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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 96
BY SENATOR CARTER
A RESOLUTION
To commend Edna Karr High School on its many accomplishments.
WHEREAS, Edna Karr Junior High School opened on February 3, 1964, and quickly
established itself as the premier public secondary school on the Westbank of Orleans Parish;
and
WHEREAS, excelling in academics, athletics, and an unprecedented range of
extracurricular activities, Edna Karr soon proved that its motto "Second to None" was more
than mere rhetoric; and
WHEREAS, "Second to None" became a challenge to each group of incoming
students to uphold and further Edna Karr's burgeoning reputation for excellence, and they
have; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the increasing need for a dedicated, college preparatory
public high school on the Westbank, the Orleans Parish School Board in May 1990,
designated Edna Karr as a magnet school and charged the administration, faculty, and
community to embrace the new challenge; and
WHEREAS, with the addition of grades ten, eleven, and twelve over the next three
years, accompanied by appropriate changes in curriculum and services, Edna Karr
Secondary School proudly graduated its first senior class in May 1993; and
WHEREAS, in May 2000, Edna Karr High School was honored by the United States
Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence; and
WHEREAS, in May 2005, Edna Karr High School was honored again as a Blue
Ribbon School of Excellence; and
WHEREAS, Edna Karr High School is one of only a few schools nationwide to have
won the prestigious award twice; and
WHEREAS, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Edna Karr High School was one
of the first schools to reopen in the city of New Orleans; and
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WHEREAS, as a part of the Algiers Charter Schools Association, Edna Karr
reopened as an open access college preparatory high school, accepting students from all over
Orleans Parish with an open admissions policy; and
WHEREAS, beginning in 2013, Edna Karr High School became a founding school
as part of InspireNOLA Charter Schools; and
WHEREAS, after over fifty years of service to the children of New Orleans, Edna
Karr High School continues to expand its reputation for excellence by attracting the best
students and teachers, continuing to provide quality education, and instilling in all the desire
to succeed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Edna Karr High School on its many
accomplishments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Mr. Harold Clay Jr., Head of School of Edna Karr High School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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