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In July 2005, a music video for the song [[Over My Head (Cable Car)]], by [[The Fray (band)|The Fray]] was filmed in East High. |
In July 2005, a music video for the song [[Over My Head (Cable Car)]], by [[The Fray (band)|The Fray]] was filmed in East High. |
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In 2007, the schools' Constitutional Scholars team won 1st place at the We the People National Competition sponsored by the Center for Civic Education. |
In 2007 and 2008, the schools' Constitutional Scholars team won 1st place at the We the People National Competition sponsored by the Center for Civic Education. |
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East has also enjoyed some success in several Colorado 5A sports, including the last State Championship for a Denver Prep League School in [[baseball]] (State Champions in 1994) [[basketball]] (State Champions in 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2008) [[Football (soccer)|soccer]] (1994), [[lacrosse]] (State Champions in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000), [[tennis]], [[Rugby football|rugby]] (state champions in 1997, 2002, and 2004) and [[American football|football]]. In 2006 the East High Angels Football team made it to the 5A playoffs for the first time in 12 years, in 2007 winning their first playoff game since 1992). The school's boys and girls basketball teams are continually the best in the state. In 2007 the boy's basketball team was named the best basketball team in the state according to [[RISE Magazine]] and [[Sports Illustrated]], and finished off the season with another 5A state championship win ending with a 22-3 record. The boy's repeated their 2007 season by winning the 5A state title again in 2008. Making it their 5th title since 1996. |
East has also enjoyed some success in several Colorado 5A sports, including the last State Championship for a Denver Prep League School in [[baseball]] (State Champions in 1994) [[basketball]] (State Champions in 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2008) [[Football (soccer)|soccer]] (1994), [[lacrosse]] (State Champions in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000), [[tennis]], [[Rugby football|rugby]] (state champions in 1997, 2002, and 2004) and [[American football|football]]. In 2006 the East High Angels Football team made it to the 5A playoffs for the first time in 12 years, in 2007 winning their first playoff game since 1992). The school's boys and girls basketball teams are continually the best in the state. In 2007 the boy's basketball team was named the best basketball team in the state according to [[RISE Magazine]] and [[Sports Illustrated]], and finished off the season with another 5A state championship win ending with a 22-3 record. The boy's repeated their 2007 season by winning the 5A state title again in 2008. Making it their 5th title since 1996. |
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| File:Denver East High School.jpg East High School, circa 1930. Courtesy: Denver Public Library Photoswest. | |
| Location | 1600 City Park Esplanade Denver, Colorado |
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| NRHP reference No. | 06000660 |
| Added to NRHP | July 27, 2006 |
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Denver, CO United States | |
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| Motto | "Home of the Angels" |
| Established | 1876 |
| School district | Denver Public Schools |
| Principal | John Youngquist |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2068 (November 2007) |
| Color(s) | Red & White |
| Athletics | Football, baseball, volleyball, softball, golf, boys and girls tennis, gymnastics, cross country, lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls swimming and diving, track, boys and girls rugby |
| Athletics conference | Denver Prep League |
| Mascot | Angel |
| school newspaper | The East High Spotlight |
| Sports Division | 5A |
| Assistant Principals | Andy Mendelsberg, Wes Ashley, & Bill Ewing |
| Website | Official site District site |
East High School is a High School located in Denver, Colorado. It is part of the Denver Public Schools System.
History
East High school opened in 1875 at 1731 Arapahoe Street with a total enrollment of 108 students, and was the first high school in Denver. The first graduating class was in 1877.
In 1889, it moved to 19th and Stout Street because of the need for more room. This location is now referred to as "Old East," and could accommodate 700 students.
The school featured a gracious flight of stairs leading to the entrance, which was notable for its sculpture of the face of a young girl, depicted as an Angel. School architect Robert S. Roeschlaub and the school board decided to use a local childhood beauty instead of a Greek face to symbolize the school's "dedication to youth." The sculptor was Preston Powers, famous for his statue of the Indian on the grounds of the Colorado state capitol. Five thousand girls across the city were visited as part of a campaign to find the model for the face, and six-year-old Ella Catherine Matty was selected. The statue was so lovely that East High students have since been referred to as East Angels.
When "Old East" was demolished in 1925, this keystone was removed and placed in a rock garden at the current location of East, 1600 City Park Esplanade. The architect for the current facility was Denver native George Hebard Williamson, himself a 1893 graduate of "Old East" High. Williamson won national recognition for his design of the "new" East, which has a 162 foot high clock tower[1] modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
In early 1991, the East High building was declared an official Denver Historic Landmark by the Denver Landmark Commission and the Denver City Council.
In July 2005, a music video for the song Over My Head (Cable Car), by The Fray was filmed in East High.
In 2007 and 2008, the schools' Constitutional Scholars team won 1st place at the We the People National Competition sponsored by the Center for Civic Education.
East has also enjoyed some success in several Colorado 5A sports, including the last State Championship for a Denver Prep League School in baseball (State Champions in 1994) basketball (State Champions in 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2008) soccer (1994), lacrosse (State Champions in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000), tennis, rugby (state champions in 1997, 2002, and 2004) and football. In 2006 the East High Angels Football team made it to the 5A playoffs for the first time in 12 years, in 2007 winning their first playoff game since 1992). The school's boys and girls basketball teams are continually the best in the state. In 2007 the boy's basketball team was named the best basketball team in the state according to RISE Magazine and Sports Illustrated, and finished off the season with another 5A state championship win ending with a 22-3 record. The boy's repeated their 2007 season by winning the 5A state title again in 2008. Making it their 5th title since 1996.
Notable alumni
Among the many notable individuals who have attended East High School are:[2]
- Jerome Biffle, track and field gold medalist in 1952 Olympics
- Joe Barry Carroll, NBA All-star
- Beat icon Neal Cassady attended East High School for a short time
- Adam Cayton-Holland, writer at the Westword newspaper
- Don Cheadle, actor
- Judy Collins, folk and standards singer and songwriter
- Three members of Earth, Wind & Fire who were East Alumni were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- Douglas Fairbanks, was expelled from East High School, went on to become one of the most famous silent movie stars of all time.
- Bill Frisell, jazz guitarist
- Pam Grier, actress
- General Robert T. Herres, first Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Harold Lloyd, silent film actor
- Hattie McDaniel, actress (the first African American to win an Academy Award for her performance in Gone with the Wind)
- Stephen L.R. McNichols, Colorado governor (1957-1963)
- David Oliver, a professional track athlete
- Antoinette Perry, stage actress (the namesake of the Tony Awards)
- Dianne Reeves, jazz vocalist
- Reese Roper, singer/song writer for Five Iron Frenzy
- Sidney Sheldon, writer
- Jack Swigert, a NASA astronaut
- Paul Whiteman, a jazz composer and bandleader
- T. J. Miller, co-star of the 2008 movie Cloverfield
- Isaac Slade, Singer/Song writer for popular band The Fray.
References
- ^ 2007 Doors Open Denver Building List
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior:National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
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