| Eastern High School | |
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1700 East Capitol Street NE Washington, D.C. United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′26″N 76°58′49″W / 38.89056°N 76.98028°WCoordinates: 38°53′26″N 76°58′49″W / 38.89056°N 76.98028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | The Pride of Capitol Hill |
| Established | 1890 |
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 110003000078 |
| Principal | Sah Brown |
| Faculty | 100+ (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1025[1] (2015–16) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.78:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue & White |
| Mascot | Rambler |
| Metro Stop | Stadium Armory |
| Website | www |
Eastern High School is a public high school located in the Capital Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It educates about 1100 students in grades 9 through 12. Eastern was a part of the DCPS restructuring project, reopening in 2011 to incoming freshmen and growing by a grade level each year. It graduated its first class in 2015.
Eastern was designated an International Baccalaureate school in 2013, and awarded its first IB diploma in 2015.[2] Expected growth will make Eastern the second biggest high school in DCPS after Wilson, with over 1500 students.[1]
Eastern is part of District of Columbia Public Schools. It was founded in 1890 as the Capitol Hill High School was later relocated and rebuilt in the collegiate gothic style and renamed Eastern Senior High School.[3]
Sports
- Football
- Basketball
- Track
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Baseball
- Softball
Notable alumni
- Maude E. Aiton, educator who served as principal of the Webster Americanization School in Washington, D.C
- Jerry Chambers, former NBA basketball player[4]
- Vince Colbert, former MLB player (Cleveland Indians)[5]
- Y'Anna Crawley, contemporary gospel artist and musician
- Pat Flaherty, actor, MLB pitcher (John McGraw's New York Giants) and NFL punter (George Halas' Chicago Bears)
- Isaac Fulwood (1959), Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (1989–1992)[6]
- Franklin McCain (1959), civil rights activist and member of the Greensboro Four[7]
- James Ratiff, former college basketball standout (Howard)[8]
- Mary Eleanor Spear, data visualization specialist who pioneered the development of the bar chart and box plot.[9]
- Gladys Spellman, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 5th congressional district of Maryland
- Brandon Todd, lobbyist for Washington Gas and former politician who represented Ward 4 on the Council of the District Of Columbia
- Mike Wilcher, former NFL linebacker (Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers)
References
- ^ a b c d "Eastern Shs. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 7, 2011. "Total Students: 352 (2009-2010)"
- ^ "School Profiles Home". profiles.dcps.dc.gov. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "Replace or Modernize? The Future of the District of Columbia's Endangered Old and Historic Public Schools: Eastern Senior High School" (PDF). 21st Century School Fund. May 2001. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ McKenna, Dave (March 5, 1999). "The Next Wave". Washington City Paper.
- ^ "Legends Night at the DC Grays". DC Grays. June 23, 2015.
- ^ Hermann, Peter (2017-09-01). "Isaac Fulwood, Washington police chief during tumultuous era, dies at 77". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ Langer, Emily (2014-01-13). "Franklin McCain, who helped inspire sit-ins for civil rights as part of Greensboro Four, dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ Huff, Donald (15 February 1980). "Howard Finds Patience Wins". Washington Post.
- ^ "Promoted to the High Schools". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 30 January 1912. p. 9. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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