Eastside High School (Gainesville, Florida)

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Eastside High School
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Address
1201 Southeast 43rd Street
Gainesville, Florida 32641-7698
United States
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Information
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
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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]

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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sbac.edu/
  2. ↑ http://eastside.sbac.edu/pages/EHS0421/5130169170831539170/Institute_of_Culinary_Arts
  3. ↑ International Baccalaureate
  4. ↑ Newsweek 2005 America's best high schools list
  5. ↑ Newsweek 2006 America's best high schools list
  6. ↑ Newsweek 2010 America's best high schools list
  7. ↑ Ranking America's High Schools - The Washington Post
  8. ↑ "Graduate & Family Housing Villages." University of Florida. Retrieved on September 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "School Site Locator." Alachua County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ FHSAA.org: Boys Basketball: 2006: Class 5A Championship Bracket
  11. ↑ 2014 Results

External links

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