East Boston High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood of East Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. Specifically, the school is situated in the Eagle Hill Historic District. East Boston High is part of the Boston Public Schools system.
Academics
The Boston Public Schools assigns students to East Boston High School based on applicant preference and students priorities in various zones. Due to isolated geographic location, all East Boston residents are guaranteed seats at the school.[2]
East Boston High offers various Advanced Placement courses, honors courses, and two languages, Spanish and Italian. The school also accepts students with disabilities under its Special Education department. According to the 2011–2012 school report conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, East Boston High is made up of 18.1% special education students.[3] Bilingual education classes are also offered.
East Boston High has an Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, known simply as JROTC, that students may take voluntarily. The program includes competitive rifle and drill teams.[4]
East Boston High has a professional partnership school with Harvard University Graduate School of Education's Teacher Education Program.[5]
In 1996 and 2001, the architect Doris Cole led the design of renovations to the school.
Student body
As of 2011–2012, the school is 1,382 students. Within the enrollment, 65.5% were identified as Hispanic, 16.1% as African American, 15.5% as White, 1.9% as Asian, and the rest as Pacific Islander, Native American, and multiracial.[6] 18.1% of the students were enrolled in the special education program.
Athletics
East Boston High School offers a range of sports. They include boys' football, basketball, baseball, and soccer along with girls' basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The school's hockey, indoor track, outdoor track, and swimming teams are co-educational.[7] Teams compete within the Boston City League of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).
Notable faculty
- Annissa Essaibi George (social studies)
Notable alumni
- Will Blalock (did not graduate), professional basketball player[8]
- Letterio Calapai (1923), artist
- Enrico Cappucci, politician
- James Crowley (1905), college basketball coach
- Adio diBiccari (1932), sculptor[9]
- Frank A. Goodwin (1892), politician
- Salvatore LaMattina (1978), politician[9]
- Michele McPhee (1988), journalist[10]
- Johnny Rae (1952), musician
- Frank Renzulli (1975), actor[9]
- Mario Umana (1932), politician
- John Varone (1954), professional football player
- Jermaine Wiggins (1993), professional football player[9]
References
- ^ a b c "East Boston High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "Student Assignment Policy Archived June 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Boston Public Schools. Retrieved on April 15, 2009.
- ^ "Selected Populations (2019-20) - East Boston High School (00350530)".
- ^ "EBHS - Student Life". ebhsjets.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08.
- ^ "Professional Partnership Schools: East Boston High School." Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Retrieved on April 15, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "EBHS - Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Will Blalock | New England Prep Stars". Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "School Listings / East Boston High School".
- ^ "Michele McPhee". EastBostonHighSchool.org. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Profile at Boston Public Schools
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