Fontainebleau High School

Infobox School
name = Fontainebleau High School
region=Suburban
type = Public
grades = 9-12
principal = Johnny Vitrano
streetaddress = 100 Bulldog Drive
city = Mandeville
zipcode = 70471
state = Louisiana
country = United States
founded = 1994
motto = Optimus Optimorum ("The Best of the Best")
students = 2500+
faculty = 203
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
school colors = Red and Black
mascot = Bulldog
website = [http://fontainebleauhigh.stpsb.org/index.html 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, a section of Mandeville, and unincorporated areas such as most of Lacombe. [ [http://maps.stpsb.org/boundarieswebpage/images/foh.jpgFontainebleau High School Boundary] . "St. Tammany Parish Public Schools".] It is scheduled to be downsized by the end of 2009 with the addition of a new high school near Lacombe, LA. It was founded in August, 1994 with 778 ninth and tenth grade students. The school currently has an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students [http://stpsb.org/files/enrollmentfigures.pdf] , and it is the largest high school in the state of Louisiana.

Feeder schools include:
Fontainebleau Junior High,
L. P. Monteleone Junior High

Overview

Fontainebleau's mascot is the Bulldog; the school's motto is "Optimus Optimorum", a Latin saying meaning "The best of the best." Fontainebleau High School is known for its academic excellence and is recognized as being among the top public high schools in the state.cn|date=January 2008 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.

In 2004 the school was certified as a National PTA Parent Involvement School of Excellence.cn|date=January 2008 It was recertified in 2007.

Athletics

Fontainebleau, a member of District 4-5A as classified by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), is also known for its strong athletic program. The school recently won the state title in girl's soccer in 2004, the first state championship the school has ever won. The boys and girls track teams won regional titles in 2005. Even more recently, in 2006, the boys' soccer team won the state runner-up title, the best any boys' team has ever done in school's brief history. The school has also garnered many district titles and many teams have had impressive playoff runs.

Organizations

Band

"It’s “the pride of West St. Tammany,” the Fontainebleau High School Crimson Band from Bulldog Land!"The FHS "Crimson Band" band program began in 1994 with the opening of the school. Since then, the band has grown immensely. In the beginning, the program had a little more than thirty members. Now, the program boasts nearly 150 members.In 2003, the marching band attended its first marching festival and it continues to become a more competitive marching band each year. During the 2005 season the Crimson Band was invited to the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands (the state’s premier marching competition featuring 32 of the best bands in the state) and did well despite missing a month of rehearsals due to Hurricane Katrina. In the Fall of 2007, the band placed 3rd overall at the Louisiana Showcase and 5th overall in the Fall of 2008. Also, the band has received numerous “Best Band” recognitions at various Mardi Gras parades and was selected twice to march in Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.

The concert ensembles and jazz ensemble are also highly acclaimed earning Sweepstakes trophies at the local and state level and also earning other recognitions at events outside the state.

The FHS Band program includes: the Marching Band and Flag Team, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and the Jazz Ensemble.

The FHS Band went to their first WGI regionals competition. Color Guard took first place in that competition, and the percussion ensemble took second place in that competition.

Talented Theatre

In 2005, FHS established a theatre. With over 90 students currently enrolled, they perform three main stage shows a season. At the same time, the students experience all elements of theatre; including history, literature, and production.

Cheerleading

The school's cheerleading squad has continuously been one of the most dominant on the Northshorecn|date=January 2008 and in the surrounding area and had an undefeated competition year in the 2006-2007 school year. Many of the team members have since become collegiate cheerleaders and staff members of the Universal Cheerleading Association.

JROTC

LA-944 is an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps located at Fontainebleau High School, Mandeville, LA. It was created in July of 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. [ [http://www.la-944.wetpaint.com www.LA-944.wetpaint.com Corps website] ] LA-944 received the Distinguished Unit Award (DUA) during the 1999/2000 year and the DUA with Merit in the 2007/08 year.

Clubs

*Environmental Club
*Paintball Club
*Photography Club
*First Robotics Team
*Quiz Bowl
*Swing Dance Club
*Bulldog Buddies
*Philosophy Club
*Yearbook Club
*Publications Team
*Art Club
*Foreign Language Club
*Future Business Leaders of America
*Student Council
*National Honors Society
*National Hispanic Honor Society
*Future Farmers of America
*Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
*Welding Team
*Outdoor Club
*Top Dawg/Little Dawg
*Student Government
* Fellowship of Christian Athletes

References

External links

* [http://fontainebleauhigh.stpsb.org/index.html Fontainebleau High School]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/la/1711 FHS School Overview]
* [http://www.fhscrimsonband.com FHS Crimson Band Website]
* [http://www.LA-944.wetpaint.com FHS AFJROTC Website]
* [http://jrotc.wikia.com/wiki/LA-944 LA-944] article at " [http://jrotc.wikia.com/ JROTC Wiki] " The Official JROTC wiki