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De La Salle High School, New Orleans

The Paul Levy ’99 Scholarship

$1,999 a year to a hard-working De La Salle senior who loves science. Paul Levy, class of 1999, started it, and he pledged the first $1,000.

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$3,928 given so far by Paul’s family, friends, and classmates. Updated October 7, 2026.

Paul Levy smiling in a classroom, holding a glowing light bulb over a beaker.
Paul in the classroom.

How to give

Every gift goes to De La Salle High School. The one thing to remember: mark it for the Paul Levy ’99 Scholarship so it lands in the right fund.

Online, by card or bank account

  1. Open the De La Salle giving form. It is the school’s own page, run by DonorPerfect.
  2. Pick an amount, then choose a one-time gift or a monthly one.
  3. In the box that says “I would like to dedicate my gift to the following”, type Paul Levy ’99 Scholarship.

    This is the step that matters. Without it the school cannot tell which fund your gift is for.

  4. Fill in your details and pay. Classmates can add 1999 under Class Year.
Open the giving form

Opens in a new tab on the school’s site.

By check

Make it payable to De La Salle High School and write Paul Levy ’99 Scholarship on the memo line. Mail it to:

De La Salle High School
Paul Levy ’99 Scholarship 5300 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115
  • Any amount helps.

    Every $1,999 funds one more year of the scholarship.

  • Matching gifts count.

    If your employer matches, their form may ask for the school’s tax ID. De La Salle of New Orleans, Inc. is 72-0981487.

  • You can give in Paul’s honor.

    The form has an “In Honor Of” option if you want it. The dedication box in step 3 is still the part that routes the gift.

  • Questions about receipts, stock, or anything else.

    Call De La Salle’s Office of Advancement & Alumni Relations at 504-895-5717.

What your gift funds

One award a year to a rising De La Salle senior. The amount honors the year Paul’s class graduated.

$1,999each year, to one student, for the class of 1999

The student who receives it:

  • Lives Catholic values each day
  • Has a robust interest in the sciences
  • Has kept at least a 2.5 GPA through high school

De La Salle’s administration is working with Paul to finalize the details.

“Yes, that GPA may be lower than other awards require, but I had to work hard in school, and to some children a C may be their best. I would like this accolade to be available to not only the smartest students, but the hardest-working students.”

Paul Levy ’99, in his letter to the class of 1999

About Paul

Paul Levy graduated from De La Salle in 1999. School was never easy for him, but biology was different. A sophomore Biology class at De La Salle is where science took hold.

That same year he started volunteering at a veterinary clinic, planning to become an avian veterinarian. He spent 18 years in veterinary medicine before changing course to teach.

Since then he has taught General Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Human Anatomy and Physiology, including at St. Rosalie School in Harvey. In 2021 he was named a Teacher of the Week in the Baton Rouge area.

Paul is now being treated for metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare cancer that starts in the eye. He says his faith has grown through it, and that he is most thankful for his Catholic education and for the Christian Brothers who taught him.

“It is my hope that after I have left this world, my name lives on at the place that brought all of us together, De La Salle High School.”

“More importantly, I am hopeful that the recipient of this scholarship will possibly go on to find a cure for metastatic uveal melanoma.”

Paul Levy ’99

Paul with his students over the years

Paul in a white lab coat and safety goggles, working at a lab bench.
Paul in goggles leading a dissection, with students in aprons on either side.
Paul in the middle of a big group selfie with students on a baseball field.
A student draws the regions of the brain on a white cap on Paul’s head while he grins.
A whole class in anatomy aprons, with Paul lying on the floor in front.
Paul in a graduation gown beside a graduating student holding a diploma.
Paul in a Noble Gases t-shirt with a student dressed in a cowboy hat and flag overalls.

Where things stand

$3,928given as of October 7, 2026
  1. Year 1
  2. Year 2
  3. Year 3
  4. Year 4
  5. Year 5

Year one is funded. Year two is almost there. Every $1,999 adds a year.

  • · Gifts are still arriving by card and by check, and more are promised, so the total will keep moving.
  • · More than 70 people gathered in the De La Salle chapel for Mass and the Anointing of the Sick for Paul, then lunch at Mandina’s.
  • · Paul announced the scholarship in a letter to the class of 1999 and pledged the first $1,000.

Paul posts his own updates in the Paul Levy ’99 Scholarship group on Facebook.

Give in Paul’s name.

A gift of any size goes to De La Salle High School for the Paul Levy ’99 Scholarship, and every $1,999 funds one more year.

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