New Iberia Senior High School | |
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Address | |
1301 East Admiral Doyle Drive , , 70560 United States | |
Coordinates | 29°59′00″N 91°48′41″W / 29.9832°N 91.8115°W |
Information | |
Type | Public, coeducational |
Status | Open |
School board | Iberia Parish School Board |
NCES District ID | 2200720 |
Superintendent | Carey Laviolette |
NCES School ID | 220072000527 |
Principal | Curt Landry |
Grades | 9–12[1] |
Enrollment | 1,308 (2021–2022)[2] |
Campus type | Suburb[2] |
Color(s) | Black and gold |
Athletics conference | LHSAA |
Mascot | Yellow Jackets |
Team name | Yellowjackets and Lady Jackets |
Feeder schools |
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Graduates | 89%[1] |
Website | nish |
New Iberia Senior High School (NISH) is a public senior high school located at 1301 E. Admiral Doyle Drive in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It is in the Iberia Parish School System. It serves New Iberia and Avery Island.[3][4]
In 2022, the demographics for the student body was 49.1% White, 39.5% African-American, 6.5% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian, and 2% two or more races.[1] The school is Title 1 eligible.[2]
From 1966 to 1990, New Iberia High School (1926 building) was located in a different building at 415 Center Street in New Iberia.[5]
African-American students were segregated from schools until the passage of a series of law changes starting with Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Prior to racial integration in New Iberia schools in September 1969, African American students attended Jonas Henderson High School; and at the earlier Howe Institute (Louisiana) in operation from 1890 to 1933.[6][7]
In 1992, New Iberia High School teacher Toby Daspit with Pat Kahle, and Jamie Credle taught the class "Oral Traditions of the African American Community in Iberia Parish", a class to prepare a future generation of oral historians.[8][9][10] The oral traditions class idea originated with the Iberia Parish School System and Carmelite Blanco.[8]
In November 2022, the school had a bullying incident that was shared on social media and made the news.[11] In December 2022, the school had an issue with a gun on campus.[12][13]
New Iberia Senior High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
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Delcambre High School (grades 6-12) is in Vermilion Parish but is a part of the Iberia Parish School System and serves sections of Iberia Parish |