Eastridge High School is an American public high school located in Irondequoit, New York. The School is an IB (International Baccalaureate) world school. It also offers Honors and AP classes. Its current principal is Timothy Heaphy. This is the main high school in the East Irondequoit Central School District. The school also features a marching band, indoor percussion ensemble and drama club for yearly shows. On May 7, 2015, Eastridge High School was named one of ten schools chosen as a School of Opportunity by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). More than 80 schools applied and four were awarded “Gold Recognition” and six earned “Silver Recognition”. Eastridge is one of the schools awarded Silver Recognition.[2]
| Eastridge High School | |
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 Eastridge High School in 2012 | |
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2350 East Ridge Road , 14622 United States | |
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| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | East Irondequoit Central School District |
| Principal | David Dunn |
| Staff | 87.61 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 948 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.82[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White |
| Nickname | Lancers |
| Website | www |
Band and indoor percussion edit
The East Irondequoit Lancer Marching Band has won six state championships over 35 years in the New York State Field Band Conference, in 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 1999.[3]
Notable alumni edit
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (May 2011) |
- Steve Gadd, jazz drummer
- Al Masino, former NBA player
- Joseph Morelle, politician
- Laureen Oliver, co-founder of the Independence Party of New York
References edit
- ^ a b c "EASTRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Eastridge Recognized as a School of Opportunity". East Irondequoit Central School District. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "NYSFBC Yearly Competition Results". New York State Field Band Conference. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.