East High School (Utah)

Public high school in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

East High School

Location

840 South 1300 East

Salt Lake City

Utah

84102

United States

Coordinates| 40°45′03″N 111°51′19″W﻿ / ﻿40.75083°N 111.85528°W﻿ / 40.75083; -111.85528
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1913; 112 years ago (1913)
School district| Salt Lake City School District
NCES School ID| 490087000486[1]
Principal| Ryan Oaks
Teaching staff| 84.93 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 9–12[1]
Enrollment| 1,863 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 21.94[1]
Color(s)| White, red and navy[2]

Team name| Leopards[2]
Website| Official website

Salt Lake High School East or simply East High School is a public high school in the Salt Lake City School District in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It serves grades nine through twelve in general and special education. East High School was founded in 1913[3] and currently has an enrolled student body of around 1,900. It is located at 840 South 1300 East in the East Bench neighborhood. The original building was completed in 1913, and the current structure was built in 1997.[3]

Most of the Disney Channel film High School Musical was filmed at East High School. The opening scenes of its first sequel High School Musical 2 (including the film's opening number, "What Time Is It?") were also filmed at East High. Additional filming took place in St. George. The filming of the second sequel High School Musical 3: Senior Year began at East High on May 3, 2008. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series was also filmed at East High School.

## History

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In 1972, a fire destroyed the interior of the main building.[4]

In 2017, the school re-purposed two locker rooms below the gymnasium and installed washing machines in order to accommodate homeless students.[5] The non-profit organization Chapman-Richards Cares donated two washing machines and two dryers to the school. About 100 students at the time were homeless.[6]

In July 2017, a flood caused about $3 million in damages to the school.[7]

## High School Musical

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Much of the Disney Channel film High School Musical and parts of its two sequels, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year, were filmed at East High. As a result, the school has become a destination for some tourists. In the summer of 2007, the school received 40 to 50 visitors per day who wanted to visit the location of the film.[8]

In November 2007, the school staged its own production of High School Musical.[8] Demand for tickets was so strong that the school added an extra performance.[9]

The school is the setting of the Disney+ show, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.[10]

The exterior grounds of the school were used in the 1991 film Dream Machine.[citation needed]

Panoramic view of East High School in August 2016

## Notable alumni

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* Roseanne Barr, actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director[11]
* Jenny Oaks Baker, Grammy-nominated former violinist[12]
* Merrill Cook, former U.S. Representative[13]
* Alyosha Efros, computer vision researcher and winner of the 2016 ACM Prize in Computing[14]
* Herman Franks, former professional baseball player and manager[15]
* Patrick Fugit, actor, Almost Famous[16]
* Jake Garn, former U.S. Senator and astronaut[17]
* Greg Grant, former Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
* Josh Grant, former professional basketball player[18]
* Dee Hartford, actress[19]
* Abby Huntsman, American journalist and television co-host[20]
* Tyler Hughes, American football coach[21]
* James Irwin, astronaut and eighth person to walk on the Moon[22]
* Reed Jeppson, member of the school's football team, missing since 1964
* Bob Lewis, member of University of Utah's national champion basketball team[23]
* Jim Matheson, former U.S. Representative[24]
* Scott M. Matheson, former Governor of Utah[25]
* Richard Moll, actor[26]
* Ritt Momney, indie-pop singer[27]
* Carol Ohmart, actress[28]
* Bruce "Utah" Phillips, civil rights activist, folk singer, story teller, and labor organizer[29]
* Sione Po'uha, defensive tackle for the New York Jets[30]
* Vernon B. Romney, former Attorney General of Utah[31]
* Ken Sansom, voice actor and actor; voice of Rabbit in Disney's Winnie the Pooh[32]
* Elizabeth Smart, kidnapping survivor and activist
* Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize-winning author[33]
* Taki Taimani, professional football player, Minnesota Vikings[34]
* Stevie Tu'ikolovatu, professional football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers[35]
* Will Tukuafu, professional football player[36]
* Paul Van Dam, former Attorney General of Utah[37]
* Jaylen Warren, professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers[38]
* Steven C. Wheelwright, Harvard Business School professor emeritus and former BYU-Hawaii president[39]
* Herb Wilkinson, former University of Utah and University of Iowa basketball player

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - East High (490087000486)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
2. ^ a b "ATHLETIC DEPT INFO". East High School. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
3. ^ a b "East High School celebrates 100 years | Deseret News". Deseret News. September 20, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
4. ^ "East High School History". East High Alumni SLC. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
5. ^ Richards, Mary (March 8, 2017). "East High School opening washroom, laundry facilities for homeless students". KSL. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
6. ^ Pasha-Robinson, Lucy (March 11, 2017). "Utah school installs showers and washing machines for homeless students to use". The Independent. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
7. ^ "'Torrential' thunderstorms flood East High School, SLC's Sprague Branch, Wasatch Front intersections". The Salt Lake Tribune. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
8. ^ a b Stephen M. Silverman (September 6, 2007). "High School Musical Heads Home". People Magazine. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
9. ^ Tiffany Erickson (November 10, 2007). "High School Musical: Student production sells out big at East High School". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
10. ^ "Streaming Soon! Every Exciting Announcement, First Look, and Surprise Revealed at D23 Expo 2019 for Disney+". D23. August 24, 2019. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
11. ^ "Roseanne Barr Yearbook Photo & School Pictures". October 2016. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
12. ^ "Jenny Oaks Baker Shares Testimony", churchofjesuschrist.org, LDS Church, archived from the original on May 2, 2023, retrieved November 3, 2014
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14. ^ "Summer Computing Institute '92". Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
15. ^ "Baseball legend Franks dies at 95". Deseret News. April 1, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
16. ^ Growing Up In Utah, Patrick Fugit Was "The Weird Kid", archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved June 18, 2021
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19. ^ Haight, Ellen (November 4, 1951). "Baby, Look at You Now". The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Lake City. p. 117\. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
20. ^ "Q&A: Abby Huntsman says leaving 'The View' was a 'no-brainer'". January 13, 2020. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
21. ^ "Tyler Hughes". rolltide.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
22. ^ "Astronaut Bio: James Irwin". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
23. ^ "Robert Lewis Obituary". Legacy.com. 2012. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
24. ^ MATHESON, James David (Jim), (1960 – ) Archived December 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
25. ^ Gov. Scott M. Matheson Archived July 7, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. National Governors Association Retrieved January 1, 2020.
26. ^ "TV PRESS TOUR NOTES AND QUOTES". Deseret News. January 13, 1990. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
27. ^ Benson, Samuel (June 22, 2021). "Meet Ritt Momney, the viral singer who doesn't know Mitt". Deseret News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
28. ^ Clemens, Samuel. "Carol Ohmart: The Story of Hollywood's Greatest Actress", Lulu Press. December 2022
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30. ^ "Player Bio:Sione Pouha". University of Utah Athletics. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
31. ^ Pat Reavy. "Vern Romney, former Utah Attorney General, dies at 89". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
32. ^ "Utah actor Ken Sansom, voice of 'Pooh's' Rabbit, dies at 85". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 2012. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
33. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
34. ^ McDonald, Ryan (December 20, 2017). "East lineman Sam Taimani signs with Washington". Deseret News. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
35. ^ Facer, Austin (April 29, 2017). "Former Utah defensive tackle Stevie Tu'ikolovatu taken by Tampa Bay Buccaneers in seventh round of NFL draft". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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37. ^ "Our Campaigns – Candidate – R. Paul Van Dam". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
38. ^ Popejoy, Curt (September 2, 2022). "Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren calls making roster 'a dream come true'". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
39. ^ "BYU—Hawaii: A Conversation with Steven C. Wheelwright, Interview by Fred E. Woods". Religious Educator. 2015. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020. "(Download pdf: Steven Charles Wheelwright was born in Salt Lake City in September 1943. Raised also in this locale, he grew up loving Scouting and the outdoors. Further, Steve enjoyed swimming on both the East High School and the University of Utah swim teams."

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