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.Louis, Randy. "New zones for schools." The Daily Iberian. Wednesday March 26, 2008. Retrieved on September 7, 2011."Feeder School Information." Iberia Parish School System. Retrieved on September 7, 2011.
About 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. The school is Title 1 eligible.
History From 1966 to 1990, New Iberia High School (1926 building) was located in a different building at 415 Center Street in New Iberia.
African-American students were segregated from white 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 the public Jonas Henderson High School; and at the earlier private Baptist Howe Institute (Louisiana) in operation from 1890 to 1933.
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. The oral traditions class idea originated with the Iberia Parish School System and Carmelite Blanco.
In November 2022, the school had a bullying incident that was shared on social media and made the news. In December 2022, the school had an issue with a gun on campus. That same month, the school's gym was repurposed as a temporary shelter following the 2022 New Iberia tornado after the Iberia Medical Center took a direct hit.
Athletics New Iberia Senior High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
List of sports:
M Baseball M/W Basketball Cheerleading M/W Cross Country Dance Team M Football M/W Golf M/W Gymnastics M/W Powerlifting M/W Soccer W Softball M/W Swim Team M/W Tennis M/W Athletics W Volleyball
Notable alumni
Johnny Hector (born 1960) — former NFL football player for the NY Jets Kerry Joseph (born 1973) - former NFL football player for the Seattle Seahawks Bryan Lourd (born 1960) — film and television talent agent Corey Raymond (born 1969) — football coach and former NFL football player for the NY Jets Kendel Shello (born 1973) — former NFL football player for the Indianapolis Colts
See also New Iberia High School (1926 building)
References
External links New Iberia Senior High School