East Stroudsburg South High School

East Stroudsburg Senior High School South is a public high school located at 279 North Courtland Street in East Stroudsburg, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The school's mascot is the cavalier. The school is part of the East Stroudsburg Area School District.

Administration

The principal is Mrs. Lois Palio. Mr. Terry Meehan, Mrs. Dawn Dailey, and Ms. Theresa Benjamin are the assistant principals.

tatistics

The school's total enrollment is 1,510 students. Overall, the student to teacher ration is 1 teacher to 13 students, as opposed to the state average of 1 to 15. The student body is 73% White, 12% African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 3% Asian American, and less than 1% Native American.

Academics

The PSSA is the state assessment test for Pennsylvania schools. All students in 11^th grade are required to take this test. Students at East Stroudsburg High School South scored 70% above proficient in reading (5% above average), 83% in writing (3% below average), and 54% in math (2% above average). The following AP exams were available at this school:

*Biology
*Calculus AB
*Calculus BC
*American History
*Chemistry
*English Language & Composition
*English Literature & Composition
*French Language
*Government & Politics: U.S.
*U.S. History

Athletics

As stated before, the school mascot is the cavalier. The girl's basketball team advanced to the 2006-7 PIAA quarterfinal playoffs, but lost to Council Rock North High School.

Rivalry

East Stroudsburg High School's rival is Stroudsburg High School. Each year, this rivalry is expressed in the annual Turkey Day Game. Although Stroudsburg leads the all-time series, East Stroudsburg South has been the uperhand the past couple of years. The competition has gained attention of Sports Illustrated.

Notable Alumni

*James Mungro - Running back for Indianapolis Colts
*Ken Parrish - Punter for San Francisco 49ers
*Jimmy Terwilliger - 2005 Harlon Hill Trophy Winner; All-American QB for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
*Andrea Frankenburger '04 - 2008 Fulbright Scholar to Argentina, University of Scranton
*Adam Reish - drove tractor to school({Julian Amoakohene] - 2007 Harlon Hill Trophy Winner; All American Running Back for East Stroudsburg South High School; Mcdonalds All American
*Paul Bianchi '03 - Keyboardist for the Philadelphia-based music group, Uncle Majik
*The Ronins-the ronins
*Frank Biank '04 - Taking Back Sunday Bass Player

Renovation

The school is undergoing a 92 million dollar renovation project. The district is adding a new 3 story wing. The renovation also includes renovation of the existing building and construction of a new gymnasium which includes an indoor soccer field. Construction of the new cafeteria was complete December of last year. The new cafeteria has a college design right down to serving lines and table set up.

The necessary renovation effort comes to a loss of local history. To make room for expansion, the district plans to demolish the historic eighteenth century J.S. Bunnell School, just adjacent to the current high school. The bunnell once housed grades 1 through 12 during the first half of the 1900s and latter became a junior high. The district plans to start tearing down the gym annex February 29 of this year. Classes will continue to be held in the main building until December 2008.

The current spot of the Bunnell School will be made into a faculty parking area. Another building to be torn down is the Current District Administration building, which was in the past, North Courtland Elementary School.

References

* [http://www.cavalier.net/ehs/intro.html School website]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/pa/other/822 Greatschools.net]
* [http://www.cavalier.net District website]
*http://www.poconorecord.com