Eastchester High School

Eastchester High School is located in Westchester County, New York in the town of Eastchester. A part of the Eastchester Union Free School District, it is a former U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon school[2] with approximately 1009 students. Graduates have gained acceptance to schools such as Bucknell University, Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Cornell University, Notre Dame, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, New York University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Harvard University, Columbia University, and Stanford University.[3] Eastchester High School is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Eastchester High School
Address
2 Stewart Place

Eastchester
,
New York
10709

United States
Coordinates40.9614°N 73.8102°W / 40.9614; -73.8102
Information
Established1927 (1927)
School districtEastchester Union Free School District
NCES School ID361008000785[1]
PrincipalJeffrey Capuano
Teaching staff89.17 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,024 (2020–2021)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.48[1]
Color(s)Red, Blue
Team nameEagles
RivalsHarrison High school huskies, Scarsdale High School Raiders, Pelham High school Pelicans
Websitewww.eufsdk12.org/Domain/8

History

Original Buildings

A junior high school was added to the High School in 1955, and two years later another wing was constructed to make up what is now known as Eastchester Middle School. The original gym and an auditorium were built at the High School in 1932, and a second gym was opened there in 1985.[4] In late 2017, a fringe group of students started a "freedom fighting" group known as "EHS Revolution". Their main agenda was to grant students more rights in the form of a student's union, and improve the hostile relations between the students and staff. Despite quickly gaining support for this movement, they ultimately ended up fading into obscurity as the school cracked down on the protests.

Expansion

Eastchester High School received a major infrastructure overhaul with the passage of a $27 million-dollar bond vote in 2015.[5] Among the additions were a new STEM wing, two computer labs, and an expanded cafeteria to reduce congestion of the rapidly growing student body.[6]

Academics

Eastchester offers 18 AP classes as well as several courses for college credit in conjunction with colleges in New York State.[7] Students who graduate from Eastchester Senior High School graduate with a New York State Regents Diploma. A student must pass 4[8] New York State Regents Exams to be eligible to graduate from Eastchester Senior High School. The 4 Regents Exams must be 1 in English Language Arts, 1 in Mathematics, 1 in Science, and 1 in Social Studies. A student must also pass 1 pathway. Upon successful passing of the 4 Regents Exams, 1 pathway, and 22 credit units a student is eligible for a Regents or Local Diploma. Alternative pathways are allowed but they must be pre-approved.

Grades

Eastchester Senior High School is for students who are in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and is the only high school as part of the Eastchester Union Free School District. The high school is connected to the middle school which hosts students in grades 6 through 8.

Subjects Offered
  • Mathematics
  • English Language Arts
  • Science
  • History
  • Music
  • Film
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Art
  • World Languages

A full list of courses offered at Eastchester Senior High School can be found at this course catalog.[9]

Athletics

Eastchester High School offers a number of varsity sports team competing in New York State's Section 1 including football, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, track and field, volleyball, tennis, hockey swimming, cross-country, lacrosse, and wrestling.

Eastchester's athletes have achieved considerable success. Eastchester's girls tennis team captured the New York State singles title in 2002 and 2004.[10] Eastchester's Varsity Softball Team won New York State Championships in 1990 and 1991, with their head coach, Thomas "Skip" Walsh, First Base/Pitcher, Bonnie Bell (Shelton), and Pitcher Jennifer Satriale (Weitman), all subsequently inducted into the New York State High School Softball Hall of Fame.[11][12]

Notable players
  • John Doherty - MLB Pitcher, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox, EHS Class of 1985.

Notable coaches
  • Ron Rothstein – Coach of the several NBA teams was both a physical education teacher and the varsity basketball coach in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Notable alumni
  • Betty Broderick, High-profile murderer convicted of the killing of her ex-husband and his new wife in 1989, Class of 1965.
  • Doug Crane, Animator, Class of 1953.[13]
  • Jimmy Fink, New York radio personality, Class of 1967.
  • Bobby Moynihan, Cast Member of Saturday Night Live, Class of 1995.
  • Eric Naposki, Former NFL player, convicted of murder, Class of 1984.
  • Kenneth Posner, Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer, Class of 1983.
  • Jill Cornell Tarter, Astronomer, Class of 1961.
  • Chuck Traynor, Pornographer, Class of 1955.
  • Ereka Vetrini, Reality TV Star & TV Host, Class of 1994.[14]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - EASTCHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (361008000785)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  2. "Archived Information Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (Microsoft Word).
  3. "Eastchester's Class of 2016 College Acceptances" (PDF).
  4. "Public: District Information". Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  5. Higgins, Ashley. "Ribbon Cutting: Eastchester High School | KG&D Architects". Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  6. Achieving Excellence - A Community Effort - 2015 High School Bond, retrieved 2021-04-04
  7. "Eastchester High School Special Programs".
  8. http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/diploma-types. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cUY5RZc_vk4LzRDvTHOTDVXvlXpFk46I/view?pli=1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Player Bio".
  11. "Softball: Bonnie Bell, Bill Shaw earn New York State Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  12. "Softball: Hall of Fame Additions Jen Satriale".
  13. "Westchester's Doug Crane, Master Animator, Cartoonist, Dies At 85". White Plains Daily Voice. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  14. "Eastchester Middle School Eighth Graders Enjoy Career Day". Bronxville Eastchester Daily Voice. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
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