Fontainebleau High School

Fontainebleau High School
Address
100 Bulldog Drive
Suburban
Mandeville, Louisiana, 70471
United States
Information
Type Public
Motto Optimus Optimorum (The Best of the Best)
Founded 1994
Principal Johnny Vitrano
Faculty 175
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1,950
Athletics Baseball, Boy's Basketball, Boy's Soccer, Boy's Track, Cross Country, Football, Girl's Basketball, Girl's Soccer, Girl's Track, Golf, Power Lifting, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
Mascot Bulldog
Rival Mandeville High School, Covington High School, Lakeshore High School
Website official website

Fontainebleau High School is a public high school in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States, north of Mandeville. The school is a part of the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools.

The school serves Abita Springs and a section of Mandeville.[1] It was founded in August, 1994 with 778 ninth and tenth grade students. The school had an estimated enrollment of approximately 2,300 students during the 2008-2009 school year, but was downsized with the opening of the new Lakeshore High School, which was opened with the 2009-2010 school year. Current enrollment for Fontainebleau is estimated to be about 1650.[2]

Fontainebleau's mascot is the Bulldog; the school's motto is Optimus Optimorum, a Latin saying meaning "The best of the best." Its school colors are red and black.

Academics

Fontainebleau High School is known for its academic excellence. It is recognized as being among the top public high schools in the state and was featured in the "America's Best High Schools" article in an issue of Business Week.[3] The school continually scores above local, state, and national averages on standardized tests. The school has continually received the Golden Achievement Award from LSU in recognition of the school's graduating seniors earning high amounts of college credit on LSU's credit/placement exams. In addition, many students are successful at the district and state literary rallies.

PTA

In 2004 the school was certified as a National PTA Parent Involvement School of Excellence, and was re-certified in 2007.[4]

Athletics

Organizations

Band

The Fontainebleau Band program began with approximately 30 members when the school opened in 1994, it now boasts approximately 150 members. In 2003, the marching band attended its first marching festival. During the 2005 season the Crimson Band was invited to the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands, the largest in the state despite missing a month of rehearsals due to Hurricane Katrina. In the Fall of 2006, the band placed 3rd overall at the Louisiana Showcase and 5th overall in the Fall of 2007. In 2008, the band was named the Reserve Grand Champion at the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands. In 2009, the band placed 3rd overall with their show, Carpe Noctum. In 2010, the band once again was named Reserve Grand Champion at Louisiana Showcase with the show City of Scandal: Love and the Mob. In 2011, October 29, the Fontainebleau Crimson Band once again won Reserve Grand Champion at the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands, falling short of Lafayette High School by only 2 1/2 points. The band has also been named the Grand Champion of the Northshore Camellia Marching festival in 2007, 2008, and 2010. The concert ensembles and jazz ensemble has earned Sweepstakes trophies at the local and state level and also has earned other recognitions at events outside the state, such as the jazz ensemble coming in 4th place at the Swing Central National Jazz Band Competition at the Savannah Music Festival. The FHS Band program includes: the Marching band and Flag Team, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert band, Indoor Percussion, and the Jazz Ensemble.[6]

The FHS Band went to their first WGI regionals competition in early 2008. Color Guard took first place in the guard competition with their show "My Funny Valentine," and the percussion ensemble took second place in the percussion competition with their show "Circuitry."

Arts and Theatre

FHS has an outstanding "Talented Art" department where advanced placement art students have the opportunity to work and study under professional artists, Jessica Danby and Ralph Townsend. Each year talented art seniors have an art show at the end of the semester where they present a series of pieces they worked on during class. Students are provided with advanced sculptural as well and two-dimensional techniques as well as an in depth look at the expansive history of art in general.

In 2005, FHS established a theatre. Over 90 students are currently enrolled in classes taught by Mr. Jeffery Polito and Mrs. Mary Vigueira. They perform three main stage shows a school year: the Fall play, the Children's Show, and the Spring play. At the same time, the students experience all elements of theatre including history, literature, and production.

JROTC

LA-944 is an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps located at Fontainebleau High School, Mandeville, LA. It was created in July 1994 with an agreement between Fontainebleau High School, the St. Tammany Parish School Board, and the United States Air Force. LA-944 is a cadet run corps where the members of the Senior Staff make all of the major decisions with little help from the Instructors.[7] LA-944 received the Distinguished Unit Award (DUA) during the 1999/2000 year and the DUA with Merit in the years 2007/08 and 2010/11.

Student organizations

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ↑ Fontainebleau High School Boundary. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools.
  2. ↑ http://fontainebleauhigh.stpsb.org/newsletter0909.pdf
  3. ↑ http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/01/0115_best_schools/20.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.pta.org/picert/certschool.asp#Louisiana
  5. ↑ http://nscaa.com/naranking.php
  6. ↑ http://fhscrimsonband.com
  7. ↑ www.LA-944.wetpaint.com Corps website

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