louisiana
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, United States, and is part of
Jefferson Parish Public Schools
Jefferson Parish Public Schools is a school district based in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.Metairie, LA
Secondary schools
;7-12 schools
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, the largest public school system in Louisiana. Bonnabel is the only high school in Kenner, and serves most of Kenner and parts of
Metairie.
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East Jefferson High School had been using "A.M. & P.M. platoon shifts" where the first classes went to school from 6 a.m. until noon, and the second shift went from 12:30 to 6:30. In 1973 they started building a new all male school named Alfred T. Bonnabel High. Even though it would not be completed until 2 years later, they decided to call the morning shift “Bonnabel” and the afternoon shift “East Jefferson”. The following year the two shifts flip-flopped. The third year the student that had been using the name “Bonnabel” moved into their new building just north of I-10 between David Dr. and Williams Blvd.
Campus
The school is on a property in
Kenner
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. Ray Ferrand, the principal in 2002, said during that year that, as paraphrased by Megan Kamerick of the ''
New Orleans CityBusiness'', the school could be "overwhelming" for first time students.
[Kamerick, Megan.]
Seven area schools create academies for Freshmen
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. "At other high schools freshmen are actually in their own building. ..The whole school will go on block schedules." Bonnabel's main campus includes multiple academic buildings spread across, including a building dedicated exclusively to Freshman students.
[ The campus also consists of a full sized ]Baseball
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and Softball field, field house, and gym. A memorial garden for a student killed in 2016 was also dedicated in May 2016 by the class of 2017 and administrators
Demographics
Bonnabel High School is a Title I
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school that has 1421 students (530 9th grade, 337 10th grade, 311 11th grade, 243 12th grade). Bonnabel has 579 black students, 400 Hispanic students, 370 white students, 69 Asian students, and 3 students of American Indian or Alaskan descent. 664 students are eligible for free lunch
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Athletics
Bonnabel High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
See also
*List of high schools in Louisiana
This is a list of high schools in the state of Louisiana.
Acadia Parish
* Church Point High School, Church Point
* Iota High School, Iota
* Midland High School, Midland
* Rayne High School, Rayne
Crowley
* Crowley High SchoolNorthside Chri ...
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Public high schools in Louisiana
Schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana