Eureka High School (Missouri)
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| Eureka High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Eureka, MO, United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°30′55″N 90°37′42″W / 38.5152°N 90.6282°WCoordinates: 38°30′55″N 90°37′42″W / 38.5152°N 90.6282°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1908 |
| Principal | Deborah Asher |
| Assistant Principals | Dan Thoman Jennifer Strausser Johnathon White Bradley Klages Jason Green AnnMarie Gilman |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
| Number of students | 1900 |
| School Color(s) | Purple & Gold |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/eurekahs/ |
Eureka High School, located in Eureka, Missouri, is a secondary school in the Rockwood School District.
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[edit] Student body
Eureka has a co-educational student body of nearly 2000. Most students are from Wildwood Middle School or LaSalle Springs Middle School.
[edit] Activities
In the way of sports, Eureka has teams for:
- Boys' and girls' basketball
- Boys' and girls' cross-country
- Boys' and girls' golf
- Boys' and girls' lacrosse
- Boys' and girls' swimming
- Boys' and girls' track
- Boys' and girls' volleyball
- Boys' and girls' tennis
- Boys' and girls' soccer
- Boys' and girls' swimming and diving
- Hockey
- Rugby
- Baseball
- Wrestling
- Water polo
- Field Hockey
- Freshman, junior varsity, and varsity football
Eureka also has the following activities:
- 160-member marching band (The "Wildcat Pride Marching Band," won all three of the competitions they competed in their 2011 season. )
- Color guard to perform with the marching band, as well as a winter guard.
- Large open concert band, took "I", "I-", and "II" ratings at the State Band Festival in 2006.
- Selective symphonic band, scored three perfect "I+s" at the State Band Festival in 2006.
- A curricular jazz lab band as well as an extracurricular jazz band/big band.
- Chamber, Concert, and Symphonic Orchestras.
- Mixed, Mixed Chamber, Treble, and Treble Chamber Choirs, as well as a Concert Chorale and a Show Choir. ("Onstage!")
- Junior varsity and varsity pom/dance squads ("Golden Line") (Won state in 2007.)
- Freshman, junior varsity, and varsity cheerleading squads (Won state in 2005.)
- A quiz bowl team
- A debate team
- An International Club
- A French Club
- A Yoga Club
- An Art Club
- A Photography Club
- A Book Club
- A Key Club
- A Renaissance Committee recognizing students with 3.0 or above GPA
- A theater company, ("etc...") winning regional awards from the CAPPIES for their 2005 run of the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In the 2006/2007 school year they won 8 St. Louis CAPPIE Awards for their productions of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Hamlet". In 2007/2008 etc... went on to win Best Play for their production of "Wait Until Dark" and other recognitions for "My Fair Lady"
- Politicats- a political group who talks to politicians
- National Honor Society
- Many variously-themed clubs and student bodies.
[edit] Academics
In 2004, Newsweek named Eureka one of the most challenging High Schools in the country.[1] Time also listed Eureka among its top 100 high schools.[2]
[edit] Newspaper
The school's student newspaper publication is The Bugle.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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