Olathe East High School

{{Infobox school

|name = Olathe East High School

|logo = Power hawk.png

|streetaddress = 14545 West 127th Street [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:480812 GNIS] for Olathe East Senior High School; USGS; November 16, 2006.

|city = Olathe

|state = Kansas

|zipcode = 66062

|country = U.S.

|coordinates = {{coord|38.896266|-94.753503|type:edu_region:US-KS|display=inline,title}}

|schooltype = High School

|fundingtype = Public

|established = 1992

|district = Olathe USD 233[*[http://www.olatheschools.com/ USD 233]

|ceeb = 172221 [http://www.suny.edu/student/search_highschool/index.cfm High School CEEB Code Search]

|colors = Orange and Navy
{{color box|#FD620B}} {{color box|#080356}}

|website = {{URL|https://www.olatheschools.org/east/|School Website}}

|principal= Kerry Lane

|enrollment= 1,825 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2010140&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=201014000040|title=Olathe East Sr High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 21, 2024}}

|ratio= 14.12

|staff= 129.28 (FTE)

|grades= 9 to 12

|campus= Suburban

|athletics conference= Sunflower League

|rival= Olathe South High School

|mascot= Hawk

}}

Olathe East High School is a public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of five high schools in the Olathe USD 233 school district. Olathe East is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Hawks". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. The school colors are orange and navy blue, and the school's mascot is the Hawk.

History

The school opened in the fall of 1992 in order to help educate the rapidly increasing population of Olathe.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}

Olathe East was recognized as a National School of Excellence in 1998 by the U.S. Department of Education.{{cite web | title = Olathe East High School | url =http://schools.olatheschools.com/olatheeast/ | format =English | access-date =2010-03-24}}

On March 4, 2022, there was a school shooting on campus by a student. A school resource officer and an administrator were injured, as was the shooter. No other faculty members or students were harmed in the shooting. The suspect was put in custody by the police.{{cite news | url = https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/faculty-member-school-resource-officer-shot-at-olathe-east?_amp=true |

title =LIVE: Olathe East shooting, reunification plan for parents adjusted | author= Casey Murray | publisher = KSBH | date= 2022-03-04 | access-date = 2022-03-04}}

Academics

Image:National Blue Ribbon Schools seal.svg

In 1997, Olathe East High School was selected as a Blue Ribbon School. The Blue Ribbon Award recognizes public and private schools which perform at high levels or have made significant academic improvements.

Olathe East has continuously had the highest composite standardized test scores in the district. In the 2006–2007 school year, East had a composite ACT score of 23.8,{{cite news | url = http://www.olatheschools.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=281&Itemid=26 |

title =2006-07 Test Scores | publisher = Olathe School District USD 233 | access-date = 2007-08-26}} beating the national average of 21.2. On the SAT, the average score was a 604 on the Critical Reading section and a 614 on the Math section. These scores were also much higher than the national average of 503 on the Critical Reading and 518 on the Mathematics section.{{cite news | url = http://www.olatheschools.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=281&Itemid=26 |

title =2005-06 Test Scores | publisher = Olathe School District USD 233 | access-date = 2007-04-18}}

Extracurricular activities

The Hawks compete in the Sunflower League and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Throughout its history, Olathe East has won 55 state championships in various sports, more than any other olathe school combined. Many graduates have gone on to participate in collegiate athletics.

=Athletics=

==Soccer==

One of the most popular athletic programs offered at Olathe East is soccer. Throughout the school's history, the boys' team has won five state championships, occurring in 1996, 2005, 2014, 2018, 2023, and 2024 and the girls' team has won four state championships, occurring in 2001, 2004, 2008, and 2012.{{cite web | title =KSHSAA Boys' Soccer | url =http://www.kshsaa.org/BOY-SOCCER/bscrchmp.html | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20030820161320/http://kshsaa.org/BOY-SOCCER/bscrchmp.html | url-status =dead | archive-date =2003-08-20 | format =English | access-date =2010-03-24 }}

==Boys' Swimming & Diving==

The Olathe East boys' swimming & diving team won the state championship in 2009 after placing second to Shawnee Mission East High School in 2007 and 2008. In 2008, there was a one-point difference between Shawnee Mission East and Olathe East.{{cite web | title =KSHSAA Boys' Swimming and Diving | url =http://www.kshsaa.org/BOY-SWIM/bswmchmp.html | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20030813014209/http://kshsaa.org/BOY-SWIM/bswmchmp.html | url-status =dead | archive-date =2003-08-13 | format =English | access-date =2010-03-24 }}

==Softball==

The Hawks have consistently been one of the best softball teams in Kansas, winning state championships in 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2013.{{cite web | title = KSHSAA Softball| url =http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Softball/Main.html | format =English | access-date =2010-05-30}} In 2007, the Hawks set a new KSHSAA record for most consecutive state championships won in softball.

==Track and Field==

The Olathe East track and field team has won 10 state championships since 2007 and 11 overall, including five for boys in 1998, 2007, 2010, 2014, and 2015 and five consecutive state championships for girls from 2008 to 2012.

=State championships=

Season	Sport	Number of Championships \|\| Year
class="wikitable" ! colspan="4"\|State Championships{{cite web \|title=State Records & State Champions \|url=http://catchitkansas.com/Global/category.asp?C=112444 \|format=English \|access-date=2010-02-05 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421002909/http://www.catchitkansas.com/Global/category.asp?C=112444 \|archive-date=2009-04-21 }}
rowspan="5"\|Fall	Gymnastics, Girls	align="center"\|9	2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Soccer, Boys	align="center"\|6	1996, 2005, 2014, 2018, 2023, 2024
Volleyball, Girls	align="center"\|2	2013, 2014
Cross Country, Girls	align="center"\|5	align="left" \| 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Cross Country, Boys	align="center"\|1	2016
rowspan="4"\|Winter	Swimming and Diving, Boys	align="center"\|1	2009
Basketball, Boys	align="center"\|1	1998
Bowling, Boys	align="center"\|2	2011, 2020
Bowling, Girls	align="center"\|1	2023
rowspan="7"\|Spring	Golf, Boys	align="center"\|2	2000, 2002
Swimming and Diving, Girls	align="center"\|2	2002, 2003
Baseball	align="center"\|2	1997, 2002
Soccer, Girls	align="center"\|4	2001, 2004, 2008, 2012
Softball	align="center"\|8	1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
Track & Field, Boys	align="center"\|5	1998, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015
Track & Field, Girls	align="center"\|6	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
align="center" colspan="2"\|Total	align="center"\|57

Notable alumni

Stevie Case, professional video game player
Justin Cooley, Broadway Actor{{Cite web |last=Gutierrez |first=Lisa |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Johnson County 19-year-old is up for a Tony Award for debut role in Broadway musical |url=https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article274970681.html |website=The Kansas City Star}}
Dawson Gurley, YouTube personality
Haley Hanson, NWSL player for the Orlando Pride
Tyler Kalinoski, professional basketball player
Danielle McCray, WNBA player for the Connecticut Sun, former player for the Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
Dan Ryckert, former video game journalist
Scott Vermillion, professional soccer player, 1994 Kansas High School Male Athlete of the Year