East Peoria Community High School
| East Peoria Community High School | |
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| Address | |
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1401 East Washington Street , 61611 | |
| Coordinates | 40°40′15″N 89°33′28″W / 40.67083°N 89.55778°W |
| Information | |
| Type | High school |
| School district | 309 |
| Superintendent | Marjorie Greuter |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 983 (2018-19)[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Yearbook | EPoCH |
| Website | www |
East Peoria Community High School is a four-year public high school located in East Peoria, Illinois, and is the only school of East Peoria Community High School District 309. As of 2018, the school has 983 students enrolled.[2] East Peoria Community High School has several feeder schools: Central Junior High School (East Peoria School District 86), Parkview Middle School (Creve Coeur School District 76), and Robein Elementary School (Robein School District 85).
Additions
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During the summer of 2009 construction began on "E" building. The new construction includes a new larger cafeteria and multiple classrooms. The cafeteria seats 800 students and has a separate room for faculty dining. The classrooms are state of the art, with built-in sound systems, DVD and VHS, and up-to-date electronics. "E" building is the first phase of construction. For phase II the old lunch room is being turned into a fine arts wing, and phase III is the demolition of the original building "A building".
Notable alumni
- Tim Broe[3] (1995 graduate) — runner: 2004 U.S. Olympic Team (Athens, men's 5000 meter, 11th place); graduated from Central Junior High first; also coached at EPCHS from 2007 to 2010[3]
- Corwin Clatt - football player for Notre Dame and NFL's Chicago Cardinals [4]
- William Lane Craig[5] (1967 graduate) — philosopher and Christian apologist
- Ray Giacoletti (1980 graduate) — basketball head coach, University of Utah, Eastern Washington, North Dakota State and Drake
- Matthew F. Hale (1989 graduate) — white supremacist, Creativity Movement
- Kent Hovind (1971 graduate) — Young Earth creationist
- Sam Kinison (1971 graduate) — stand-up comedian
- Howard Lance (1973 graduate) — Chairman & CEO, Harris Corporation
- Cristy Lane[6] (1958 graduate) — country/gospel singer
- Roger Phegley[7] (1974 graduate) — basketball player for Bradley and several NBA teams
- Gary Richrath (1968 graduate) — musician, guitar player for REO Speedwagon[8]
- Tim Simpson[9] (1987 graduate) — football player, Illinois Fighting Illini, Peoria Pirates, several NFL teams including Pittsburgh Steelers[9]
References
- ^ "East Peoria High School". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Illinois Report Card". www.illinoisreportcard.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ a b Miller, Jane (August 2, 2012). "EP native Tim Broe, a 2004 Olympian, celebrates games". PJStar.com. Peoria, Illinois: GateHouse Media. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
He returned to Peoria to coach cross country and track at East Peoria High School, his alma mater, in 2007, but left two years ago
Photo caption: "Olympic runner Tim Broe returns to his roots by visiting his alma mater, East Peoria Central Junior High". - ^ "CORWIN CLATT". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Craig, William Lane. "Debating". Q&A with William Lane Craig. Dallas, Texas: Reasonable Faith. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
She explained to me about the high school debate team at East Peoria Community High School (which was, by the way, very good, having won state that year). So when I became a freshman the following year I went out for the team and started debating. That was 1964.
- ^ Kendall, Jeanette (May 15, 2013). "Country/gospel star has roots in East Peoria". EastPeoriaTimesCourier.com. Peoria, Illinois: Gatehouse Media. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
She graduated from East Peoria High School where she took speech class for a lisp she had.
- ^ "Roger Phegley". Peoria, Illinois: Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
...both a basketball and baseball standout at East Peoria High School. As a pitcher, he played a major role in East Peoria's making the state baseball tournament for the first time.
- ^ Phil Luciano, "Ex-REO Speedwagon guitarist and East Peoria native Gary Richrath dies at 65". Peoria Journal Star, September 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ^ a b Eminian, Dave (Sep 27, 2010). "WATN: Tim Simpson". PJStar.com. Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
157-4 record as a prep wrestler at East Peoria Community High School ... The Cleveland Browns took him in the 12th round of the NFL Draft, and Simpson went on to play as a guard on the offensive lines for Cleveland and Pittsburgh. After his NFL career, he returned home and later played indoor football for the Peoria Pirates
External links
- East Peoria Community High School – official website
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