Isidore Newman School

Isidore Newman School

Discimus Agere Agendo[1]
We learn to do by doing
Address
1903 Jefferson Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115
United States
Coordinates 29°55′52″N 90°06′42″W / 29.9311°N 90.1116°W / 29.9311; -90.1116Coordinates: 29°55′52″N 90°06′42″W / 29.9311°N 90.1116°W / 29.9311; -90.1116
Information
Type Private, College-prep, Day
Denomination Non-denominational
Established 1903
Founder Isidore Newman
Head of school Dale Smith
Faculty 152 (2008)
Grades PK12
Gender Coeducational
Number of students 919 (2008)
Average class size 15
Student to teacher ratio 7:1
Campus size 11 acres (4.5 ha)
School colour(s) Kelly Green, White
Athletics conference LHSAA
Nickname Greenies
Accreditation NAIS – ISAS
SACS
Alumni ~6000
Website http://www.newmanschool.org
Original school name, Isidore Newman Manual Training School, was changed to its current name in 1931

Isidore Newman School is a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school located on an 11-acre (45,000 m2) campus in the Uptown section of New Orleans, Louisiana.

History

Isidore Newman School was founded in 1903 by Isidore Newman, a New Orleans philanthropist and founder of the Maison Blanche department store chain. It opened its doors the following year as the Isidore Newman Manual Training School (the name was changed in 1931).

The school buildings suffered damage due to the flooding caused by 2005's Hurricane Katrina and was closed for two months.[2]

Academics

Newman offers comprehensive education for students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, organized into Lower, Middle and Upper schools.

The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the National Association of Independent Schools.

The school also offers four foreign languages, including Honors and/or AP classes in each language: French I-V, Spanish I-V, Latin I-V, and Chinese I-IV

The Second Honor Roll GPA must be a 3.33, and First Honor Roll must be a 3.67

Athletics

Newman's athletic teams compete in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The school fields teams for a number of sports, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball.

Newman holds 85 State Championships as of December 2013.

The largest building on campus is the Cotonio Palaestra.

Billy Fitzgerald, veteran science teacher and baseball and basketball coach at Newman and the school's athletic director, was the subject of a profile by alumnus Michael Lewis entitled Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life (2005; ISBN 0-393-06091-8).

In May 2010, ESPN.com ranked Newman at the top of a survey of which high schools produce the best NFL players—even though the school had at the time only produced three NFL players—because of the success of the Manning brothers.[3]

Enrollment

Newman currently has a student body of 919 and a faculty of 152, with an average class size of 15 students per class.

Tuition

The average cost of tuition per student per year is $17,947 for grades Pre-K through 5th and $21,798 for grades 6th through 12th.

Principals and Heads of School

Notable alumni

In chronological order:

References

  1. "Isidore Newman School Archives". OCLC.
  2. "ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL vs. J. EVERETT EAVES, INC. AND WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION" (PDF). Louisiana Supreme Court. July 6, 2010.
  3. Matt Winkeljohn, "Manning brothers lift Isidore Newman", ESPN.com, May 11, 2010.
  4. "Walter Inglis Anderson". Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  5. "John Minor Wisdom". Notable Names database.com. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  6. "Andre Brown Moore papers". Tulane University. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  7. "Claude "Little Monk" Simons". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  8. "Newman Annual Report 2007-2008" (PDF). newmanschool.org. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  9. "Senator Conrad Appel - District 9". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  10. "The man who won Steve Jobs' trust". CNN Money. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  11. "Walda Barnett Besthoff '54 and Sydney J. Besthoff III '45, Mark J. Plotkin '73". Isidore Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  12. "Bruce Spizer". beatle.net. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  13. "Newman News" (PDF). Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  14. "The man who won Steve Jobs' trust". CNN Money. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  15. "Sean Tuohy Net Worth". Get Net Worth. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  16. "Writer and Newman Alumnus Stephen Godchaux Delivers the Bernard Hirsch Herman Memorial Lecture". Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  17. "Newman Distinguished Alumna 2013: Leslie Rosenthal Jacobs ’77". Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  18. "Bryan Batt '81 Named Recipient of 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award". Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  19. "John Lovell, Jr & John Lovell, III 2006-2007". NASBA Center for the Public Trust. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  20. "Publishing Success is Child’s Play for Mo Willems ’86". Newman School. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  21. "Manning brothers lift Isidore Newman". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  22. Gatorade National Player of the Year#Basketball
  23. "Peyton Manning". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  24. "'American Idol' alum Judd Harris shoots a video tribute to his hometown". New Orleans Net LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  25. "VJ Books presents Christopher Rice!". VJ Books. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  26. "Eli Manning had Super sense of future while still in high school". NY Daily News. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

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