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Eleanor McMain Secondary School

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Phone
  
+1 504-324-7500

Lowest grade
  
Seventh grade

Address
  
5712 S Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA

Similar
  
McDonogh 35 College Preparato, Lusher Charter School, Warren Easton Charter H, St Augustine High Sch, De La Salle High School

Eleanor Laura McMain Secondary School is a secondary school in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana. It is directly operated by New Orleans Public Schools. The school was named in honor of New Orleans social activist Eleanor McMain.

The school is two blocks away from the former Alcee Fortier High School, now the Lusher Charter School secondary campus. Originally McMain was an all-girls school.

As Hurricane Katrina was about to hit land, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) designated McMain as a place where people could receive transportation to the Louisiana Superdome, a shelter of last resort.

Notable alumni

  • Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) attended McMain in the 1990s for two years. He moved to the Marion Abramson Senior High School.
  • Darrion Weems - NFL offensive tackle. Attended but did not graduate McMain (displaced by Hurricane Katrina)
  • Emeka Onyenekwu [NFL] Defensive End. Attended but graduated from McKinley High school in Baton Rouge following Hurricane Katrina

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    Eleanor McMain Secondary School Wikipedia
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