Eastside High School (Gainesville, Florida)
{{Short description|Public school in east Gainesville, Florida, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox school
| name = Eastside High School
| image = Image:EHSsign.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| streetaddress = 1201 Southeast 43rd Street
| city = Gainesville
| state = Florida
| zipcode = 32641-7698
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|29.6399682|-82.2687131|display=title,inline|format=dms}}
| type = Public secondary
| established = 1970
| district = Alachua County Public Schools
| principal = Leroy Williams
| grades = 9–12
| enrollment = 1,231 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1200030&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=120003000028|title=EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=February 1, 2025}}
| teaching_staff = 51.00 (FTE)
| mascot = Ram
| website = [http://eastside.sbac.edu/ Eastside High School]
| picture = 250px
| picture_caption = EHS: front entrance and picnic area
| campus = Suburban
| colors = {{color box|orange}} {{color box|green}}
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Eastside High School is a public school in east Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was opened in 1970 and is managed by the Alachua County School District.{{cite web |url=http://www.sbac.edu/ |title=Home |website=sbac.edu}} Eastside harbors three magnet programs: the Institute of Culinary Arts{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbac.edu/domain/1429|title = Institute of Culinary Arts / Institute of Culinary Arts}} and an International Baccalaureate (IB) program.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibo.org/school/000262/|title=Eastside High School|website=International Baccalaureate®}} and the medical skills services (mss).
Administration
The school has been served by the following principals:{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
John Dukes, Mae Islar, Ron Nelson, Robert Schenck, Bill Herschleb, Sandra Hollinger, Michael Thorne, Jeff Charbonnet, Shane Andrew, and Leroy Williams.
Academics
Eastside was ranked by Newsweek as the 4th best high school in the United States in 2005,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2005/05/15/the-100-best-high-schools-in-america.html|title=Newsweek 2005 America's best high schools list}} and 6th in 2006,{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newsweek-cover-americas-best-high-schools-2006-56802282.html|title=NEWSWEEK COVER: America's Best High Schools, 2006|website=www.prnewswire.com}} making it the top-rated public high school in the country two years in a row. In 2010 the school was ranked 17th overall,{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html|title=Newsweek 2010 America's best high schools list}} and again in High School Challenge 2011.[https://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/ Ranking America's High Schools – The Washington Post]
Eastside has hosted an International Baccalaureate program, which focuses on the classical liberal arts and sciences, since 1987.
Awards and competitions
- In 2006 the boys' basketball team won the 5A State Championship,{{Cite web|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/sports/basketball-boys/archives/2005-06/brak5.htm|title=FHSAA.org: Boys Basketball: 2006: Class 5A Championship Bracket}} the first state championship in Eastside basketball history.
- In 2007, the Eastside team at the Florida State Spanish Conference won the state championship.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Eastside placed first in le Congrès de la Culture Francaise en Floride (French language competition) 27 times from 1991 to 2018.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
- In 2013–2014, Eastside's Florida Student Astronaut Challenge team placed first in Florida at the state competition{{Cite web|url=https://www.themoreproject.org/|title=Kenzototo : Platform Permainan Toto Macau Resmi Di Indonesia|website=Kenzototo}} in Cape Canaveral.
Notable alumni
- Nancy Yi Fan - Author{{Cite web|url=https://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20080217/News/604155014/GS|title = Area 13-year-old promotes new book}}
- Gator Hoskins - NFL player
- Jarvis Johnson - YouTuber
- Kenyatta Jones - NFL player
- Marvin Pope - CFL player and coach
- Anthony Richardson - Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts
- Craig Silverstein - First employee of Google{{Cite web|url=https://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20120229/BUSINESS/604133314/GS|title=Gainesville's Silverstein excited about life after Google}}
- Allison Wagner - Swimmer
- Harvey Ward - Mayor of Gainesville https://gainesvillechamber.com/wp-content/uploads/Harvey-Ward.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}
- Andrew H. Warren - prosecutor and politician
References
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External links
- [http://eastside.sbac.edu/ Eastside High School homepage]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050524185421/http://fcat.fldoe.org/default.asp?action=OneSchoolDetails&district_number=1&district_name=ALACHUA&schnum=421&school=EASTSIDE+HIGH+SCHOOL Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) School Level Report for Eastside High School]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1970
Category:Magnet schools in Florida
Category:International Baccalaureate schools in Florida
Category:High schools in Alachua County, Florida
Category:Public high schools in Florida