Walter L. Cohen High School
Walter L. Cohen High School is a high school in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1] It was named after Walter L. Cohen, a free man of color who became the Registrar of the U.S. Land Office.[2] Later in its life it fell under the authority of the Recovery School District.[3]
History
Beginning in 2012 Cohen was being phased out, being replaced by New Orleans College Prep.[4]
New Orleans College Prep was expanding one grade per year under an agreement with the alumni association of Cohen. As of October 2012 Cohen, under the recovery district, had grades 11 and 12 with 110 students, and New Orleans College Prep had grades 9 and 10. By October 2012 the Recovery School District signed an agreement for Future is Now Schools to manage the operations of Cohen's upper level grades before they are phased out. In October 2012 Patrick Dobard, the superintendent of the RSD, fired the principal of Cohen.[5]
Notable Alumni
- Aaron James - Former NBA player for the New Orleans Jazz.
References
- ↑ "Home." Walter L. Cohen High School. June 9, 2011. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Walter L. Cohen High School." Recovery School District. October 12, 2010. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
- ↑ "2009-2010 High Schools." Recovery School District. June 10, 2011. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
- ↑ Morris, Robert. "Open-admission Uptown high schools miss state averages in most subjects." Uptown Messenger. July 6, 2012. Retrieved on August 3, 2012.
- ↑ Vanacore, Andrew. "Recovery School District faces anger over firings at Cohen, L.B. Landry high schools." The Times Picayune. October 9, 2012. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.