Eastern High School (Louisville, Kentucky)

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Public secondary magnet school in Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Eastern High School

Address

12400 Old Shelbyville Road

Louisville

Kentucky

40243

United States

Coordinates| 38°14′35″N 85°31′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.24306°N 85.52556°W﻿ / 38.24306; -85.52556Coordinates: 38°14′35″N 85°31′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.24306°N 85.52556°W﻿ / 38.24306; -85.52556
Information
Type| Public secondary magnet
Established| 1950; 72 years ago (1950)
School district| Jefferson County Public Schools
NCES School ID| 210299000625[1]
Principal| Heather Orman
Staff| 111.04 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 2,105 (2019-2020)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 18.96[1]
Campus| Suburban
Color(s)| Blue and white
Mascot| Eddie the Eagle
Rivals| Ballard High School
Publication| The Eagle's Quill
Newspaper| The Eastern Eagle
Website| www.easterneagles.org

Founded in 1950, Louisville Eastern High School is located off Old Shelbyville Road in Middletown, Kentucky, United States, a city within the merged government of Louisville, KY. With an enrollment of over 2,000 students, this school has been the pilot for education partnerships with companies such as IBM, Dell, CompTIA, Adobe, and Microsoft.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Academics
* 3 Athletics
* 4 Special classes
* 5 Notable alumni
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## History[edit]

Eastern opened in 1950 on its present site in Middletown. The library was later added to the front of the school, giving the building a layout in the shape of the letter "E". The school has been part of the Jefferson County school system since before the county system aborted the old Louisville city school system. The school was co-educational from its start and was integrated long before busing was ordered in Jefferson County.

In 2009, James A. Sexton, principal at Eastern for 20 years, retired. His place was taken by Lana Kaelin.

## Academics[edit]

Eastern has been repeatedly ranked in the top 1,300 high schools in the United States by Newsweek.[2]

Year  | Ranking  | Equity and Excellence Percentage

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2005  | 300  | N/A
2006  | 706  | 26%
2007  | 662  | 32.2%
2008  | 789  | 28.9%

## Athletics[edit]

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Eastern offers varsity and junior varsity teams in baseball, basketball, Cheerleading, chess, cross country, field hockey, American football, golf, ice hockey, rifle, cardboard sword fighting, lacrosse, ping pong, softball, soccer, swimming, track and field, tennis, colorguard/winterguard, marching band, volleyball and wrestling.

## Special classes[edit]

Eastern is the only school within the Jefferson County Public Schools to offer ballroom dancing classes, Japanese as a language course, and has 36 different technology classes.

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Ned Beatty, class of 1955, award-winning character actor
* John Cowan, musician, currently a member of the Doobie Brothers
* Chris Dowe (born 1991), professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa
* Hugh Durham, class of 1955, former head basketball coach at the University of Georgia
* Ashley Eicher, class of 1998, 2004 Miss Tennessee
* Colin Holba, class of 2012, NFL long snapper
* Carroll Hubbard, class of 1955, former member of the United States House of Representatives
* Nate Morris, Founder and CEO of Rubicon Technologies
* Myron Pryor, class of 2004, football player for the University of Kentucky and New England Patriots
* Rajon Rondo, attended until junior year, NBA point guard for the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks
* Felton Spencer, class of 1986, former NBA basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs; 6th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft
* William S. Wallace, class of 1965, four-star general in the United States Army, commanded all U.S. forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq
* Todd Wellemeyer, class of 1997, Major League baseball player

## See also[edit]

* List of public schools in Louisville, Kentucky

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Eastern High (210299000625)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
2. ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/? It has produced numerous National Merit finalists including Airforce Cpt. R. Scott Kiser in 1989. s=Louisville

## External links[edit]

* Official website