Glenbard East High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Glenbard East High School

motto ="Right Attitudes Mean Success"
principal = Josh Chambers
established = 1959
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = 1014 S. Main St
Lombard
state = Illinois
country = USA
enrollment = 2,600
faculty = 190
campus = Suburban
mascot = Rams
colors = Red and Black
newspaper = The Echo
yearbook = Aries
website = [http://www.glenbardeasths.org/ www.glenbardeasths.org]
picture =

Glenbard East High School, or GEHS, and locally referred to as school is a public four-year high school located in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, which also includes Glenbard North High School, Glenbard South High School, and Glenbard West High School. The East campus draws students from most of Lombard, and portions of Glendale Heights, and Bloomingdale.

History

Glenbard East High School opened its doors in September 1959, with a student body of 525 students and 28 staff members. The approximate enrolment for the 2006/2007 school year was 2600 students and 180 staff members.

Prior to the opening of Glenbard East in 1959, Lombard students in High School District No. 87 attended Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn. The first Superintendent to serve the district was the late Fred L. Biester, who was Superintendent from 1918 until his death in 1962. In the spring of 1962, the Board of Education appointed Dr. Dean W. Strokes as Superintendent, followed by Mr. Raymond Livingston in 1978 and in 1984 Dr. Robert C. Stevens. Dr. Ron Smith was appointed as superintendent in May 1999. Dr. Timothy Hyland was appointed superintendent in 2002. Dr. Michael Meissen will be the new Superintendent effective July 1, 2006.The district population continued to grow rapidly and in the fall of 1972, a fourth school, Glenbard South, opened in the south part of the school district in Milton Township.

The regional Office of Education, the State Board of Education, and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools accredit Glenbard East High School. Graduation from a high school so accredited means recognition as a high school graduate by any college in the United States.

Glenbard East has established itself as an excellent high school respected for its broad academic offerings and its varied extracurricular programs. In fact, in 2007, over 250 East students took the AP test, and over half scored passing grades. In AP US History, 34 students scored a perfect 5, which was higher than any of the Glenbard schools. Furthermore, no school in the district has a higher number of students enrolled in AP and Honors classes than Glenbard East. Glenbard East has pushed its name to the top of the list and can surely be counted as one of Illinois' top schools.

Academics

In 2007, Glenbard East had an average composite ACT score of 20.5 and graduated 88.7% of its senior class. [ [http://glenbard87.org/Files/schoolreportcards/Current%20Year/Glenbard_East_Report_Card.pdf Glenbard East Report Card 2007] . Retrieved 2008-01-10.]

There are 190 teachers in the staff.

*Average class size – 20
*Enrollment - 2606 students
*Ethnic Diversity: One of the greatest features of this school is the varying ethnic backgrounds. The school is composed of Whites, Blacks, Asians, Middle Easterns, Latin Americans, and many more. The large variety of students allows the students to interact with each other and learn each other's cultural backgrounds and perspectives. [ [http://www.glenbardeasths.org/sitepages/about/welcome?object=/files/report_card.pdf&infobar=no&templates=RWD&ConfPosition=2 Copy: * Glenbard East High School * ] ]

Athletics

Glenbard East competes in the DuPage Valley Conference. Its mascot is the Rams.

Activities

Theatre

Glenbard East Theatre is an extracurricular program that produces full-length plays three times every school year. In addition, the program mounts several student-produced shows. The theatre program is run by several faculty members, notably from the Speech Arts department. Speech Arts offers classes in theatre arts as well, and the extracurricular program allows for practical application of classroom training. Glenbard East is a perennial participant in the Illinois High School Association Theatre Festival, a statewide event attended by high school theatre students and faculty, as well as faculty from colleges and universities. Students from Glenbard East Theatre program have taken productions to the Festival and several individual students have even been honored as members of the All-State production.

Music

Glenbard East's Music program, like its Theatre program, is composed of both curricular and extracurricular activities. Unlike the Theatre program, however, the Music Department awards credit for participation in orchestra, band, and choral music. There are various levels in each of these. For example, the choral music programs include Freshmen Boys Chorus, Freshmen Girls Chorus, Advanced Boys Chorus, Advanced Girls Chorus, and Concert Choir. Many students have successfully qualified for IHSA honors at the District and All-State levels. Glenbard East's Marching Band appears in the local Lilac Parade each year, and the Symphonic Band stages concerts every year.

Mock trial

The Glenbard East Mock Trial Team has made it into the final eight round of their state competition three years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008). In 2007, the Mock Trial Team won both the Dupage County Mock Trial Competition and the Illinois State Mock Trial Competition. The team went on to compete at Nationals in Dallas, Texas, placing 18th overall.

Desi Club

This club was founded in 2007-2008 school year. It organize tradational Indian festivals.

Poms

The Poms Team came in first in kick and third in dance in their 2007 competition.

Mission statement

To prepare students to be productive citizens equipped to challenge the future as a knowledgeable person, critical thinker, effective communicator, quality producer, collaborative worker, responsible individual, and socially responsible citizen.

Notable alumni

*Mary Doria Russell, author
*Dan Tani, 1979, NASA Astronaut [ [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/tani.html NASA Astronaut Daniel M. Tani] ]
*Timothy Zahn, 1969, author
*David Orr, Cook County Clerk, Interim Mayor of Chicago

References

External links

* [http://www.glenbardeasths.org/ Official Website]