Congratulations to senior, Miguel Garcia on being awarded the prestigious Posse Foundation scholarship! Miguel has been awarded a full, four-year scholarship to Case Western University. Miguel is a founding student and has attended Kenner Discovery since the 6th grade. The Posse program is one of the most comprehensive and renowned college access and youth... READ MORE >
Discovery is growing and opening a second school thanks to an innovative partnership between Discovery and Ochsner Health System, In March 2019, the Jefferson Parish School Board unanimously approved plans for the Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy at the John Martyn campus. Dr. John Ochsner Discovery will open in the fall of 2020. Once fully... READ MORE >
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy community members and stakeholders gathered Thursday, February 14th to celebrate the start of construction on their new school. The groundbreaking ceremony was held just beyond the site where construction crews have started work on the foundation for the new school. “We are thrilled to be able to expand and offer more... READ MORE >
Students taking Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Biomedical courses at Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy High School were honored at the inaugural annual white coat ceremony on December 12th. In the course of the PLTW Biomedical Science program, students explore concepts of biology and medicine to determine factors that led to the death of a fictional person.... READ MORE >
Good Afternoon Kenner Discovery Community: Later this week we are expecting the School Performance Scores (SPS) to be released. I believe they will be available to the public on Thursday, November 8, 2018. They can be found at Louisiana School Finder. We will send a push message home with a link to the score on Thursday. Once again, the way schools/students are... READ MORE >
The Jefferson Parish School Board voted in favor of a 10-year charter renewal for Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy. To earn the ten year renewal, Discovery has demonstrated academic achievement while increasing the at-risk population. Discovery is proud to be an open enrollment school with no testing requirement for admission. For the past 3 consecutive... READ MORE >