• Source: Brother Martin High School

      • Brother Martin High School is a private, Catholic, all-boys college preparatory school run by the United States Province of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.


      History


      The school was founded by the brothers in 1869 as St. Aloysius College. Another high school, Cor Jesu High School, was later merged into the school, which later took on its current name.


      = Hurricane Katrina

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      Hurricane Katrina forced the school to close in August 2005. Brother Martin opened a temporary facility at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge for their students. Catholic High allowed students and faculty of Brother Martin to use their facilities during its after hours. Displaced Brother Martin students continued to learn here for the remainder of 2005. Brother Martin High School reopened its doors in New Orleans in January 2006 sustaining minimal flood damage to the bottom floors. Many faculty and volunteers helped renovate and repair the damaged sections of the school.


      School mascot and colors


      The school's mascot is a crusader and the colors are crimson and gold.


      Campus


      Brother Martin High School is located on Elysian Fields Avenue in Gentilly, an established residential neighborhood in New Orleans. The school campus includes Cor Jesu Hall, the oldest building on the current campus; built in 1954, the Conlin Gymnasium (now fully air-conditioned), the largest high school gym in the city, and the newest components on campus; the Thomas F. and Elaine P. Ridgley Fine Arts and Athletic Center, commonly known as the "Ridgley Center", E. A. Farley Field, used for Soccer, Baseball and non-varsity football, the Roland H. & Macy Paton Meyer Science and Mathematics Building, and the James B. Branton Chapel. Renovations were also made to the Cor Jesu building, second-floor resource center, Library, Benson Mall, and Food Services.


      = Thomas F. and Elaine P. Ridgley Fine Arts and Athletic Center

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      In January 1999, over 400 alumni, Brothers and friends attended the dedication ceremony for the Thomas F. and Elaine P. Ridgley Fine Arts and Athletic Center. The dedication of this 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) facility was presided over by Bishop Gregory Aymond, CJ’67, hosted by Brother Ivy LeBlanc, S.C. President of Brother Martin High School and was the realization of the goal of the first phase of the Campaign for Brother Martin High School. The entrance to the Ridgley Center Lobby is on a diagonal. The diagonal sits on the Faubourg-Darcantel line, one of the oldest boundaries in the city. Upstairs in the second floor lobby, a wall of windows frame E.A. Farley Field.


      = E. A. Farley Field

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      Between 1945 and 1947 the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, looking toward the future had purchased more than 7 acres (28,000 m2) of property, primarily from the Farley family, in the growing residential area of Gentilly. By 1952 Brother Martin Hernandez as provincial planned and supervised the construction of Cor Jesu High School on the Gentilly site. Through his Youth Progress Program Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel contributed $475,000 toward construction and furnishings of the new school.
      From 1980 through 1983 the school purchased parcels of land from the Farley Family which was bordered by Mandeville Street, Gentilly Boulevard, St. Aloysius Drive (formerly Stephen Girard St.) and Cor Jesu Drive (formerly Marigny St.) for use in their athletic and extracurricular programs.
      The field underwent a renovation as part of Phase II of the Capital Campaign during which a baseball field was constructed and additional athletic storage and restrooms were added. The playing surface was redone and drainage and a sprinkler system were installed, allowing the lower level teams to play home games on campus, although the varsity plays its home games at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium at nearby Delgado Community College. This is especially where the football team practices. And also the baseball teams.


      = Roland H. & Macy Paton Meyer Science and Mathematics Building

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      The Roland H. & Macy Paton Meyer Science and Mathematics Building opened for the 2007–2008 school year on August 17. The Meyer Building is located at the corner of Elysian Fields Avenue and Sumpter Street, the former site of the Brothers’ Residence (circa 1955). This 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) building houses computer, chemistry, physics and biology labs. For flexibility, eight science classrooms adjoin the three state-of-the-art lab spaces on the second floor. The first floor has seven math classrooms and a computer lab.


      = The James B. Branton Chapel

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      The James B. Branton chapel is settled in front of the Roland H. & Macy Paton Meyer Science and Mathematics Building.


      Academics


      Brother Martin High School is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school offers college- preparatory classes to young men in grades 8–12.
      There is a program specially designed for eighth grade. Eighth grade students are required to carry a minimum of six courses. The Placement Committee will place students into the appropriate level of English, math and science. An eighth grade student who fails any subject during the regular school session must successfully complete remedial work in the subject area at Brother Martin summer session before he may advance to the freshman year at Brother Martin. It also provides a curriculum designed to develop skills and create options for higher education. Eighth grade students are required to carry a minimum of six courses including Religion 8, English 8 or English 1 honors, Introduction to Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 honors, computer application, earth science, physical science or physical science honors, world geography and honors, health/PE, Fine Arts Survey, and electives.
      To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 24 credits. Each course is equal to one credit. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are required to carry and successfully complete all required courses and a minimum of six credits each year, seniors must carry and complete all required courses and a minimum of five credits.
      Students enrolled in all four honor courses during their sophomore year are invited into the Honors Program. A student that is participating in the Honors Program will be required to continue taking honors or advanced placement courses in English, math, science, and social studies. In addition, a student must also complete three consecutive credits of the same foreign language. The successful participation of a student in the Honors Program earns him an honors diploma at graduation.


      School organization and administration


      The official governing body of Brother Martin High School is the school's board of directors, which is responsible for setting school policy and regulations and hiring the school president and principal. The administration of Brother Martin is a president, the principal, dean of students, assistant principal for academics, assistant principal for admissions, and assistant principal for student services.


      Athletics


      Brother Martin is a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association and participates in District 9-5A, also known as the Catholic League for the number of Catholic schools in the district.
      Brother Martin athletics started back in the early 1900s with basketball and baseball. Now over 100 years later, Brother Martin has more than 12 varsity sports for students to choose from. Brother Martin's years of athletic traditions have yielded numerous State and District Championships over the years. The school has teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and wrestling- which is regarded as one of the best wrestling programs in the state, with 21 state championship titles since 1979. All teams except tennis, swimming, golf wrestling, and bowling consist of four levels of competition: eighth grade, ninth grade, junior varsity and varsity. The school has had a bowling team as a club sport for many years, but in the 2007–08 school year, it came out with a varsity bowling team. The team competes as a member of the LHSAA. Teams are selected through a tryout process.
      Brother Martin's basketball teams won state championships in three of its first five seasons following the merger of St. Aloysius and Cor Jesu. The 1969–70 team went 36–0 and was named a mythical national champion. In 1974, the Crusaders defeated the Catholic League rival Holy Cross in the championship game, led by the future University of Kentucky and NBA player Rick Robey.


      = Coaches

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      The Crusader football team was coached for 27 seasons (1970–96) by Bobby Conlin, who compiled a 204–99–5 record, the most wins for any Catholic League coach, and the most for any New Orleans-area coach in Louisiana's highest classification. He led Brother Martin to the 1971 Class AAAA state championship with a 23–0 victory over archrival St. Augustine. The Crusaders also reached the championship game in 1989, losing 35–7 to Ouachita Parish. Conlin was posthumously inducted into the LHSAA Hall of Fame in 2003.


      = Championships

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      National championships

      (1) Basketball
      State championships

      (2) Baseball
      (6) Basketball
      (6) Bowling
      (8) Cross Country
      (1) Football
      (1) Golf
      (2) Soccer
      (2) Tennis
      (21) Wrestling
      All championships
      Baseball

      1974-1975 - District, State Runner-up
      1983-1984 - State
      1984-1985 - State Runner-up
      1988-1989 - District Tournament
      1990-1991 - District
      1995-1996 - State
      2007-2008 - District
      2009-2010 - District
      2012-2013 - Undefeated District, State Quarterfinalist
      2013-2014 - District, State Quarterfinalist
      2014-2015 - State Semifinalist
      2018-2019 - District, State Semifinalist
      In addition to the listed school championships, the 1983 American Legion baseball team sponsored by Brother Martin won the Louisiana state championship and Mid-South regional and placed fourth at the American Legion World Series.
      Basketball

      1969-1970 - District, State, National
      1970-1971 - District, State
      1972-1973 - District
      1973-1974 - District, State
      1978-1979 - District
      1982-1983 - District Runner-up; State Semifinalist
      1986-1987 - District
      2002-2003 - District, State Runner-up
      2003-2004 - District, State
      2004-2005 - District, State
      2006-2007 - District
      2009-2010 - State
      2011-2012 - District, State Semifinalist
      2012-2013 - State Quarterfinalist
      2016-2017 - District, State Runner-up
      2017-2018 - State Quarterfinalist
      2018-2019 - State Semifinalist
      2019-2020 - State Semifinalist
      Bowling

      1973-1974 - City
      1977-1978 - City
      1987-1988 - City
      1988-1989 - City
      1991-1992 - City
      1994-1995 - City
      1997-1998 - City
      2008-2009 - State Runner-up
      2009-2010 - Bi-Regional
      2010-2011 - State Runner-up
      2013-2014 - Undefeated District, Bi-Regional, State Semifinalist
      2014-2015 - Undefeated District, Bi-Regional, State
      2015-2016 - Undefeated District, Bi-Regional, State
      2016-2017 - Undefeated District, Bi-Regional, State Semifinalist
      2017-2018 - Undefeated District, Bi-Regional, State
      2018-2019 - Undefeated District, Bi-Regional, State
      2019-2020 - Undefeated District (Regional and State canceled due to COVID closure)
      2020-2021 - District, Bi-Regional, State
      2022-2023 - State
      Cross Country

      1969-1970 - City
      1970-1971 - City, District
      1971-1972 - City, District, State
      1972-1973 - City, District, State Runner-up
      1973-1974 - City, District
      1974-1975 - City, District
      1975-1976 - City, District
      1976-1977 - City, District
      1977-1978 - City, District
      1978-1979 - City, District
      1979-1980 - City, District, State Runner-up
      1980-1981 - City, District, State
      1981-1982 - City, District, State
      1983-1984 - City
      1984-1985 - City, State Runner-up
      1986-1987 - City
      1991-1992 - City, District, State Runner-up
      1992-1993 - City, District, State Runner-up
      1993-1994 - State
      1994-1995 - City, District, State Runner-up
      1995-1996 - City, District
      1997-1998 - State Runner-up
      1998-1999 - State
      1999-2000 - District, State
      2000-2001 - City, District
      2001-2002 - City
      2002-2003 - City, District, State
      2003-2004 - City, State Runner-up
      2004-2005 - City, State Runner-up
      2005-2006 - City, State Runner-up
      2006-2007 - City
      2007-2008 - City, State
      2008-2009 - City
      2011-2012 - District, Metro, State Runner-Up
      2012-2013 - District Runner-Up, Metro
      2014-2015- State Runner-Up
      2015-2016- Metro
      2016-2017 - District, Region
      2017-2018 - District, Region
      2018-2019 - District, Region, State Runner-Up
      2019-2020 - District, Region
      Football

      1969-1970 - Miracle Strip Bowl
      1971-1972 - District, State
      1972-1973 - District
      1975-1976 - Shrimp Bowl
      1977-1978 - District
      1978-1979 - Turkey Bowl
      1983-1984 - District
      1985-1986 - District
      1989-1990 - State Runner-up
      1992-1993 - District
      2007-2008 - District
      2008-2009 - District
      2014-2015 - State Semifinalist
      2018-2019 - State Quarterfinalist
      2019-2020 - State Semifinalist
      2020-2021 - District (Undefeated), State Semifinalist
      2022-2022 - State Runner-up

      Golf

      1969-1970 - District
      1970-1971 - District
      1971-1972 - City
      1976-1977 - District, Regional
      1985-1986 - District
      1988-1989 - District, Regional
      1992-1993 - Regional
      1993-1994 - Regional
      1995-1996 - Regional
      2001-2002 - District, Regional
      2003-2004 - State
      2006-2007 - District, Regional
      2012-2013 - District
      2018-2019 - District
      2022-2023 - District
      Soccer

      1992-1993 - District
      1997-1998 - District
      1999-2000 - State
      2000-2001 - State
      2001-2002 - State Runner-up
      2011-2012 - Co-District
      2012-2013 - Co- District, State Semifinalist
      2013-2014 - Undefeated District, State Quarterfinalist
      2014-2015 - State Quarterfinalist
      2016-2017 - District
      2019-2020 - District, State Quarterfinalist
      Swimming

      1987-1988 - District, State Runner-up
      1988-1989 - District, State Runner-up
      1994-1995 - State Runner-up
      1995-1996 - State Runner-up
      Tennis

      1977-1978 - City
      1984-1985 - State Runner-up
      1985-1986 - City, District
      1986-1987 - City, District, State
      1987-1988 - State Runner-up
      2011-2012 - Regional Doubles, Regional Runner-up
      2012-2013 - District Runner-up, Regional Runner-up
      2013-2014 - District Runner-up, Regional Runner-up
      2014-2015 - District Runner-up, Regional Runner-up
      2015-2016 - District Runner-up, Regional Runner-up
      2016-2017 - Regional Singles, Regional Runner-up
      2017-2018 - District and Regional Champions, State Runner-up
      2018-2019 - District and Regional Champions, State Runner-up
      2023-2024 - City, District, State
      Track and Field

      1971-1972 - District
      1972-1973 - District
      1975-1976 - District
      1978-1979 - District
      1979-1980 - District
      1982-1983 - District
      1983-1984 - District
      1984-1985 - District
      1986-1987 - District
      1990-1991 - Indoor State Runner-up
      1994-1995 - Indoor State Runner-up
      1995-1996 - Regional
      1996-1997 - Regional
      2003-2004 - District, Regional
      2005-2006 - District, Regional
      2007-2008 - District, Regional
      2008-2009 - District, Regional
      2011-2012 - District
      2012-2013 - District
      2013-2014 - District
      2014-2015 - District
      Wrestling

      1977-1978 – District, State Runner-up
      1978-1979 – City, State
      1980-1981 – State Runner-up
      1981-1982 – City, State
      1982-1983 – District, State Runner-up
      1983-1984 – City, State
      1984-1985 – District, State
      1985-1986 – District, State
      1986-1987 – District, State
      1989-1990 – District
      1995-1996 – District, Regional, State Runner-up
      1996-1997 – District, State Runner-up
      1998-1999 – District, State
      1999-2000 – District, State
      2000-2001 – District, State
      2001-2002 – District, State
      2002-2003 – District, State
      2005-2006 – State Runner-up
      2006-2007 – District, State
      2011-2012 – District, State
      2012-2013 – District, City, State
      2013-2014 – Undefeated District, State
      2014-2015- District, State
      2015-2016- District, State
      2017-2018 - District, Regional, State
      2018-2019 - District, State
      2019-2020 - District, State
      2021-2022 - Undefeated District, State
      2022-2023 - Undefeated District


      Extracurricular activities


      Some extracurricular activities offered include Academic Games, art and design club, book club, Bands- Marching, Concert, and Symphonic Bands, a pep and stage band, cheerleading, chorus, CSPN (Crusader Streaming & Programming Network), Culinary Crusaders, Close-Up, cyber patriot, drama club, Excalibur National Honor Society, fishing club, intramurals, Key Club, lacrosse, a literary magazine (The Pen and the Sword), literary rally, martial arts medical support staff, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, NJROTC, quiz bowl team, rugby team, speech and debate club, student ambassadors, student ministry, student recruiting team, student council, tabletop gaming club, ultimate frisbee, world culture club, and yearbook (Yesterday).


      Notable alumni



      NOTE: Some of those listed below graduated from one of Brother Martin's forerunner schools, St. Aloysius (1869–1969) and Cor Jesu (1954–69)

      D. J. Augustin — basketball player for the Orlando Magic, former University of Texas point guard, and 9th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft
      Gregory Aymond — current Archbishop of New Orleans
      Kevin Belton — celebrity TV chef on PBS, author and New Orleans cooking instructor. Played football at Brother Martin, LSU and the San Diego Chargers training camp.
      Tom Benson — owner of the New Orleans Saints & New Orleans Pelicans (died 2018)
      Zeke Bonura — former MLB player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs)
      Ken Bordelon — former NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints); co-captain of Brother Martin's 1971 Class AAAA state championship team
      Richard Brennan Sr. (1931–2015) — New Orleans restaurateur, owned the Commander's Palace
      Pascal F. Calogero Jr. — Chief Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court (retired)
      Garret Chachere — college football coach
      Philip Ciaccio — state representative, New Orleans City Council member, state circuit judge from 1982 to 1998
      Fernando del Valle (born Brian Stephen Skinner) — operatic tenor
      Allen J. Ellender — United States Senator, 19was President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate as well as Dean of the Senate
      Greer Grimsley — Bass-Baritone
      Juan LaFonta — Louisiana State Representative, District 96
      Joseph N. Macaluso Sr. Ph.D — Col. USAR (retired), Prof Emeritus, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, St. Aloysius band member (1941-1945) under Prof. Taverna
      Warde Manuel — Athletic Director, University of Michigan. Former defensive tackle for the Wolverines football team. Is a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.
      Chito Martínez — former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles)
      Paul Meany — lead singer of band Mutemath
      Stanton Moore — drummer of New Orleans band Galactic
      Robert William Muench — Bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge
      Don Newman — member of Brother Martin's 1974 state basketball champion team; NBA assistant coach, including World Champion San Antonio Spurs in 2005 & 2007
      Arthur J. O'Keefe — former mayor of New Orleans (1926–1929)
      Michael D. Perry, software engineer, photographer and writer
      Rick Robey — basketball player, member of Brother Martin's 1974 state champions, 1978 NCAA champion Kentucky Wildcats and 1981 NBA Champion Boston Celtics
      Edward Scheidt — retired Chairman of the CIA Cryptographic Center
      Richard Simmons — fitness guru and celebrity
      Eric F. Skrmetta — Commissioner, Louisiana Public Service Commission
      Irv Smith Jr. — free-agent tight end, formerly a player for the Vikings, Bengals, and Chiefs
      Will Clapp — current offensive lineman for Los Angeles Chargers
      Tre' Morgan — current minor league baseball player and former 2023 National Champion for LSU Tigers


      References




      External links



      The Archdiocese of New Orleans official website
      Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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