- East Lake High School
Infobox School
name = East Lake High School
type = Publichigh school
established = 1987
district =Pinellas County Schools
principal = Clayton Snare
free_label = Colors
Mascot
free_text = Blue and Silver
Eagle
enrollment = 2,400
location = 1300 Silver Eagle Drive
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
country = USA
information = 727-942-5419
website = [http://www.eastlake-hs.pinellas.k12.fl.us/]East Lake High School is a grade 9-12 public
secondary school located inTarpon Springs, Florida . It is part of the Pinellas County School District. The nine-building complex is one of the most recently constructed high schools in Pinellas County, built in 1987. It is located on 13 acres of land in northern Pinellas County. The school recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. East Lake High School's most recent attendance was 2,400. The school recently established an Engineering Academy.Academics
East Lake High School is the only high school in the state of Florida to have received an 'A' for eight straight years. The school's curriculum includes required courses in English, mathematics, science, social studies, physical education, health education, and fine arts/practical arts. Elective courses include foreign language (French, Spanish, German, and now Japanese), drama, music, art, physical education, engineering, and television production. Honors and Advanced Placement classes are offered along with the opportunity for dual enrollment at nearby St. Petersburg College. The school also offers vocational programs and Gold Seal Endorsements.
Key Club
As of April 2008, freshman at East Lake High School, Derek Weintraub, has been elected as Lieutenant Governor of the Key Club International. East Lake is proud to be the home club of a Lieutenant Governor. A Key Club International Lieutenant Governor is a district board officer who sees that each high school in it's division is in order. They run Divisional Council Meetings each month, send out newsletters each month and hold Training Conferences. East Lake's division is Division 12 which consists of 12 schools. Derek will take on the responsibilities of all these schools and serve as the president of the division and all schools. His term will end April 2009 at District Convention and be elected once again in February at the Regional Rally. For a list of all district officers including Mr. Weintraub, please visit http://www.floridakeyclub.com/keyclub/districtboard.asp.
Engineering Academy
The recently established Engineering Academy offers courses including: Introduction to Engineering Design, Digital Electronics, Principles of Electronics, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Engineering Design and Development. East Lake High School is home to the F.I.R.S.T. Team 79 robotics team also known as 'Krunch'. The team includes students from both East Lake and Tarpon Springs High Schools. It has been recognized both regionally and nationally.
Team 79 (KRUNCH) Robotics Team
Team 79 is a FIRST robotics team based out of Clearwater, Fl. East Lake High School and Tarpon Springs High School both make up the team. Team 79 holds their meetings in the East Lake High School Engineering room and at the Honeywell Plant.
Team HistoryTeam 79's rookie year was 1998. Team 79 was founded by Mrs. Phebus and Mrs. Svabek, two teachers at East Lake High School. Team Krunch is now lead by Coach Paul Wahnish and Mrs. Linda Wahnish. Under Coach Paul Wahnish Team 79 has started a 501 c.3 corporation called Robotics Boosters Inc., a way for the team to make money off several large Engineering programs. East Lake High School is home to the recently accredited Academy of Engineering, a four year program offering students the opportunity to study Project Lead the Way curriculum, and gain credit from engineering colleges across the nation. Team 79 has many wonderful sponsors, but the first and foremost is Honeywell, a company who has been extremely dedicated from the start. Team 79 reaches out to the community in many ways. Some of Team Krunch's Community efforts include hosting a Summer Workshops program for kids. Kids of all ages are given the exciting and fulfilling opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge and experience in robotics, basic physics, science, math and technology while having fun building competitive robots. Team 79 also has recently begun Girls Inc., a program providing girls' ages 11 to 15 with the intense, yet fulfilling opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge and experience learning basic physics, math, science, technology, and robotics. Team 79 has also hosted many Lego League teams, Lego League tournaments, and has assisted Extreme Makeover: Home Edition by building a robotic-themed room for Charlie Dolan. Team 79 is celebrating 10 years of inspiration this year, a decade of FIRST.
Team 79's NameTeam 79 has recently changed their name to Team Krunch. Before this we have been known as The Navigators. The idea to name Team 79's robots "Captain Krunch" came from the fact that Team 79 was to be sponsored by General Mills Cereal, maker of Captain Krunch cereal. After that sponsorship feel through, Team 79 decided to keep their original name and theme for their robots.
Team 79's GoalOur goal is to unite Mentors, Engineers, and Students with Engineering and Robotics. We will learn by using positive attitudes, the latest technology, the will to influence the community, and by commiting acts of gracious proffesionalism on and off the playing field. After a successful year last year we hope to again raise the bar and be as successful as possible. To do this we need more interested East Lake High area students to come and try out robotics for size and hopefully someday become a committed alumni.
Team 79's Future Plans-To continue to host successful Summer Workshops and Girls Inc. programs each year.-To host an off-season event at the USF Sun Dome this year.-To win the National Chairman's Award and set an example for all future and current FIRST team
2008-2009 officers
President- Bryan Gallo
Vice Presidents- Jacob Paikoff and Mark Wahnish
Secretary/Historian- Jonell GregorExtreme Makeover: Home Edition Appearance
In 2005, the school's engineering program was selected by the ABC prime-time television show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, to assist in the construction of the Dolan Family home being built in St. Petersburg. The school's students built robots for a robot-themed room for one of the Dolan children. Stars of the show, including host Ty Pennington, visited the East Lake High School campus to shoot a segment for the show.
Eagle Eye News
Eagle Eye News is East Lake High School's television news program founded in 2003. The program started airing 10-minute-long pre-recorded newscasts once a week, then twice a week, and now airs live every day of the week with the exception of Wednesday (pre-recorded) on CCTV channel 5. It is entirely volunteer-driven, student-run with the exception of a faculty sponsor. In the fall of 2007 East Lake High School will offer a television production class. Unlike other similar programs in Pinellas County, Eagle Eye News receives funding mainly through donations and the school's library fund. Parts of the news set were donated by WTSP-TV Channel 10 (CBS). Eagle Eye News reports have placed first in the county, state, and regional levels. In 2007 Eagle Eye News launched a website aimed at providing news to the community at all hours of the day: http://www.eagleeye5.com .
The Talon
The Talon is East Lake's Newspaper which was founded in 1987. Between 2000-2002 some staff members received Scholastic Gold and Silver Key Writing Awards in Journalism; and in 2002 one staff member received a National Scholastic Writing Award. The Talon is also home to staff members who have written for Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, The St.Petersburg Times, the FSView, and many other publications. Staff members are also known to complete the Poynter Institute's High School Journalism Program. You can view The Talon online at http://www.elhstalon.com.
External links
* [http://www.eastlakehs.pinellas.k12.fl.us East Lake High School (official website)]
* [http://www.eagleye5.com Eagle Eye News]
* [http://www.krunch79.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=92 Team 79 robotics (official website)]
* [http://www.pinellas.k12.fl.us/mis/SchoolLinks.asp?varSchoolID=718 Pinellas County School District profile of East Lake High School]
* [http://www.roboticsbosters.com/ East Lake High School Engineering Academy]
* [http://www.elhgolf.com/team.asp East Lake High School Golf]
* [http://eastlakeagles.com/ East Lake High School Football/Cheerleading]
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