{"id":9750,"date":"2026-07-04T06:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T06:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/nops-listing\/mcdonogh-35-senior-high-school\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T02:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:46:23","slug":"35","status":"publish","type":"cpt_nops","link":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/nops-listing\/35\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonogh 35"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9750\" class=\"elementor elementor-9750\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cpt_nops\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53471db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53471db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7895ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7895ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">McDonogh 35 High School<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4d0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e4d0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home of the Roneagles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44b6be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a44b6be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Orleans &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; Established 1917 &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; Maroon &amp; Gold\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f93cda e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f93cda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab99e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dab99e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the School<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35a5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b35a5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpened in 1917, McDonogh 35 was the first public high school for Black students in Louisiana, created after citizens petitioned the Orleans Parish School Board. Named for philanthropist John McDonogh, the school produced many of the city&#8217;s first Black leaders.<br><br>Its mascot, the <strong>Roneagle<\/strong> \u2014 a mythical iron eagle \u2014 was created by principal Lucien Alexis in the 1920s as a symbol of strength and courage.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-809666c e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"809666c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e891b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84e891b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5110489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5110489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Founded:<\/strong> 1917<br><strong>Mascot:<\/strong> Roneagle<br><strong>Colors:<\/strong> Maroon &amp; Gold<br><strong>Distinction:<\/strong> First public high school for Black students in Louisiana<br><strong>Status:<\/strong> Active charter high school\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8deb57 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8deb57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e40f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95e40f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notable Alumni<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe8d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fe8d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Judge Joan Bernard Armstrong<\/strong> &mdash; first female elected judge in Louisiana.<br><strong>A.L. Davis<\/strong> &mdash; SCLC founder and first Black New Orleans city councilman.<br><strong>Neil Smith<\/strong> &mdash; two-time Super Bowl champion.<br><strong>Michael Smith<\/strong> &mdash; ESPN broadcaster.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3eae21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3eae21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207d329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"207d329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reunion News &amp; Alumni<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de01b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de01b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoneagles run deep. 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