Eastside High School (Gainesville, Florida)

Eastside High School
Established	1970
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Jeff Charbonnet
Students	1400
Grades	9–12
Location	Gainesville, Florida, USA
District	Alachua County Public Schools
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Orange and Emerald
Mascot	Rams
Address	1201 Southeast 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32641-7698
Website	Eastside High School

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. As of 2010, the school has a student population of approximately 1400 and it is home to two magnet programs: the Institute of Culinary Arts and the area's only International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Management

The school has been served by eight principals:

• John Dukes
• Mae Islar
• Dr. Ron Nelson
• Dr. Robert Schenck
• Bill Herschleb
• Sandra Hollinger
• Michael Thorne
• Jeff Charbonnet

Reputation

EHS : Front entrance and Picnic Area

Eastside is consistently ranked among the top 50 of America's best high schools, and was ranked 17th in 2010.

The many accolades Eastside receives are due in part to its IB program. It attracts some of the most academically gifted students in the Alachua County area, including children of international professors at the University of Florida. In addition, the Institute of Culinary Arts consistently wins state and national contests, with the corresponding scholarships for the students.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, a demanding college preparatory curriculum, focuses on the classical liberal arts and sciences. Founded in the 1960s as a common university entrance credential to serve a consortium of international schools, the program is available today in over 2000 schools around the world. Eastside’s IB program, one of the first in Florida, graduated its first class of 21 IB Diploma students in 1987, and has now turned out over 1500 Diploma holders. In the year 2000 Eastside gave more IB examinations than any other school in North America. Over 600 students come from all over Alachua County to Eastside for the IB magnet program. Eastside’s program is large and successful; it has served as a model for other schools in Florida and throughout the US.

The Culinary Art's program is a two-year curriculum designed to teach high school students the management skills needed for a career in the restaurant and hospitality industry. The program is fast paced and involves many areas including a student run restaurant, bakery and catering service. Students have the opportunity to participate in paid internships. When students meet academic standards and participate in at least 400 hours of work experience, they are awarded the ProStart National Certificate of Achievement, which allows them to earn college credits along with scholarships.

In 2011, Eastside's Institute of Culinary Arts was ranked first in the state of Florida http://www2.sbac.edu/~wpops/spotlights/11-EHSProstartTeam.html In 2004, Eastside's Institute of Culinary Arts was ranked first in the state of Florida and second in the United States.

Awards and competitions

• Eastside High School Institute of Culinary Arts brought home a total of $387,000 in Scholarship Money in 2008
• The women's basketball team placed second in the state in 2004-2005, and the men's basketball team was first in state in the 2005-2006 season. The women's volleyball team was also district champions in 2007-2008.
• Eastside had a robotics team that competed internationally in the FIRST Robotics Competition and was in operation from 2000-2007.
• Eastside placed first in le Congrès de la Culture Francaise en Floride (French language competition) thirty times since 1991, including 2008.
• The Eastside High School Marching Rams ("It's Showtime") were ranked as the number one show band at the Florida State Competition in 2004 and 2005.
• In 2006, Eastside's Institute of Culinary Arts ProStart Program was ranked first in the United States.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2007, the Eastside team at the Florida State Spanish Conference won the Florida state championship.
• In 2007, the Eastside Forensics team sent four representatives to the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National tournament held in Houston, Texas over Memorial Day weekend, and qualified one team member to the final round in Student Congress.
• In 2007, the Eastside Brain Bowl team sent six members to the State competition in Orlando. They placed second in the state tournament; the team also won the Montverde academic tournament.
• In 2007, Eastside founded a Model UN program. It came in first at the University of Florida's GatorMUN competition in 2008.
• In 2007, the Eastside Mu Alpha Theta team sent eleven members to the National competition in Tampa. They placed eleventh.
• In 2007, Eastside's Institute of Culinary Arts Prostart Culinary and Management Team were ranked second in the state of Florida and first in the United States.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2008, Eastside's Institute of Culinary Arts Program was ranked first in the state of Florida.
• In 2009, Eastside's Mu Alpha Theta Team won 10th place at the State competition in Orlando, FL.
• In 2010, Eastside's Mu Alpha Theta team won 7th place at the State competition in Orlando, FL.
• In 2010, Eastside's oceanography team placed 3rd at their regional National Ocean Sciences Bowl competition (the Spoonbill Bowl) in St.Petersburg, FL.
• In 2011, Eastside's Science Bowl team won 3rd place at the North Central Florida science bowl competition.
• In 2011, Eastside's oceanography team placed 1st at their regional National Ocean Sciences Bowl competition (the Spoonbill Bowl) in St.Petersburg, FL. The team went on to place 13th at the national competition.

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Notable Alumni

• Vijay Parekh - Class of 2004 - Ross University School of Medicine - MD 2012
• George Tan - Class of 2004 - Ross School of Business (Michigan) - MBA 2012
• Shaun Morris - Class of 2004 - University of Florida - BA 2008

External links

• Eastside High School Homepage
• Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) School Level Report for EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
• Eastside High School Directory Listing by the International Baccalaureate Organization