Glenbard East High School
| Glenbard East High School | |
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| Location | |
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1014 S. Main St , Lombard | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Right Attitudes Mean Success" |
| Established | 1959 |
| Principal | Robert McBride |
| Faculty | 190 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,615 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Newspaper | The Echo |
| Yearbook | Aries |
| Website | www.glenbardeasths.org |
Glenbard East High School, or GEHS, and locally referred to as "East", is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Wilson Road and Main Street in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, which also includes Glenbard North High School, Glenbard South High School, and Glenbard West High School.
History
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Glenbard East High School opened its doors in September 1959, with a student body of 525 students and 28 staff members. The approximate enrolment for the 2006/2007 school year was 2700 students and 180 staff members.
Prior to the opening of Glenbard East in 1959, Lombard students in High School District No. 87 attended Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn. The first Superintendent to serve the district was the late Fred L. Biester, who was Superintendent from 1918 until his death in 1962. In the spring of 1962, the Board of Education appointed Dr. Dean W. Strokes as Superintendent, followed by Mr. Raymond Livingston in 1978 and in 1984 Dr. Robert C. Stevens. Dr. Ron Smith was appointed as superintendent in May 1999. Dr. Timothy Hyland was appointed superintendent in 2002. Dr. Michael Meissen will be the new Superintendent effective July 1, 2006.The district population continued to grow rapidly and in the fall of 1972, a fourth school, Glenbard South, opened in the south part of the school district in Milton Township.
The regional Office of Education, the State Board of Education, and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools accredit Glenbard East High School. Graduation from a high school so accredited means recognition as a high school graduate by any college in the United States.
Glenbard East has established itself as an excellent high school respected for its broad academic offerings and its varied extracurricular programs. In fact, in 2007, over 250 East students took the AP test, and over half scored passing grades. In AP US History, 34 students scored a perfect 5, which was higher than any of the Glenbard schools. Furthermore, no school in the district has a higher number of students enrolled in AP and Honors classes than Glenbard East. Glenbard East has pushed its name to the top of the list and can surely be counted as one of Illinois' top schools.
Academics
In 2007, Glenbard East had an average composite ACT score of 20.5 and graduated 88.7% of its senior class.[1]
There are 190 teachers in the staff.
- Average class size – 23.0
- Enrollment - 2606 students
- Ethnic Diversity:
- White - 64.5%
- Black - 9.0%
- Asian - 10.1%
- Native American - 0.8%
- Hispanic - 15.5%
Athletics
Glenbard East competes in the DuPage Valley Conference. Its mascot is the ram.
Mission Statement
To prepare students to be productive citizens equipped to challenge the future as a knowledgeable person, critical thinker, effective communicator, quality producer, collaborative worker, responsible individual, and socially responsible citizen.
Notable alumni
- Mary Doria Russell, Author
- Dan Tani, 1979, NASA Astronaut[2]
- Timothy Zahn, 1969, Author
- David Orr, Cook County Clerk, Interim Mayor of Chicago
- Dr. Mark Staron, Neoclassical Economist