Madison East High School

For schools of a similar name, see East High School (disambiguation).
Madison East High School

Diversity and Pride.
Location
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Coordinates 43°05′51″N 89°21′15″W / 43.09745°N 89.35419°W / 43.09745; -89.35419Coordinates: 43°05′51″N 89°21′15″W / 43.09745°N 89.35419°W / 43.09745; -89.35419
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 1922
Oversight Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD)
Principal Michael Hernandez
Grades 9–12
Number of students 1,580 (2011-2012)
Color(s) Purple and Gold
Athletics conference Big 8
Mascot Purgolders
Rival La Follette High School
Accreditation AdvancED[1]
Newspaper Tower Times
Website East High School

Madison East High School is one of four comprehensive four-year high schools in Madison, Wisconsin. It was established in 1922, making it the oldest public high school still operating in Madison. The school mascot is the "Purgolder", an animal resembling a puma. Madison East athletes compete in the WIAA Big Eight Conference. Its girls' swim team won the WIAA Division 1 state championship in 2007.

Facility

Madison East has an inside mall, which was built from bricks from the older building before the school was expanded. This area houses most of the lockers in the school and serves as a place for students to congregate. The forum is normally reserved for freshman, but upperclassmen are also allowed to use it. Above the freshman forum is the "Sophomore Wall"; closer to the cafeteria are the "Junior" and "Senior" walls.

Academics

Honors and advanced classes are part of the curriculum. Advanced Placement (AP) courses include calculus AB, calculus BC, Environmental Science, Statistics, French 5, Spanish 5, music theory, psychology, macroeconomics, microeconomics, European history and computer science. Courses are available in advanced physics, advanced chemistry, anatomy, literature, composition, creative writing, speed reading, and computer programming.

The school also has a music program. The band program includes Freshman Band, Concert Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Orchestra and the highest level, Sinfonietta. The orchestra program includes the Concert Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonic Orchestra. The choir program has both concert choirs and show choirs. The concert choirs include Chorale, Women's Choir and Concert Choir. The Show Choirs include Mad City Swing and Encore Show Choir.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

East's sports include softball, volleyball, football, baseball, track and field, soccer, tennis, golf, gymnastics, wrestling, cross country, basketball,ice hockey and swimming. The hockey team won several state championships, however, because of a lack of funding and participation the hockey team has been combined with the team from La Follette.

The girls' swim team won the WIAA Division 1 state title in 2007, and was runner-up in 2008.

The boys' tennis team competed in the state tournament in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 seasons.

The girls' tennis team competed in the state tournament in the 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2011 seasons.

The boys' basketball team won three consecutive regional titles (2009, 2010, 2011) and were ranked 10th in the Midwest by USA Today in 2010. The team reached the state tournament in the 2014-15 season, falling to three-time defending champion Germantown in the semifinals. The Purgolders won their only state title in 1958.

Theater

The Margaret Williams Theater in East High School once had an upper balcony, a back section under the balcony, and an enormous chandelier. However, in the 1970s, the theater was renovated and the upper balcony was walled up to allow for the creation of the Barrett and Randall rooms as study halls. The chandelier was removed and the theater's seats were replaced with desks for more study halls. Currently, there is an effort to raise funds to renovate the theater. The theater is undergoing construction currently, and is expected to be completed in April 2017. The funds for renovation came from a referendum passed in 2015.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
  2. ↑ "Jerry's bio on PGA.com". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.