{"id":9796,"date":"2026-07-04T21:36:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T21:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/?post_type=cpt_nops&#038;p=9796"},"modified":"2026-07-05T02:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:47:04","slug":"st-aug","status":"publish","type":"cpt_nops","link":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/nops-listing\/st-aug\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Aug"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9796\" class=\"elementor elementor-9796\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cpt_nops\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2579bd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2579bd4\" 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-9aa96c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aa96c8\" 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\">St. Augustine 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-67094f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67094f9\" 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 Purple Knights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36c76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d36c76d\" 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\t7th Ward, New Orleans &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; Established 1951 &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; Purple &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-bb649aa e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb649aa\" 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-b03f13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b03f13b\" 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-94b3feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94b3feb\" 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\tFounded in 1951 by the Josephite Fathers and Brothers, St. Augustine is an all-male, Catholic college-preparatory school. The <strong>Purple Knights<\/strong> won the legal battles that desegregated high school sports in Louisiana.<br><br>Its legendary \u201cMarching 100\u201d became the first Black high school band to march on Mardi Gras Day in 1967 and later performed for Pope John Paul II. St. Aug produced the first Black male National Merit Scholars in the South.\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-a28a214 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a28a214\" 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-3ecd700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ecd700\" 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-de1abbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de1abbc\" 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> 1951<br><strong>Mascot:<\/strong> Purple Knights<br><strong>Colors:<\/strong> Purple &amp; Gold<br><strong>Type:<\/strong> All-male Catholic college prep<br><strong>Status:<\/strong> Active\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-5ff188d e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ff188d\" 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-1c265cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c265cc\" 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\">Legacy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16dda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c16dda1\" 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\tSt. Augustine has produced National Merit Scholars, Presidential Scholars, and civic leaders \u2014 including former New Orleans Mayor <strong>Sidney Barthelemy<\/strong> (Class of 1960). Its bands, athletics, and academic tradition remain a cornerstone of New Orleans culture.\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-5120aca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5120aca\" 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-82bed98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82bed98\" 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-1c393d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c393d7\" 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\tPurple Knights for life. 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