The Louise S. McGehee School is an all-girls private, independent school in the Garden District in

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. The McGehee campus, which is one city block, has ten buildings and at least of space.

History

The school, founded by Louise McGehee, opened in September 1912. It was originally called Mrs. Chapman's School. It later moved into a mansion in the Garden District.Merrill, p
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New Orleans City Guide described it as one of the most popular private schools in New Orleans. "New Orleans has had a number of private schools, only a few of which, however, survived the depression. The Louise S. McGehee School for Girls, an accredited elementary and high school founded in 1912, is one of the most popular in the city." McGehee is one of the few private, secular schools in New Orleans. They strive to educate their students about multiple faiths, and to foster inclusivity. Louise S. McGehee School was founded in 1912 by Louise S. McGehee and opened in September of that year at 1439 Louisiana Avenue with 30 students. In 1929, Miss McGehee's School moved to the current location at 2343 Prytania Sreet. and became a corporation known as the Louise S. McGehee School. In the fall of 1929, there were 209 students and classes began with the fifth grade. In the 1950s, the school added grades Kindergarten through fourth grade. In 1962, a new Lower School building was dedicated for Kindergarten through Sixth Grade and in 1973, the first Pre-Kindergarten class started at the school. In the 1990s, McGehee started an Early Childhood Program "Little Gate" which is a co-educational program for children aged one through four.Smith, Sarah Caskey. ''The Past, The Present, The Promise,'' 2011 () Before

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the school had about 500 students. After Katrina hit in August 2005, the school resumed classes in October, and by November 2005 the school was doen to about half of its pre-Katrina enrollment.Williams, Mike.
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''. November 25, 2005. News p. A36. Retrieved on March 31, 2013. "At the Louise S. McGehee School, a private prep school for girls in New Orleans' lightly touched Garden District, classes resumed in October, and enrollment has climbed to about half of the pre-Katrina level of about 500 students." Available on

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Athletics

McGehee School athletics competes in the LHSAA.

References

* Evans, Eli N. ''The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South''.

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, 1973; rpt. 1977, 2005. , 9780807876343. * Merrill, Ellen C. ''Germans Of Louisiana''. Pelican Publishing, 2005. , . * ''New Orleans City Guide'' (1938)

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