Emeril Lagasse Foundation Grants $500,000 to Build Emeril’s Culinary Garden and Teaching Kitchen at Dr. John Ochsner Discovery NEW ORLEANS – Emeril Lagasse Foundation (ELF), Ochsner Health, and Discovery Schools announce partnership to implement a national “ground-to-plate” education initiative. The $500,000 Emeril Lagasse Foundation grant will provide capital... READ MORE >
We invite you to watch our virtual open house videos to learn more about our schools! Dr. John Ochsner Discovery video Kenner Discovery Middle & High School (5th-12th) video Kenner Discovery Lower School (K-4th) video READ MORE >
Head of School, Dr. Patty Glaser is Honored with the Excellence in Government Award for Innovation from the Bureau of Governmental Research. On August 5, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) announced the recipients of the BGR Excellence in Government Awards 2020 honoring extraordinary local and state government employees and private citizens in the New... READ MORE >
Valedictorian Najah Nicholas received the Valedictory Award for achieving the highest cumulative grade point average in her program of study. Nicholas received acceptances to 12 universities throughout the country and was offered scholarships totaling $274,000, exclusive of TOPS. Nicholas, daughter of Eugene Nicholas, Johnny and Danielle Little will attend... READ MORE >
Visit our KDHSA Online Learning Webpage for a complete list of resources. See below for parent updates. March 18, 2020 Dear Discovery Parents and Guardians, We hope our Swamp Owl families are healthy and doing well. Most of us, like you, are feeling overwhelmed and unsettled right now, with so many uncertainties and things changing daily. Our job as educators... READ MORE >
March 13, 2020 Dear Discovery Parents: As you know, our community and world are currently facing a health crisis with the global outbreak of COVID-19. For weeks, Discovery administration has been preparing a response to this threat with the goal of keeping our community safe while also allowing our students to continue their education. In keeping with the... READ MORE >
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 >