To the Abe Family,
I’ve got some good news to spread. I’ve been talking
to a lot of educators in New Orleans and state-wide
and it looks like we’ll have a school in New Orleans East
next year. So everyone can come home. Right now it
looks like the State Recovery District will open up
Sarah T. Reed. Reed didn’t get much water and it’ll
be ready to open for 2006-07. The goal is to reopen Abe,
but with the amount of damage it suffered, it may have
to wait another year. Right now we’re working to meet
with community groups who have an interest in cleaning
up Abe, possibly for opening for next year. Either way,
our plan is to organize our Abe Family and interested
community groups to make sure we have a big say in how
Reed (or Abe) is run for next year. We’re hoping to
better the educational opportunities for everyone
in the East.
Beyond that, we’ve got some updates to let you all know about:
Abramson Summer Reunion (Next Meeting Tuesday, April 4 –
Holy Angels – 3500 St. Claude – Corner of Gallier):
All Abe students, graduates and family invited. Dates set
for July 21-24, 2006. Here’s what we accomplished
at our last meeting:
Prom – Saturday, July 22, 2006: The colors will be Blue
and White (with Red accents…what else??). Students and
faculty are working to secure a ballroom in one of the
hotels on Canal St. The prom will be free to enter with
an invitation (you’ll need to RSVP by early July); you’ll
have to buy pictures and favors (mugs, t-shirts, etc.).
We’re still looking for a theme. The one contender right
now is >>>>>>>>>>>>>. Please send Prom Theme ideas to
Ms. Spreter at [email protected].
Picnic – Sunday, July 23, 2006: We’re planning to have
the picnic in Abramson’s backyard. Two parents are working
to secure tents. We’ll provide a DJ, games, hamburgers
and hot dogs at the picnic. Feel free to bring anything
else you want to make a great picnic.
Graduation – Monday, July 24, 2006: Mr. Adams has agreed
to help orchestrate graduation for the ’06 seniors.
All seniors are invited to participate in the ceremony
(students should be working to get their actual diplomas
at their current schools – Abe can’t give out diplomas
this year). The ceremony will most likely be at Tulane,
as the UNO Lakefront Arena suffered damage from the storm.
Seniors will graduate in red. Students can take cap and
gown pictures throughout the weekend and purchase them then.
For all ’06 Abe Students in New Orleans: If you need help
getting ready for college, please contact Ms. Spreter
at [email protected]. We can help you with finding
colleges, applying, getting transcripts, ACT prep, and FAFSA.
Spread the word…’06 students should be prepared for
college now!!!!
For all ’06 and ’07 Students Out-of-State: If you want a
Louisiana Diploma go to your school counselor and register at
www.louisianaschools.net. Look under “Info for Students”
and click on “Distance Diploma.” You can take the LEAP test
online and graduate under Louisiana standards.
All-Year Abramson Reunion:
Judge Belsom, a honored Abramson Alumni, is planning a
40-year Abramson Reunion to celebrate all the students
the school has produced since its opening.
The All-Year Reunion is scheduled for August 26, 2006.
More details to follow.
The next step in planning for the Abramson Reunion is
finding as many students and staff as we can. I’m adding
a list of all of the students I have information on below.
If you have any information (phone numbers, emails,
addresses) of other students or teachers, please email
them back to me so I can add them to the main list.
Keep up on the Abe events and please pass this on to
any other members of the Abe Family you know.
Best,
Ms. Spreter
Name Year Current City/State
Adolph Patton c/o 08 New Orleans
Alana Williams c/o 06 Houston
Alicia White c/o 06
Amanda Mansion Atlanta
Amesha Morgan (ALUM) c/o 05 Houston
Anjoneka West c/o 06 Houston
Anthony Young, Jr Statesboro, GA
Antonio Augustine Irving, TX
April Reed (ALUM) c/o 04 Thibodaux, LA
Armad Barnes (ALUM) c/o 05 Slidell
Aryel Bickham Atlanta
Ashley Bernard c/o 06 Galveston, TX
Ashley Hunter (ALUM) c/o 03 Dallas
Ashley Johnson c/o 08 Baton Rouge
Atik Mistry c/o 08 Baton Rouge
Barricia Madison c/o 06 Pensacola
Belaire Turner (ALUM) c/o 03 Atlanta
Bobbie Byrd (ALUM) c/o 05 Stillwater, OK
Bobby Nguyen c/o 06 Baton Rouge
Brandi Darby c/o 08
Brandin Johnson c/o 06 New Orleans
Brandon Thomas c/o 06 New Orleans
Brandon Wilson (ALUM) c/o 05 Lafayette
Breonna Tumbs c/o 07 Austin, TX
Brittany Collins c/o 07 Baton Rouge
Brittany Daniels c/o 06
Brittany Sumuel c/o 06 Houston
Brittany Tahlton c/o 07 Houston
Brittany West c/o 06
Brittney Forcell c/o 06 Houston
Brittney Ramsey c/o 06 Decatur, GA
Bryan Cowart Birmingham, AL
Bryan Wilson (ALUM) c/o 05 Monroe
Burnell Barrociere c/o 06
Caliste Bab c/o 06 New Orleans
Cedric Pierce Spring, TX
Centrell "Shonny" c/o 08
Charles Harris c/o 06
Charlie Nguyen (ALUM) c/o 05 Monroe, LA
Charlissa Boyd c/o 06 Lake Charles
Chase Crawley c/o 06 Oklahoma City
Chauncey Mitchell c/o 06 Dallas
Chaz Augustine c/o 06 Carrollton, GA
Chelsea Hayes Upper Marlboro, MD
Chelsea Williams c/o 07 New Orleans
Chester Mcknight c/o 06 Houston
Chris Collins c/o 08 Baton Rouge
Chris Simon Jackson, MS
Christine Bechet (ALUM) c/o 05 Houton
Christoper Madison c/o 06 Houston
Clifford Brown c/o 08 New Orleans
Corey Davis c/o 06 Baton Rouge
Courtney Richardson c/o 07 Shreveport
Craig Thompson c/o 06 Waco, TX
Crystal Parish c/o 08 Houston
Dana Young (ALUM) Atlanta
Danaan Wallace (ALUM) c/o 04 Dallas
Danielle Bridges c/o 06
Darrell Williams c/o 06
Darryl Lodge c/o 07 Oklahoma City
Daurielle Miller c/o 07 Atlanta
Dave Briggs Baton Rouge
David Verrette Houston
Deandra Harvey c/o 06 Flowery Branch, GA
Deim Nguyen c/o 07 Houston
Delery Winfield c/o 06 Houston
Delmonique Brown c/o 06 Irving, TX
Dennis Allen c/o 06 Donaldsonville, LA
Derek Burton (ALUM) Houston
Deshawn Sturgess c/o 08 Dallas
Devin Floyd c/o 06 Baton Rouge
Dominique Alexis
Donald Berryhill (ALUM) c/o 04 Thibodaux, LA
Dwayne Kelley c/o 06
Edward Kelson, Jr (ALUM) c/o 04 Imboden, Arkansas
Elisabeth Pierite c/o 07 Marksville, LA
Emanuel Hooks Dallas
Eric French (ALUM) c/o 05
Eric Martin Mississippi
Felicia Givens (ALUM) c/o 05 Baton Rouge
Frank Williams Dallas
Freddie Theophile c/o 06 Houston
Gelonda Dukes c/o 08 Dallas
Giara Mahogany c/o 06 Baton Rouge
Glenn Tate c/o 07 Houston
Heip Pham c/o 07
Houston Blake c/o 06 Cedar Hill, TX
Iriona Lucas c/o 08 New Orleans
Jackson Dang (ALUM) c/o 05
Jacob Duplessis (ALUM) c/o 05
Jacquen Hunter c/o 06 New Orleans
Jamar Willis (ALUM) c/o 05 Columbus, GA
Jamayra Marshall
Jamie Vu c/o 07 Alabama
Jamika Prater c/o 06 Anthony, FL
Jamirra Muse c/o 06 New Orleans
Jarrett Amadee c/o 06 Omaha, NB
Jasmine Johnson Houston
Jasmine Peeples Baton Rouge
Jawana Head c/o 06 Houston
Jennifer Brandon Baton Rouge
Jeremy Mitchell c/o 06 Atlanta
Jeremy Thomas c/o 06 Duncanville, TX
Jeremy Washington Katy, TX
Jessica Breaux (ALUM) c/o 05 Beaumont, TX
Jimmy Nguyen c/o 06 Covington, LA
Jimmy Nguyen c/o 07 Houston
John Love c/o 06 Dallas
Johnny Jordan c/o 07
Jonnique Lewis c/o 06 New Orleans
Jonny Edwards c/o 06 Columbus, GA
Joshua Holmes (ALUM) c/o 05 Dallas, LA
Joseph Ijeh c/o 06 Dallas
Joshua Cook c/o 06 Houston
Justin Cowart Birmingham, AL
Justin Davis (ALUM) c/o 05 Corpus Christi, TX
Kashad Martin c/o 06 Jacksonville, FL
Keith Jack Baton Rouge
Kendalynn Thomas (ALUM) c/o 04 Atlanta
Kendra Thomas c/o 06 Atlanta
Keney Thompson c/o 06 New Orleans
Kevin Hamilton c/o 04 Baton Rouge
Kishawn Sturgess c/o 07 Dallas
Korey Sheppard Houston
Kourtney Jackson c/o 07 Baton Rouge
LaJoan Willis c/o 06 Marrietta, GA
La'Keisha Ebbs c/o 06 Houston
Lakeisha Young c/o 06 Baton Rouge
La'Keitha Ebbs c/o 07 Houston
Lan Ho c/o 06 Houston
Lance Calhoun (ALUM) c/o 05 Corsiana, TX
Larkin Davis c/o 06 Houston
Larry Cushenberry c/o 07 Baton Rouge
Latasha Young (ALUM) c/o 05 Baton Rouge
Latoya Davillier c/o 06 West Bank
Laura Hurst Greensburg, LA
Lawrence Landry Houston
Lemar Hall c/o 06 Jennings, LA
Lesha Bartholomew c/o 06 Plano, TX
Lilly Nguyen Austin, TX
Long Tran c/o 07 Houston
Lynnae Johnson c/o 07 Dallas
Lynnise Palmer Houston
Mai Nguyen c/o 07 Houston
Mai Vu c/o 07 Houston
Marvin McCants Nashville, TN
Maurice Ketchens c/o 07 Houston
Malcolm McKenzie c/o 07 Lake Providence, LA
Marlon Eli c/o 06 Alexandria, LA
Micah Leonard (ALUM) c/o 05 Lafayette
Michael Barrow Houston
Michael Helaire c/o 06
Michael Polk c/o 06 New Orleans
Michael Santacruze Houston
Michelle Quinn c/o 08 New Orleans
Miranda Mansion Atlanta
Moieshay Tobias c/o 06 Baton Rouge
Moncherie Thomas Stone Mountain, GA
Mya Hodges c/o 08 New Orleans
Myreka Julian (ALUM) c/o 05 Maricopa, Arizona
Myron Johnson c/o 07 New Orleans
Nais Cameron c/o 08
Nathan Vernon Houston
Nga Vu c/o 07 Dallas
Nikeala Noel (ALUM) c/o 05 Fort Worth
Noelle Lowe (ALUM) c/o 05 Ontario, Canada
Nyna Nguyen c/o 07 Houston
Oanh Mai c/o 07 Wilmington, NC
Oanh Nguyen c/o 06 Morgan City, LA
Pamela Williams Dallas
Percy Houston
Porcha Lane c/o 07 Houston
Randolph Howard (ALUM) c/o 05 Hammond, LA
Rashaad Gasper (ALUM) c/o 05
Regina Hains Arlington, TX
Reginald Washington Atlanta
Regis Hall (ALUM) c/o 05
Rita Steib c/o 06
Robinette Jackson Hammond, LA
Robert Nguyen c/o 07 Houston
Rochelle Darby c/o 06 Baton Rouge
Roshonda Williams (ALUM) c/o 05 Monroe, LA
Ryan Livingston c/o 06 Tennessee
Sandreka c/o 08 New Orleans
Shalise Curry Houston
Shana Mackey c/o 06 Houston
Shandreka Ross Richardson, TX
Sharome Brown c/o 06 Houston
Stacy Brown c/o 08 New Orleans
Stanford Williams (ALUM) c/o 05 Hammond, LA
Stephanie Martin c/o 07 Bel Air, MD
Stetson Houston
Stevie Magee Houston
Tacara Scott c/o 06 Dallas
Takita McGee c/o 07
Tasheba Calvey (ALUM) c/o 05
Tee'Arance Moore (ALUM) c/o 04 Dallas
Teresena Boykins c/o 07 Houston
Thawanda DeGruy (ALUM) c/o 05 Montgomery, Al
Theodore Harness (ALUM) c/o 05 Alabama
Tiana (ALUM) Hammond, LA
Tiang Jiang (ALUM) c/o 05 Baton Rouge
Tierra LaFrance c/o 08
Tiffany Jones (ALUM) c/o 05 Independence, LA
Tiffany Young Sylvania, GA
Tionne Simon/Holliday (ALUM) c/o 05 New Orleans
Tiwuan Banks
Todd Donaldson (ALUM) c/o 05 Texas
Torry Wix c/o 06 Fort Worth
Trina' Lane c/o 09 Houston
Trung Tran c/o 06
Turrell Perrette (ALUM) c/o 05 Rome, GA
Uri Stevenson (ALUM) New Orleans
Valentine Joesph c/o 06 New Orleans
Walzette Green c/o 06 Houston
Wendell Washington c/o 06 Sylacauga, AL
Wesley Portan Baton Rouge
Wesley Winston c/o 06 Country LA
Yarvelle McGowan c/o 06 Jonesville, LA
Teachers:
Name Current City
Mr. Adams New Orleans
Mr. Bailey New Orleans
Mr. Beaubout Bellefonte, PA
Mr. Boyd Virginia
Mr. Catolos New Orleans
Mr. Dearmon Austin, TX
Mr. Diggs New Orleans
Mr. Fingerman New Orleans
Mr. Frischhertz New Orleans
Mr. Gardette Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Hankins Port Allen
Mr. Lamb Houston
Mr. Lindenschmidt Bloomington, IL
Mr. McGee New Orleans
Mr. Midkiff Maurepas, LA
Mr. Nichols New Orleans
Mr. Pierre
Mr. Taranto Devine, TX
Mr. Woods Slidell, LA
Ms. Burson New Orleans
Ms. Burton Grambling
Ms. Carbo Dallas, TX
Ms. Carr Monroe, LA
Ms. Carter Houston
Ms. Courtney New Orleans
Ms. Davis Baton Rouge
Ms. Forst New Orleans
Ms. Fuller Mississippi
Ms. Hume New Orleans
Ms. Keith Arlington, TX
Ms. Leggins New Orleans
Ms. Miller
Ms. Moore
Ms. Padma Slidell, LA
Ms. Pierite Country, LA
Ms. Pierre Houston
Ms. Reddy Houston
Ms. Reid
Ms. Reimonenq Shreveport, LA
Ms. Roby-Johnson Houston
Ms. Sandt North Carolina
Ms. Spreter New Orleans
Ms. Strickland New Orleans
Ms. Sweaingen Tallahassee, FL
Ms. Szeliga Charlotte, NC
Ms. Welsh Long Island, NY
Ms. Wiltz Lithonia, GA
Ms. Winchester Houston