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{{Short description|Public secondary school in Des Moines, Iowa, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = East High School
| motto = For the Service of Humanity
| streetaddress = 815 E 13th Street
| city = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|
| zipcode = 50316
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|41|35|49|N|93|36|00|W|type:edu_region:US-IA|display=inline,title}}
| type = Public Secondary
| established = {{start date and age|1861}}
| district = [[Des Moines Independent Community School District]]
| superintendent = Dr. Ian Roberts
| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|190897000528|school_name=East High School |access_date=9 November 2021|ref_name=NCES}}
| president = Laila Fisher
| grades = 9–12
| conference = [[Iowa Alliance Conference]]
| mascot = East Scarlets
| website = [http://east.dmschools.org/#&panel1-4 Des Moines East]
| principal = Jill Versteeg
| ratio = 21.66<ref name=NCES/>
| staff = 94.20 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment = 1,968 (2024-25)<ref name=NCES/>
| colors = [[Red]] and [[black]] {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}}
| rivals = [[Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines, Iowa)|Lincoln Rail Splitters]] <br /> [[North High School (Des Moines)|North Polar Bears]] <br /> [[Southeast Polk Community School District|Southeast Polk Rams]]
| campus = Urban
| image = File:EHSWestEntry_-_Des_Moines,_IA.jpg
}}
'''East High School''', often locally referred to as '''''East''''' or '''''East High''''', is a [[state school|public]] [[High school|secondary school]] located in [[Des Moines]], [[Iowa]], United States. East is the oldest high school in the [[Des Moines, Iowa#Metropolitan area|Des Moines metro]] and is part of the [[Des Moines Public Schools]]. East is currently the seventh largest high school in the state by enrollment with 2,076 students.
==History==
===Creation and early history===
East High was established in 1861 on the top floor of Bryant School, a primary school located at East 9th and Grand Ave. (sometimes listed as Pennsylvania Ave. and Grand Ave. - the other end of the same block) in Des Moines.<ref name="ehs01">{{cite web |title=History of East High School |url=http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/schools/3East/history.htm |access-date=April 10, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015040005/http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/schools/3East/history.htm |archive-date=October 15, 2006}}</ref><ref name="denny01">{{cite book |last1=Denny |first1=Dr. Robert R. |title=Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976 |date=1976 |publisher=Des Moines Independent Community School District |___location=Des Moines, IA |page=70 |url=https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51823 |access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="dmreg01">{{cite news |last1=Gatti |first1=Ruth |title=Beginning of public school in D.M. |url=http://www.ehs56.org/DMPublicSchoolsHistory.jpg |access-date=13 December 2021 |work=Des Moines Register |publisher=Des Moines Register |date=12 May 1993}}</ref>
Graduation rates in the early years were extremely low - an Elizabeth Mathews was the sole member of the very first graduating class in 1871, and there were no further high school graduates until 1875. In 1877, the high school moved to the top floor of Webster School at the corner of E. 12th and Lyon Street, where it remained until 1891.<ref name="ehs01" /><ref name="dmreg01"/> Rising enrollment forced the freshman class back to Bryant School in 1888.<ref name="denny02"/>
In 1891, a new and larger dedicated school building with an auditorium, cafeteria and laboratories was opened at E. 12th and Court, directly adjacent to the Iowa State Capitol grounds.<ref name="ehs01"/> At inception, in addition to the high school it housed all the primary students from Bryant and Webster, as well as the offices of the Board of Education and Superintendent. It is written that the students from Bryan and Webster marched to the new facility in a snowstorm.<ref name="denny01"/> The primary students remained until 1903, when Cary School was built to house them. Originally there were about 200 students, subsequently growing to around 700.<ref name="denny02"/> One of the few available photos of this building is on the cover of the 1910 Quill yearbook.<ref name="dmpl_01">{{cite web |title=Des Moines Public Library Yearbook Collection, East High |url=https://archive.org/details/dmplyearbook?and[]=subject%3A%22east+high+school%22&and[]=year%3A%221910%22 |publisher=Des Moines Public Library |access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
In anticipation of yet a larger school, an entire square block of land just a few blocks away from the Capitol was purchased by the East Des Moines School District in 1901 from the State of Iowa for $8,000. The current main building of East High School at E. 13th and Walker St. was constructed in 1910-1911 at a cost of $400,000 to a design by architects Bird and Rawson. A bond issue and ultimately an Iowa Supreme Court ruling were required to allow construction to go forward. Groundbreaking was done by Principal May Goodrell on September 6, 1910, who also placed the cornerstone on January 18, 1911. However, construction costs had consumed the entire budget, leaving little money for furnishings. This delayed occupancy of the building until May 17, 1912, when once again a procession of students marched from the 1891 building to the new school, bringing furnishings with them.<ref name="denny02">{{cite book |last1=Denny |first1=Dr. Robert R. |title=Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976 |date=1976 |publisher=Des Moines Independent Community School District |___location=Des Moines, IA |pages=81–82 |url=https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51823 |access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
From 1911 onward, the East High campus has never moved again, and it has remained continuously in use as a three- or four-year high school. The main building has received a number of additions, such that it is now surrounded on three sides by newer construction, leaving only the original West-facing neo-classical facade fully exposed (see infobox photo).
===Mass shooting===
{{Main|2022 East High School shooting}}
On March 7, 2022, it was reported that a [[school shooting]] had occurred on the property, killing 15 year old Jose David Lopez and hospitalizing two female students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-07 |title=Teenager dead, two in critical condition after shooting outside Iowa high school -police |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/teenager-dead-two-critical-condition-after-shooting-outside-iowa-high-school-2022-03-07/ |access-date=2022-03-07}}</ref> Police said that the shots most likely came from a moving vehicle. Police said that Jose David Lopez was not a student of the school but he was the intended target of the shooting. Police had several suspects in custody just hours after the event occurred.[https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-people-shot-des-moines-iowa-high-school/story?id=83305289]
==Campus==
East High is located on East 14th Street (also known as [[U.S. Route 69]]) in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], close to [[Interstate 235 (Iowa)|Interstate 235]]. There is ample grass-covered recreation space, as well as parking, to the west and north of the main building. There is one annex, situated a block away from the main campus.
===Main Building Complex===
While the main East High is one large building, it consists of several distinct areas built at different times. Some facilities, including the cafeteria, offices, band room, and student center have been relocated more than once, and the East wing was substantially altered in the large 2006 renovation.
*Main Building (built 1910, dedicated 1911, occupied 1912, renovated 2005 with completion on January 4, 2006). Four stories high, the first floor houses Special Education, Speech, Foreign Language, ELL and Home Economics classes. The second floor is home to the auditorium, counselors' offices, and History and Drama classes. The third floor houses general English, Math, Science and Social Studies classes for freshmen year. The fourth floor holds the art rooms, Special Education and ELL classes.
*East Wing or Gym Wing (1955).<ref name="throughtheyears01">{{cite web |title=East High Through the Years |url=https://east.dmschools.org/activities/east-high-through-the-years/ |publisher=Des Moines Public Schools |access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> Originally home to the main gymnasium, weight room, student center, and Technology Education classes.
*South Wing or Media Center (1968).<ref name="throughtheyears01" /> The first two floors are occupied by the East High Library, while English classrooms take up the third floor.
*North Wing (1973).<ref name="throughtheyears01" /> The first floor holds Mathematics classrooms and counseling offices, while the second floor hosts Economics and Computer Sciences.
*Renovations, new connector building and performing arts wing (completed August 2006).Major $22.6M project with over 100,000 sq. ft. of construction that replaced the student center, cafeteria, offices, music rooms, gymnasium and locker rooms.<ref name="designs01">{{cite web |title=East High School, Addition and Renovation |url=https://schooldesigns.com/Projects/east-high-school-addition-and-renovation/ |website=schooldesigns.com |access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref>
===Walker Annex===
Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, freshman classes were moved to the Walker Annex, located one block away from the main campus. Freshmen attended physical education, chorus, band, and orchestra classes on the main campus, but attended their basic science, math, English, and history courses in the Walker building. In 2012, freshman classes were switched back to the main building. The Walker Annex is now used for students with academic and attendance issues and Boys' & Girls Club.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
==Students==
As of the 2021-2022 school year, there were 2076 students<ref name="dmps_enrollment_2021-2022" /> enrolled at East High, making it the seventh largest public high school in Iowa.<ref name="niche_ranking_2021">{{cite web |title=Largest Public High Schools in Iowa |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/largest-public-high-schools/s/iowa/ |publisher=niche.com |access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref>
===Enrollment
Including some selected historic years for which data is available.
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Year !! Total !! [[Twelfth grade|Seniors]] ([[:Category:Educational years|12th grade]]) !! [[Eleventh grade|Juniors]] ([[:Category:Educational years|11th grade]]) !! [[Tenth grade|Sophomores]] ([[:Category:Educational years|10th grade]]) !! [[Ninth grade|Freshmen]] ([[:Category:Educational years|9th grade]])
|-
|2024-2025
|1,968
|530
|514
|458
|466
|-
|2023-2024
|2,013
|536
|494
|517
|476
|-
|2022-2023
|2,040
|547
|494
|505
|494
|-
|2021-2022<ref name="dmps_enrollment_2021-2022">{{cite web |title=2021-2022 DMPS Enrollment Report |url=https://cdn.dmschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-22-DMPS-Enrollment-Report.xls |publisher=Des Moines Independent Community School District |access-date=12 December 2021 |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212213843/https://cdn.dmschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-22-DMPS-Enrollment-Report.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> ||2,076 ||||||||
509
|-
|2020-2021<ref name="nces_profile_2021">{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1908970&ID=190897000528 |title=School Directory Information |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> ||2,097 ||537 ||482 ||544 ||534
|-
|2015-2016<ref name="hscom01">{{cite web |title=East High School |url=https://high-schools.com/directory/ia/cities/des-moines/east-high-school/190897000528/ |website=highschools.com |access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> ||2,307
|-
|2005-2006<ref name="dmps03">{{Cite journal |author=Des Moines Public Schools |title=Enrollment Report for 2013-2014 |year=2013 |url=http://www.dmschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2013-14-DMPS-Enrollment-Report.xls}}</ref> ||2,115 ||357 ||419 ||559 ||780
|-
|2004-2005<ref name="dmps01">{{Cite journal |author=Des Moines Public Schools |title=Enrollment Report as of September 17, 2004 |year=2004 |url=http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/6Enrollment2004.pdf |access-date=April 11, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625165542/http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/6Enrollment2004.pdf |archive-date=June 25, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ||2,125 ||384 ||384 ||592 ||765
|-
|2003-2004<ref name="dmps01" /> ||1,970 ||302 ||438 ||496 ||734
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|1916-1917<ref name="extension1918">{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=Ervin Eugene |title=University of Iowa Extension Bulletin #37, Survey of the High Schools of Des Moines |date=1918 |publisher=State University of Iowa |___location=Iowa City, IA |pages=5–25 }}</ref> ||1,306
|-
|1914-1915<ref name="extension1918" /> ||1,029
|-
|1912-1913<ref name="extension1918" /> ||832 (first year in new building)
|-
|1911-1912<ref name="extension1918" /> ||713 (last year in 1891 building)
|-
|1910-1911<ref name="extension1918" /> ||692
|-
|1907-1908<ref name="extension1918" /> ||585
|-
|1905-1906<ref name="extension1918" /> ||470
|-
|1900-1901<ref name="extension1918" /> ||400
|-
|1895-1896<ref name="extension1918" /> ||291
|-
|1890-1891<ref name="extension1918" /> ||243
|-
|1885-1886<ref name="extension1918" /> ||138
|}
==
The school day is split into eight periods containing a mix of core academic subjects and electives. There are two lunches, each 45 minutes split between a first and second lunch depending on their 4th period's floor number. Students on the first or third floor have first lunch, while students on the second and fourth floor have second lunch. The school district requires that students take a number of core academic courses, if they wish to graduate and receive a diploma. This includes Social Studies, English, Mathematics, Science, Art, and Physical Education, among other electives.
The amount of academic credit needed to satisfy graduation requirements is determined by the school district and the state of Iowa. Usually, it is required to have four years of English, and three years of Science, Social Science, and math. Physical Education is required each year unless under a religious exempt. The school counselors compel Freshman and Sophomore students to schedule a full day of classes, to ensure satisfaction with district graduation requirements. Seniors and juniors have the option of having an "open period" during the school day.
Advanced learners have the opportunity to attend Central Academy, with an extended rigorous curriculum, while general students can attend Central Campus, with a focus on 21st century skills and hands-on learning.
==
===Athletic Championships===
*2024 Girl's Class 3A State Bowling <ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2024 |title=Class 3A State Bowling Results |url=https://ighsau.org/news/class-3a-state-bowling-results/}}</ref>
*2011 Girl's Class 4A State Softball Champions<ref name="sports">{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/iahsaasports/iowa-high-schools/current-high-schools/des-moines-east |title=Des Moines East |publisher=Iowa High School Sports |access-date=2020-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=State Softball Record Book |url=https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/state-softball-record-book-7-9-18.pdf |publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union |date=9 July 2018 |accessdate=13 September 2021}}</ref>
*2011 Girls' Class 4A State Basketball Champions<ref>{{cite web |title=All Time State Tournament Results |url=http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf |publisher=[[Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union]] |access-date=15 March 2014 |pages=10–17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315072558/http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2006 Girls' Class 4A State Softball Champions<ref name=sports/><ref>{{cite web |title=State Softball Record Book |url=https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/state-softball-record-book-7-9-18.pdf |publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union |date=9 July 2018 |accessdate=13 September 2021}}</ref>
*1981 Girls' Softball Champions<ref name=sports/><ref>{{cite web |title=State Softball Record Book |url=https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/state-softball-record-book-7-9-18.pdf |publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union |date=9 July 2018 |accessdate=13 September 2021}}</ref>
*1980 Class 4A State Baseball Champions<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-BASEBALL_STATBOOK-6.11.20.pdf |title=2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book |publisher=[[Iowa High School Athletic Association]] |date=2020-06-10 |access-date=2020-08-11}}</ref>
*1979 Girls' State Basketball Champions<ref>{{cite web |title=All Time State Tournament Results |url=http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf |publisher=[[Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union]] |access-date=15 March 2014 |pages=10–17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315072558/http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Boys' Cross Country Team State Championships: 1937 A, 1941 A, 1942 A, 1943 A, 1949 AA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-XC-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf |title=2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book |publisher=[[Iowa High School Athletic Association]] |date=2019-12-16 |access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref>
*Boys' Golf State Champions 1928.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-20-Golf-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf |title=2019-2020 Golf Stat Book |publisher=[[Iowa High School Athletic Association]] |date=2019-12-16 |access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref>
*Boys' Track and Field Team State Champions: 1909, 1926, 1928, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1950 A, 1951 A.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-TF-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf |title=2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book |publisher=[[Iowa High School Athletic Association]] |date=2019-12-16 |access-date=2020-08-11}}</ref>
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===Notable teams and coaches===
*1979 Girls Basketball Team (30-0) was honored in 2005 as one of the greatest girls' basketball teams in Iowa's history in the last state tournament to be held at Veterans Memorial Tournament.
*Mike Augustine, Iowa Association of Track Coaches Hall of Fame inductee.
*Dick Eisenlauer, Iowa Association of Track Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee.
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===Academics===
*2025 Speech & Debate National Qualifiers
*2025 Academic Decathlon State Qualifiers<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=IAD Past State Results |url=https://sites.google.com/a/iowaacdec.org/iowa-academic-decathlon/competitions/state/past-state-results?authuser=0 |website=iowaacdec.org}}</ref>
*2024 Speech & Debate National Qualifiers<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2024 |title=NSDA Tabroom |url=https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/book.mhtml?tourn_id=29238 |website=Tabroom |publisher=NSDA}}</ref>
*2024 Academic Decathlon State Qualifiers<ref name=":0" />
*2023 Academic Decathlon State Qualifiers<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2023 |title=All Five High Schools Qualify for State Academic Decathlon |url=https://www.dmschools.org/2023/02/all-five-high-schools-qualify-for-state-academic-decathlon/ |website=dmschools.org}}</ref>
*2022 Newspaper Team of the Year, Scroll<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=DM East’s Versteeg named IHSPA Administrator of the Year |url=https://www.ihspa.org/7681/articles/dm-easts-versteeg-named-ihspa-administrator-of-the-year/ |website=ihspa.org}}</ref>
*2019 Academic Decathlon State Qualifiers<ref name=":0" />
*2015 Academic Decathlon State Qualifiers<ref name=":0" />
*1998 Iowa Teacher of the Year, [[Ruth Ann Gaines]]<ref>Iowa Department of Education Website: http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/686/664/ {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906211242/http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/686/664/ |date=2008-09-06 }}.</ref>
==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=June 2017}}
*[[Connie Boesen]], Class of 1969, current [[Mayor of Des Moines|mayor]] of [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]. Served as a member of the Des Moines School Board from 2003 to 2017 and as an at-large member of the [[Des Moines City Council]] from 2017 to 2023, while also working for 34 years as a buyer at [[Younkers]] and founding a concessions company called Applishus in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2023 |title=Connie Boesen has won Des Moines mayor's race, will be the first woman to hold the office |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/11/07/iowa-election-2023-des-moines-mayor-winner-results-connie-boesen-josh-mandelbaum-candidates/71293521007/ |website=Des Moines Register}}</ref>
*[[Gregory Alan Williams]], actor in films including ''[[Remember the Titans]]'', [[Major League (film)|''Major League'']], [[Above the Law (1988 film)|''Above the Law'']], ''[[In the Line of Fire]]'' and [[Old School (2003 film)|''Old School'']]. Appearances on TV shows including ''[[Baywatch]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'' and ''[[Boston Public]]''.
*[[Lorri Bauman]], Class of 1980, first Women's NCAA Basketball player to score 3,000 points. One of five NCAA women basketball players to reach that milestone. Inducted into the [[Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union]] Basketball Hall of Fame.
*[[Pauline Brown Humphrey]], Iowa cosmetologist and business woman
*[[Stephen Kline]], artist, photographer, and designer of the $10,000,000 Florida State of the Arts License Plate. Recent works include his new Lines of Language technique, creating drawings from words. Early works include the 1961 Quill cover.
*[[Marilyn Maye]], jazz and cabaret singer, 1966 [[Grammy]] nominee
==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.dmschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dmpshistory.pdf Des Moines Public Schools District History]
*[https://desmoinesehsalumni.com/ East High School Alumni Association and Foundation]
*[https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51734 Photograph of the Bryant School building, first home of East High]
*[https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51742 Photograph of the Webster School building, second home of East High]
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