East Lansing High School

East Lansing High School is a public high school in the city of East Lansing, Michigan, United States.

The school, located about a mile north of the Michigan State University campus, was originally built in 1957 after moving from the current Hannah Community Center facility. Since the year 2000, the school has undergone remodeling with the addition of several new wings and restoration of the old ones. The construction was completed in the summer of 2005, and the remodeled school was dedicated in September 2005. The school's official mascot is the Trojan and its colors are navy blue and white. The athletic teams compete as members of the Capital Area Activities Conference.

Diversity

East Lansing is the most diverse school in the Lansing area with 49% White, 26% African American, 23% Asian, and 3% Hispanic.fact|date=February 2008

Notable alumni

Notable graduates of the school include:
* Spencer Abraham: Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of Energy.
* Amy (Taran) Astley: Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue magazine.
* Judi Brown(-King): World champion 400 m hurdler: 1983 Pan-American Games gold medalist, 1984 Olympic silver medalist, four-time US Outdoor Track & Field Champion (1984-87), 1987 "Sports Illustrated" Sportsman of the Year.
* Stephen Burns: University of Michigan Head Men's Soccer Coach; former professional soccer player Detroit Wheels.
* Timothy Busfield: Actor in movies ("Revenge of the Nerds") and television ("Thirtysomething"; "The West Wing" ).
* Lin Hartung Chambers: Physical Scientist, Climate and Radiation Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
* Sam Green: Filmmaker whose documentary "The Weather Underground" was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003.
* Lela Ivey: Actress ("The Purple Rose of Cairo", "Edge of Night")
* Todd Martin: Tennis player who was ranked as high as #3 in the world at peak of his career.
* Calum Matheson: NDT and CEDA qualified collegiate debater, assistant debate coach at the University of North Texas and Glenbrook South High School.
* Julie Mehretu: Artist whose paintings were included in the 2004 Whitney Biennial and recipient of MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
* Donald Miller: Convicted serial killer. [cite news |first= Jacob|last= Carpenter |title= East Lansing's only serial killer struck 30 years ago, today he is serving his term in Lenawee County |url= http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2007/11/east_lansings_only_serial_killer_struck_30_years_ago |work= The State News|date= 2007-11-08|accessdate=2007-11-14 ]
*Drew Miller: Professional ice hockey winger for the Anaheim Ducks.
*Ryan Miller: Hobey Baker Winner at MSU, and NHL hockey goalie for the Buffalo Sabres.
* Taylor Nichols: Actor who appeared in "The Last Days of Disco" and "Barcelona".
* Dan Olsen: PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour Golf Professional.
* Carl Page: Founder of eGroups.
* Larry Page: President and co-founder of Google Inc.
* Ben Poquette: NBA basketball player in 1978-87.
* Susan May Pratt: Actress who starred in several films including "10 Things I Hate about You" and "Center Stage"
* Jacob M. Schlesinger: Journalist, "Wall Street Journal", and author ("Shadow Shoguns", 1997).
* Peter J. Schoomaker: Four Star General and 35th Chief of Staff of United States Army.
* David Strauss: Collegiate debater who won the National Debate Tournament in 2004, currently coaches debate at Michigan State University.
* Nate Silver: Managing Partner of Baseball Prospectus, noted sabermetrician, and creator of the political blog FiveThirtyEight.com. [*Derek Wallbank, "E.L. native's predictions pitch politics a curveball: Applying baseball stats analysis creates buzz around 30-year-old", [http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080705/NEWS01/807050339 "Lansing State Journal", July 5, 2008] .]
* Larisa Spielberg: U.S. pairs figure skating bronze medalist in 2000.

Mascot

The East Lansing High School mascot is the Trojan. Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, ELHS recruited a student to dress as the mascot for team sporting events.

Rivalries

In general, East Lansing's "chief" rival has been the Okemos High School Chieftains. A common nickname for OHS at ELHS is to refer to them as "Jokemos".

External links

* [http://elps.k12.mi.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=2 East Lansing High School website]

References