Fontainebleau High School is a public high school located in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States, north of Mandeville. The school is a part of the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. The school serves Abita Springs, Covington, and a small section of Mandeville. It previously served much of Lacombe. History It was founded in August, 1994 with 775 ninth- and tenth-grade students. The school had an estimated enrollment of approximately 2,300 students during the 2008–2009 school year, but was downsized with the opening of the new Lakeshore High School, which was opened with the 2009–2010 school year. 2009 enrollment for Fontainebleau is estimated to be about 1,650. Fontainebleau's mascot is the Bulldog; the school's motto is Optimus Optimorum, a Latin saying meaning "The best of the best". Its school colors are red and black. Academics Fontainebleau High School has been recognized as being among the top public high schools in the state and was listed in the 2009 "America's Best High Schools: Louisiana" article in an issue of Business Week. The school continually scores above local, state, and national averages on standardized tests. The school has continually received the Golden Achievement Award from LSU in recognition of the school's graduating seniors earning high amounts of college credit on LSU's credit/placement exams. PTA In 2004 the school was certified as a National PTA Parent Involvement School of Excellence, and was re-certified in 2007. Athletics Fontainebleau, a member of District 6-5A as classified by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA). Championships In 2011, the girls' volleyball team finished up the most successful season in Fontainebleau history (44–1) with a State Championship, defeating Mount Carmel in the finals. The school won the state title in girls' soccer in 2004, the first state championship the school has ever won, and was the state runner-up in 2009 and 2017. The team has also appeared frequently in the NSCAA winter soccer regional rankings and has appeared several times in the national rankings. In 2004, the championship winning year, the women's soccer team was ranked 7th in the nation. The FHS Bulldog Wrestling Team has finished in the top 10 in the state multiple times. Organizations Band The Fontainebleau Band program began with approximately 30 members when the school opened in 1994, it now boasts approximately 200 members. In 2003, the marching band attended its first marching festival. During the 2005 season the Crimson Band