Bulldogs March in MLK Day Parade

 Our very own Clark Prep Bulldogs marked in New Orleans' MLK Day Parade. The parade celebrated the City's 28th annual MLK holiday celebration.

Students marched from City Hall, down Loyola Avenue, towards uptown. The parade made a right turn on MLK Blvd, up to south Claiborne, ending on South Clairborn and Felicity.

Go Bulldogs!

MLK Basketball Tournament Final Standings

Thank you so much to all the teams that participated in FirstLine Schools' first annual MLK Weekend Basketball Invitational. The event was a huge success, and we can't wait to do it again next year!

Please see below for final standings.

Boys Final Standings                       

1. John Dibert
2. LHA
3. Esperanza Charter School
4. Green
5. Fannie C. Williams Charter School
6. Arthur Ashe

Girls Final Standings   

1. KIPP NOLA
2. LHA
3. Arthur Ashe
4. John Dibert
5. Green

Freedom Writers: Poems by Kia Rowel

Pain

Sitting in the dark

Feeling a pain

Not a physical pain

but a mental pain

the pain knowing you're not here

the pain of not hearing yo voice

Not seeing yo face no more

It feels like this pain will

never fade away...

My love for you is unconditional

I will miss you forever

This pain is unbelievable

If we could only trade places

Just so the twins, Lil Don and

Geia, could have their father

Even doe Me and You didn't have

ours. I love you and

I miss you but Ima keep my

head up just for you...

          Rest Brother

My Streets

In my streets I see teenage boys

getting shot for a toy

In my streets I see drug houses

Change needs to come.

My streets are little girls with

little girls

I see holes in my streets

Will change ever come?

I see Poverty

Change will someday come.

My street there is black on black

Violence

There is racism with hatred

In my streets I see 

New Orleans.

City-Wide Middle School Basketball Tournament to Take Place this weekend

NEW ORLEANS, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 – Tomorrow marks the beginning of the first annual FirstLine MLK Weekend Invitational Basketball Tournament.  Come out and watch the best 7th & 8th grade boys & girls in the city compete in this city-wide championship.

WHEN: Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 5pm (four games); Friday, January 17, 2014 at 5pm (four games); and Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 9am (eight games).  Admission is $3 per person, each day.

WHO: 11 Boys and Girls Teams are participating from the following schools; Langston Hughes Academy, John Dibert Community School, Esperanza Charter School (Boys team only), Fannie C. Williams Charter School (Boys team only), Samuel J Green Charter School, Arthur Ashe Charter School, & KIPP New Orleans Leadership Academy (Girls team only). 

WHERE: All games will be held at Langston Hughes Academy, 3519 Trafalgar Street, New Orleans,  70119.

Look what our parents have to say about FirstLine's schools!

Why LHA?

Why Green?

Why Ashe?

Why Dibert?

We love our schools, but we wanted to hear from our parents on why they chose our schools. So with the help from New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC), we put together some videos.

Watch our videos and find out for yourself - Why FirstLine?

All of our schools accept the RSD OneApp. The next application window opens January 13, 2014. For more information about how to apply click here.