Eastside High School (Gainesville, Florida)
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Eastside High School | |
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1201 Southeast 43rd Street Gainesville, Florida 32641-7698 United States |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1970 |
School district | Alachua County Public Schools |
Principal | Jeff Charbonnet |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | ~1400 |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Orange and Green |
Mascot | Rams |
Website | Eastside High School |
250px EHS : Front entrance and Picnic Area |
Eastside High School is a public school in east Gainesville, FL, USA. It was opened in 1970 and is managed by the Alachua County School District.[1] Eastside harbors two magnet programs: the Institute of Culinary Arts[2] and an International Baccalaureate (IB) program.[3]
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Administration
The school has been served by the following principals:[citation needed] John Dukes, Mae Islar, Ron Nelson, Robert Schenck, Bill Herschleb, Sandra Hollinger, Micheal Thorne and Jeff Charbonnet.
Academics
Eastside was ranked as the 4th best high school in the United States in 2005[4] and 6th in 2006,[5] making it the top-rated public high school in the country two years in a row. More recently, in 2010 the school was ranked 17th overall.[6] and again in 2011 High School Challenge 2011.[7]
Eastside has hosted an International Baccalaureate program, which focuses on the classical liberal arts and sciences since 1987.
Attendance zone
Dependent child residents of the University of Florida family housing property Tanglewood Village are within the attendance boundary of Eastside High.[8][9]
Awards and competitions
- In 2006 the boy's Basketball team won the 5A State Championship[10] for the first state championship in Eastside basketball history.
- In 2007, the Eastside team at the Florida State Spanish Conference won the Florida state championship.[citation needed]
- Eastside placed first in le Congrès de la Culture Francaise en Floride (French language competition) thirty times from 1991-2011.[citation needed]
- In 2013-2014, Eastside's Florida Student Astronaut Challenge team placed 1st in Florida at the state competition[11] in Cape Canaveral.
- In the 2015-2016 Season, Eastside's Wrestling Team placed 3rd in the 5A state championships. Team president Robert Taylor, Head Coach Steven DiLisio
Notable alumni
- Allison Wagner - swimmer
- Gator Hoskins - NFL Player
References
- ↑ http://www.sbac.edu/
- ↑ http://eastside.sbac.edu/pages/EHS0421/5130169170831539170/Institute_of_Culinary_Arts
- ↑ International Baccalaureate
- ↑ Newsweek 2005 America's best high schools list
- ↑ Newsweek 2006 America's best high schools list
- ↑ Newsweek 2010 America's best high schools list
- ↑ Ranking America's High Schools - The Washington Post
- ↑ "Graduate & Family Housing Villages." University of Florida. Retrieved on September 13, 2015.
- ↑ "School Site Locator." Alachua County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 13, 2015.
- ↑ FHSAA.org: Boys Basketball: 2006: Class 5A Championship Bracket
- ↑ 2014 Results
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2014
- Articles with unsourced statements from April 2014
- Educational institutions established in 1970
- Magnet schools in Florida
- International Baccalaureate schools in Florida
- High schools in Alachua County, Florida
- Public high schools in Florida
- Education in Gainesville, Florida