East High School (Youngstown, Ohio)

East High School
East High School
Address
	474 Bennington Avenue; Youngstown, Ohio 44505; United States
Coordinates	41°06′10″N 80°37′16″W / 41.10278°N 80.62111°W
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	1925
School district	Youngstown City School District
Superintendent	Justin Jennings
CEEB code	366180
NCES School ID	390451602082
Principal	Debra Campbell
Teaching staff	31.00 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	571 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	18.42
Campus type	Small City
Color(s)	Navy and Gold
Athletics conference	Steel Valley Conference
Team name	Golden Bears
Website	east.ycsd.org

East High School is a public high school in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. It is one of four secondary schools in the Youngstown City School District. Athletic teams compete as the East Golden Bears in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Steel Valley Conference.

History

The original East High School was open from 1925 to 1998, when it was converted to a middle school. The middle school closed following the 2006 winter quarter. A new building reopened as a high school in 2007, following the closing and consolidation of Rayen High School and Woodrow Wilson High School.

In its first incarnation, East's athletic teams were known as the Sunrisers, from 1925 to 1949. In 1950, the mascot was changed to the Golden Bears. When the school was preparing to re-open in 2007, students voted on what to name their athletic teams, and they decided on the Panthers, to the dismay of some alumni who wanted to see the Golden Bears resurrected. However, in 2017, the name was reverted to Golden Bears, and the school colors were changed from the updated light blue/silver back to navy and gold.^[3]