East High School (Youngstown, Ohio)

Public, coeducational high school in Youngstown, Ohio, United States

East High School

Address

474 Bennington Avenue

Youngstown

Ohio

44505

United States

Coordinates| 41°06′10″N 80°37′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.10278°N 80.62111°W﻿ / 41.10278; -80.62111
Information
Type| Public, Coeducational high school
Established| 1925
School district| Youngstown City School District
Superintendent| Justin Jennings
CEEB code| 366180
NCES School ID| 390451602082[1]
Principal| Debra Campbell
Teaching staff| 31.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 7-12
Enrollment| 575 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 18.55[1]
Campus type| Small City[2]
Color(s)| Navy and Gold
Athletics conference| Steel Valley Conference
Team name| Golden Bears
Website| east.ycsd.org

East High School is a public high school in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. It is one of four secondary schools in the Youngstown City School District. Athletic teams compete as the East Golden Bears in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Steel Valley Conference.

## History

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The original East High School was open from 1925 to 1998, when it was converted to a middle school. The middle school closed following the 2006 winter quarter. A new building reopened as a high school in 2007, following the closing and consolidation of Rayen High School and Woodrow Wilson High School.

In its first incarnation, East's athletic teams were known as the Sunrisers, from 1925 to 1949. In 1950, the mascot was changed to the Golden Bears. When the school was preparing to re-open in 2007, students voted on what to name their athletic teams, and they decided on the Panthers, to the dismay of some alumni who wanted to see the Golden Bears resurrected. However, in 2017, the name was reverted to Golden Bears, and the school colors were changed from the updated light blue/silver back to navy and gold.[3]

## Notable alumni

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* Bob Commings \- former Iowa Hawkeyes football coach
* John S. Jackson, surgeon who became first African-American mayor of Lakeland, Florida
* Ken Smith \- former Major League Baseball first baseman
* Paul Toth \- former Major League Baseball pitcher

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - East High School (390451602082)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
2. ^ U.S. News & World Report. "East High School". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
3. ^ Vindy.com. "East High to return to Golden Bear mascot, team name". Retrieved June 14, 2018.

## External links

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Official website

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