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the almanac

st. augustine high school

achievements

Journey through fifty years of rich history and discover St. Aug’s many “firsts” among African Americans

1958

1st African American school in the South to win a National Merit Scholarship

1959

1st African American to graduate from Loyola University New Orleans

1964

1st Presidential Scholar in Louisiana

1966

1st African American student to graduate from the University of Notre Dame Law School

1967

1st African American school admitted to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA)

1st African American marching band to participate in the Krewe of Rex parade

1st African American to graduate from Tulane University

1st African American to earn an athletic scholarship to Tulane University

1st marching band to play at a New Orleans Saints game

1968

1st African American to earn a Ph.D. from the University of New Orleans

1969

1st African American to graduate from Tulane's School of Law

Alfred Jenkins |

Cleveland Browns

1970

Glenn Alexander |

buffalo bills

1971

samuel holden |

New Orleans Saints

1973

Jackie Wallace |

Los Angeles Rams

1974

1st African American Louisiana state senator

1975

1st AAAA football team to go undefeated 15-0 in the LHSAA and win the state championship

1977

Sidney Brown |

New England Patriots

1978

1st high school football team to win a state championship in the Louisiana Superdome

Jerry Reese |

Kansas City Chiefs

1979

1st AAAA football team to win back-to-back state titles in the LHSAA

1981

1st African American city council member in New Orleans

Louis Oubre |

New Orleans Saints

1982

1st African American civil sheriff in New Orleans

1983

1st AAAA basketball team to go undefeated in the LHSAA

Malcolm Scott |

New york giants

1985

treg songy |

New york jets

1986

2nd African American mayor of New Orleans

doug landry |

San Diego Chargers

1987

marcus quinn |

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1988

1st African American school to host the National Catholic Forensic League Speech Tournament

1989

Brian Taylor |

Buffalo Bills

1990

Leroy Hoard |

Minnesota Vikings

1991

Lonnie Marts |

Kansas City Chiefs

1992

Louis Age III |

Chicago Bears

1993

Tyrone Hughes |

New Orleans Saints

David White |

buffalo bills

1994

Sean Jackson |

Houston Oilers

1995

1st Louisiana basketball team to be named USA Today high school national champions

Ronald Cherry |

detroit lions

Christopher Cowart |

San Diego Chargers

1996

Clarence Matthews |

Arizona Cardinals

1997

Derrick Rodgers |

Miami Dolphins

1999

Jason Wiltz |

new york jets

2000

James Hall |

Detroit Lions

Raynoch Thompson |

Arizona Cardinals

2002

1st Louisiana band to participate in the Tournament of Roses parade

Derrick Lewis |

st. louis rams

2003

1st African American district attorney in New Orleans

Cortez Hankton |

Jacksonville Jaguars

2004

Oliver Celestin |

Cleveland Browns

Nathaniel Dorsey III |

Minnesota Vikings

2005

1st African American editor of The Los Angeles Times

paul irons |

Cleveland Browns

2008

BenJarvus Green-Ellis |

New England Patriots

2011

Selvish Capers |

Washington Redskins

Patrick Trahan |

Tennesse Titans

2013

Tyrann Mathieu |

Arizona Cardinals

2014

1st African American executive editor of The New York Times

Trai Turner |

Carolina Panthers

2015

Lorenzo Doss |

Denver Broncos