49:
463:
40:
609:
Chalmette High School for the last two years has received an A letter grade, placing it among the top high schools in the state. The 2018 senior class featured a 91 percent graduation rate with 450 graduates who earned more than $ 13 million in college scholarship funds. Seven students graduated with
582:
In the fall of 1966, Chalmette High School became an all-boys high school. This helped meet the demand of more classrooms to house the school population. The solution to the problem of having four co-ed high schools was to segregate by sex. This would cut costs drastically since the parish would only
559:
The history of
Chalmette High School began in 1926 with the addition of a freshman class to Meraux Elementary School. An additional grade level was added each of three subsequent years until a four-year institution could be established. Prior to 1926, any student wanting a high school diploma had to
632:
As St. Bernard Parish started to repopulate, Chalmette High School joined LHSAA class 5A for the first time in its history for the 2007 football season, and rejoined the
Catholic League. The freshman academy is now located across Judge Perez at the former Lacoste Elementary. Motorola provided $
640:
magazine released its rankings of the best high schools in
America, based on test scores and other factors. Chalmette earned a bronze medal as one of 39 schools in Louisiana to make the list. Chalmette High received an "A" rating in 2020-2021 from the state of Louisiana.
624:
opened a school in trailers set up in the stadium parking lot in
November 2005. Chalmette High School played temporarily under the St. Bernard Unified School banner in its sports. By the springtime, the main building on Judge Perez had been repaired. With
662:
wrote, "The rebuilding brought more diversity, and today, of the 1,972 students at
Chalmette High, about 52 percent are students of color. Minorities continued to represent 52.7% of the student population in the 2021-2022 school Year.
583:
have to build and maintain two stadiums instead of four. Andrew
Jackson High School and PGT Beauregard High School served girls for the next 22 years, and they became the "sister" schools to Chalmette and St. Bernard respectively.
578:
as it moved to the site of the current
Chalmette Elementary School. A new facility was constructed at the corner of Goodchildren (which later became East Judge Perez) and Palmisano, and Chalmette Senior High moved there in 1962.
683:
The school has never won a state championship in school history. The Owls have bounced between districts in their history, with their longest stay in one district being from 1970 to 1989, in the famed
610:
a high school diploma and an associate of applied science degree in petroleum
Technology (PTEC) from Nunez Community College, and 270 graduates earned direct college credit through dual enrollment.
560:
transfer to an
Orleans Parish Public School. Orleans Parish agreed to educate any secondary student from St. Bernard for a nominal annual fee paid by St. Bernard Parish School Board.
918:
1248:
1253:
968:
940:
893:
840:
1170:
992:
1142:
813:
356:
1228:
672:
1258:
1243:
98:
480:
567:
and was located on
Friscoville Street in Old Arabi. In 1947, with the construction of a new high school building in Arabi, the name became
691:
626:
346:
792:
756:
621:
546:
527:
446:
160:
593:
In 1970, the Owls joined the New Orleans Catholic League, in the LHSAA's new class 4A. Wayne Warner became the principal in 1973.
499:
729:
506:
484:
695:
442:
1017:
91:
513:
745:
684:
868:
817:
644:
Athletic facilities have been renovated. In 2015, a new school library and administrative offices were completed.
495:
473:
709:
690:
Due to the closure of St. Bernard and Andrew Jackson High Schools and the re-locations of Archbishop Hannan and
848:
596:
In 1971, an addition was built. Chalmette left the Catholic League football district after the 1988 season.
1068:
894:"Education Guide 2018: Student success follows rebuilding in St. Bernard - Document - Gale General OneFile"
698:, thus moving the school to class 5A, the highest classification of the LHSAA, for the first time in 2007.
717:
633:
50,000 to rebuild technology infrastructure in 2008, before the scheduled new campus was to open in 2009.
1094:
713:
704:
For the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, Chalmette will compete in a district with four schools from
1018:"West St. John High School is one of 31 in Louisiana ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report"
438:
70:
520:
435:
142:
1073:
1022:
725:
721:
705:
658:
779:
750:
653:
333:
701:
In 2013, the Owls joined district 8-5A consisting of mostly Jefferson Parish Public Schools.
571:. The school acquired its nickname from an owl figurine that hung above the school entrance.
431:
326:
224:
1043:
260:
48:
1237:
741:
198:
762:
138:
869:"School Board Sets Forth Improvements To Be Made with Revenue from the Bond Issue"
17:
1190:
462:
194:
993:"Motorola to rebuild and upgrade broadband infrastructure for Louisiana school"
941:"Chalmette High School in New Orleans to receive $ 1.7M from FEMA for repairs"
287:
39:
687:
Chalmette left the Catholic League in 1989, then returned from 2007 to 2011.
113:
100:
76:
841:"Renovation Report: Chalmette High School reborn with modern vibe OneFile"
1175:
1118:
1069:"'Centrism Is Canceled': High Schoolers Debate the Impeachment Inquiry"
586:
During the 1968–1969 term, the school's name was officially changed to
487: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
969:"Enrollment still rising in St. Bernard Parish as recovery continues"
777:
The Chalmette High School gymnasium was a setting for the 2006 film,
652:
By 2019, the numbers of minorities had increased as a result of post-
27:
Public, co-educational school in Chalmette, Louisiana, United States
1223:
264:
152:
1926, took current name in 1954. Current campus opened in 1962.
456:
620:
In 2005, the parish was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The
629:
funding, Chalmette High School was rebuilt after the storm.
1095:"Public Schools - School Detail for Chalmette High School"
1216:
414:
814:"SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement"
563:
The first high school in St. Bernard Parish was named
671:
Chalmette High athletics competes in Class 5A of the
1171:"Chalmette OL Nathan Thomas commits to UL-Lafayette"
409:
401:
393:
383:
373:
362:
352:
342:
332:
322:
314:
306:
298:
286:
276:
256:
248:
240:
230:
220:
212:
204:
190:
182:
174:
166:
156:
148:
134:
129:
90:
55:
32:
1229:U.S. News Best High Schools Bronze Medal ranking
768:William Wei, President and CEO, GreenLeaf Solar
604:
574:In 1954, Arabi High School changed its name to
8:
1249:Educational institutions established in 1926
357:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
1224:St. Bernard Parish Public Schools Home Page
694:, Chalmette became the only High School in
29:
919:"School community rebuilds after Katrina"
547:Learn how and when to remove this message
1254:Schools in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
804:
7:
963:
961:
485:adding citations to reliable sources
839:Huntley, Valerie (March 4, 2016).
656:population shifts. Audra Burch of
25:
1005:– via Gale General OneFile.
981:– via Gale General OneFile.
954:– via Gale General OneFile.
917:Shafer, Dee Naquin (2006-11-28).
857:– via Gale General OneFile.
793:St. Bernard Parish Public Schools
622:St. Bernard Parish Public Schools
447:St. Bernard Parish Public Schools
445:, United States. It is a part of
161:St. Bernard Parish Public Schools
1259:1926 establishments in Louisiana
1244:Public high schools in Louisiana
1067:Burch, Audra D.S. (2019-10-23).
461:
47:
38:
472:needs additional citations for
1169:Derry, Jim (August 14, 2018).
1:
443:St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
63:
576:Chalmette Senior High School
685:New Orleans Catholic League
66:1100 East Judge Perez Drive
1275:
1143:"2024-26 Basic Districts"
1048:www.louisianabelieves.com
565:Joseph Maumas High School
293:Chalmette High Fight Song
244:35 acres (140,000 m)
64:
60:
46:
37:
1192:Glory Road (2006) - IMDb
849:New Orleans CityBusiness
875:. 1945-10-20. p. 1
496:"Chalmette High School"
114:29.939533°N 89.953405°W
612:
347:Holy Cross High School
1032:– via NOLA.com.
873:The St. Bernard Voice
588:Chalmette High School
428:Chalmette High School
119:29.939533; -89.953405
33:Chalmette High School
481:improve this article
397:High Flying Owl Fund
310:District 8, class 5A
307:Athletics conference
281:Chalmette Alma Mater
236:Lacoste Campus (9th)
178:Wayne Warner (1973-)
1044:"2021 Report Cards"
947:. December 17, 2008
369:(literary magazine)
234:Main Campus (10-12)
110: /
1074:The New York Times
1023:The Times-Picayune
706:St. Tammany Parish
696:St. Bernard Parish
659:The New York Times
18:Bobby Nuss Stadium
751:Mitchell Robinson
679:Athletics history
654:Hurricane Katrina
569:Arabi High School
557:
556:
549:
531:
425:
424:
318:14 boys, 13 girls
216:1,832 (2016)
16:(Redirected from
1266:
1220:
1219:
1217:Official website
1202:
1201:
1200:
1199:
1187:
1181:
1180:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1147:
1139:
1133:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1115:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1105:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1040:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1013:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1003:
989:
983:
982:
980:
979:
965:
956:
955:
953:
952:
937:
931:
930:
914:
908:
907:
905:
904:
890:
884:
883:
881:
880:
865:
859:
858:
856:
855:
836:
830:
829:
827:
825:
820:on 23 March 2012
816:. Archived from
809:
616:
607:After Katrina...
552:
545:
541:
538:
532:
530:
489:
465:
457:
432:secondary school
421:
418:
416:
272:
269:
225:Block scheduling
221:Education system
125:
124:
122:
121:
120:
115:
111:
108:
107:
106:
103:
51:
42:
30:
21:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1234:
1233:
1215:
1214:
1211:
1206:
1205:
1197:
1195:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1168:
1167:
1163:
1154:
1152:
1145:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1127:
1125:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1103:
1101:
1093:
1092:
1088:
1079:
1077:
1066:
1065:
1061:
1052:
1050:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1028:
1026:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1001:
999:
991:
990:
986:
977:
975:
967:
966:
959:
950:
948:
939:
938:
934:
916:
915:
911:
902:
900:
892:
891:
887:
878:
876:
867:
866:
862:
853:
851:
838:
837:
833:
823:
821:
811:
810:
806:
801:
789:
775:
738:
681:
669:
650:
618:
615:— Tommy Santora
614:
602:
553:
542:
536:
533:
490:
488:
478:
466:
455:
413:
388:Maroon Memories
270:
267:
235:
118:
116:
112:
109:
104:
101:
99:
97:
96:
86:
83:
82:
79:
73:
68:
67:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1272:
1270:
1262:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1236:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1210:
1209:External links
1207:
1204:
1203:
1182:
1161:
1134:
1110:
1086:
1059:
1035:
1008:
984:
957:
932:
909:
885:
860:
831:
803:
802:
800:
797:
796:
795:
788:
785:
774:
771:
770:
769:
766:
760:
754:
748:
737:
736:Notable alumni
734:
728:(Slidell) and
680:
677:
668:
665:
649:
646:
603:
601:
598:
555:
554:
469:
467:
460:
454:
451:
436:unincorporated
423:
422:
411:
407:
406:
403:
399:
398:
395:
391:
390:
385:
381:
380:
375:
371:
370:
364:
360:
359:
354:
350:
349:
344:
340:
339:
336:
330:
329:
324:
320:
319:
316:
312:
311:
308:
304:
303:
300:
296:
295:
290:
284:
283:
278:
274:
273:
258:
254:
253:
250:
246:
245:
242:
238:
237:
232:
228:
227:
222:
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
192:
188:
187:
184:
183:Teaching staff
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
168:
167:Superintendent
164:
163:
158:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
143:co-educational
136:
132:
131:
127:
126:
94:
88:
87:
84:
80:
75:
69:
65:
62:
61:
58:
57:
53:
52:
44:
43:
35:
34:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1271:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1218:
1213:
1212:
1208:
1194:
1193:
1186:
1183:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1165:
1162:
1151:
1144:
1138:
1135:
1124:
1123:www.lhsaa.org
1120:
1114:
1111:
1100:
1096:
1090:
1087:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1063:
1060:
1049:
1045:
1039:
1036:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1016:Hirdes, Joy.
1012:
1009:
998:
994:
988:
985:
974:
970:
964:
962:
958:
946:
942:
936:
933:
928:
924:
920:
913:
910:
899:
895:
889:
886:
874:
870:
864:
861:
850:
846:
842:
835:
832:
819:
815:
808:
805:
798:
794:
791:
790:
786:
784:
782:
781:
773:Film location
772:
767:
764:
761:
758:
757:Nathan Thomas
755:
752:
749:
747:
746:state senator
743:
742:Walter Boasso
740:
739:
735:
733:
731:
727:
723:
719:
715:
711:
710:Fontainebleau
707:
702:
699:
697:
693:
688:
686:
678:
676:
674:
666:
664:
661:
660:
655:
647:
645:
642:
639:
634:
630:
628:
623:
617:
611:
608:
600:After Katrina
599:
597:
594:
591:
589:
584:
580:
577:
572:
570:
566:
561:
551:
548:
540:
537:December 2022
529:
526:
522:
519:
515:
512:
508:
505:
501:
498: –
497:
493:
492:Find sources:
486:
482:
476:
475:
470:This section
468:
464:
459:
458:
452:
450:
448:
444:
440:
437:
433:
429:
420:
412:
408:
405:1,112 in 2018
404:
400:
396:
392:
389:
386:
382:
379:
376:
372:
368:
365:
361:
358:
355:
353:Accreditation
351:
348:
345:
341:
338:Fighting Owls
337:
335:
331:
328:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
294:
291:
289:
285:
282:
279:
275:
266:
262:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
233:
229:
226:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
200:
196:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
170:Doris Voitier
169:
165:
162:
159:
155:
151:
147:
144:
140:
137:
133:
128:
123:
95:
93:
89:
85:United States
78:
72:
59:
54:
50:
45:
41:
36:
31:
19:
1196:, retrieved
1191:
1185:
1174:
1164:
1153:. Retrieved
1149:
1137:
1126:. Retrieved
1122:
1113:
1102:. Retrieved
1098:
1089:
1078:. Retrieved
1072:
1062:
1051:. Retrieved
1047:
1038:
1027:. Retrieved
1021:
1011:
1000:. Retrieved
996:
987:
976:. Retrieved
972:
949:. Retrieved
944:
935:
926:
922:
912:
901:. Retrieved
897:
888:
877:. Retrieved
872:
863:
852:. Retrieved
844:
834:
822:. Retrieved
818:the original
807:
778:
776:
765:, NFL player
763:Norris Weese
759:, NFL player
753:, NBA player
730:Slidell High
703:
700:
689:
682:
670:
657:
651:
648:Demographics
643:
637:
635:
631:
619:
613:
606:
605:
595:
592:
587:
585:
581:
575:
573:
568:
564:
562:
558:
543:
534:
524:
517:
510:
503:
491:
479:Please help
474:verification
471:
430:is a public
427:
426:
387:
378:The Owl Post
377:
366:
292:
280:
157:School board
1099:nces.ed.gov
997:go.gale.com
973:go.gale.com
945:go.gale.com
923:ASHA Leader
898:go.gale.com
845:go.gale.com
812:SACS-CASI.
367:Magnum Opus
363:Publication
249:Campus type
241:Campus size
149:Established
130:Information
117: /
92:Coordinates
1238:Categories
1198:2022-12-02
1155:2024-06-16
1128:2022-12-03
1104:2022-12-03
1080:2019-11-04
1053:2022-12-03
1029:2022-12-03
1002:2022-12-02
978:2022-12-02
951:2022-12-02
929:(16): 1–4.
903:2022-12-04
879:2022-12-02
854:2022-12-02
799:References
780:Glory Road
718:Northshore
714:Mandeville
692:Holy Cross
507:newspapers
288:Fight song
213:Enrollment
105:89°57′12″W
102:29°56′22″N
1150:LHSAA.org
744:, former
667:Athletics
638:U.S. News
636:In 2009,
439:Chalmette
402:Graduates
394:Endowment
374:Newspaper
299:Athletics
175:Principal
77:Louisiana
71:Chalmette
1176:Nola.com
787:See also
441:area of
417:.chsowls
384:Yearbook
334:Nickname
257:Color(s)
252:Suburban
1119:"LHSAA"
722:Slidell
521:scholar
453:History
434:in the
410:Website
56:Address
824:31 May
726:Salmen
523:
516:
509:
502:
494:
323:Mascot
315:Sports
271:
268:
261:Maroon
231:Campus
205:Gender
191:Grades
139:Public
1146:(PDF)
673:LHSAA
528:JSTOR
514:books
343:Rival
302:LHSAA
265:white
81:70043
826:2011
627:FEMA
500:news
419:.org
277:Song
263:and
208:coed
135:Type
724:),
716:),
483:by
415:www
327:Owl
186:153
1240::
1173:.
1148:.
1121:.
1097:.
1071:.
1046:.
1020:.
995:.
971:.
960:^
943:.
927:11
925:.
921:.
896:.
871:.
847:.
843:.
783:.
732:.
708::
675:.
590:.
449:.
199:12
141:,
74:,
1179:.
1158:.
1131:.
1107:.
1083:.
1056:.
906:.
882:.
828:.
720:(
712:(
550:)
544:(
539:)
535:(
525:·
518:·
511:·
504:·
477:.
197:–
195:9
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
