NEW ORLEANS – As Good Shepherd School marks its 25th anniversary, the Catholic school is celebrating a milestone year while preparing to expand into a second campus near Desire Parkway in the city’s Upper Ninth Ward for the 2026-2027 school year.
Founded in 2001 in the Jesuit tradition to provide faith-based education to children regardless of their family’s financial circumstances, Good Shepherd School (GSS) today serves 348 students. School leaders say all 280 graduates have completed high school on time, with 85% enrolling in colleges and universities across the country.
The anniversary celebration also honors the legacy of the school’s founder, Fr. Harry Tompson, whose mission of serving children in need continues through the school’s expanding footprint in New Orleans…