East High School is a high school in the Salt Lake City School District in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. and serves grades nine through twelve. It also accepts and cares for mentally and physically disabled children. East High School was founded in 1914 and currently has an enrolled student body of 1,996. It is located at 840 South 1300 East in the East Bench neighborhood. The current principal is Dr. Paul Sagers. The school mascot is the leopard. Academically, in 2002-03 East had seven National Merit Semi-finalists and one National Merit Winner, four Sterling Scholar State Finalists and one State Winner, with 30 percent of students regularly on the Honor Roll. East High has also earned over 65 athletic State Championships in its history. Sports teams in 2003-04 won three State Championship and four Region Championship Trophies. Service groups at East provide assistance regularly to the community. One-fourth of senior students earned Block “E” Awards for their service and involvement in school activities in 2003-04. Their Debate team is also famed for having a National Winning Original Oratory. During the 2007–2008 school year, East High School had six National Merit Semi-Finalists, five of whom advanced to Finalist standing. Most of the Disney Channel film High School Musical was filmed at East. Also, the opening scenes of High School Musical 2 (including the film's opening number, What Time Is It?) were also filmed at East High. Additional filming took place in Saint George. High School Musical 3: Senior Year began filming at East High School on May 3, 2008.
Notable alumni
East High School view from the parking lot- Patrick Fugit, Film Actor (Class of 2000)
- Jenny Oaks Baker, Classical Violinist (Class of 1993)
- James Irwin, astronaut who walked on the moon (Class of 1947)
- Merrill Cook, U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2001 (Class of 1964)
- Roseanne Barr, actress and comedienne (dropout in 1970)
- Mat Mendenhall, NFL defensive tackle
- Sione Pouha, defensive tackle for the New York Jets (class of 1997)
- Elizabeth A. Smart, a teenager abducted in 2002 (Class of 2006)
- Ali Stephens, teenage runway model
- Dylan Rice, singer-songwriter/guitarist (Class of 1994)
- Scott M. Matheson, (Utah State Governor)
- Wallace Stegner, (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1972)
- Jake Garn, (US Senator & Astronaut)
- Richard Moll, Class of 1960 (Charles) Actor ("Bull" on Night Court)
- Jim Matheson, (US House of Representatives)
- Fui Vakapuna, Cincinnati Bengals player
References
Categories: School districts in Utah | Education in Utah | Educational institutions established in 1914
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