East Lake High School (Tarpon Springs, Florida)

East Lake High School is a public high school serving students from grades 9–12 located in Tarpon Springs, Florida, and is part of the Pinellas County Schools.

East Lake High School
Location
1300 Silver Eagle Drive
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1987
School districtPinellas County Schools
PrincipalCarmela Haley
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,237 (2018-19)[1]
MascotEagle
RivalsTarpon Springs High School
Palm Harbor University High School
NewspaperThe Talon
YearbookVisions
ColorsBlue and Silver    
Websitehttps://www.pcsb.org/eastlake-hs

The nine-building complex was inaugurated in 1987 and is located on 13 acres (53,000 m2) of land in northern Pinellas County. In 2014, the East Lake Middle School Academy of Engineering was constructed on the campus in addition to the high school.

Academics

The school's curriculum includes courses in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, PDHPE (physical education), Health Education, and Fine Arts/Practical Arts. Elective courses include foreign languages (French, Spanish, German, and Chinese), Drama, Chorus, Art, Physical Education, Television Production, and Band classes. Other elective courses include Project Lead the Way's Engineering, and Biomedical Sciences Programs.

Honors and Advanced Placement classes are offered, as well as the opportunity for dual enrollment at nearby St. Petersburg College. The school also offers vocational programs and Gold Seal Endorsements for students working towards a Bright Futures professional scholarship. The school's AP program saw East Lake students take nearly 1600 AP exams in the spring of 2013, more than any other high school in Pinellas County.

Music

Vocal Music

East Lake High School has one of the largest music programs in Pinellas County, having nearly 300 students in vocal music, piano, music theory, and guitar classes. The choir performed the Dona Nobis Pacem cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams in Carnegie Hall in early 2010 in New York City.

In June 2014, the thirty-two choir traveled to France and performed various concerts including a performance at Notre Dame.[2] In 2016, the choir returned to Carnegie Hall collaborating with several other groups to perform Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms.

Instrumental Music Program

East Lake High School also has a marching band that won seven consecutive state championships from 2003 to 2009 in Florida Marching Band Championships (FMBC) Competition, breaking a state record. All bands consistently earn superior ratings at district Music Performance Assessments. In 2013, the Silver Sound Marching Band was invited to perform in the 2014 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington DC.[3] In 2019 the marching band won first place in their class at Largo High School's 43rd Golden Invitational. The group performs at all home and many away football games. Every year the band holds their East Lake Classic which brings bands from all over the county to compete against one another in their size class. It is one of the most anticipated events the school holds. The band is part of the new Performing Arts Academy at East Lake High School.[4]

Rivalries

In recent years, the school's football matchup with rival Palm Harbor University High School has been described by the Tampa Bay Times as "perhaps the biggest high school football game in Pinellas County" [5]

TV Production

Eagle Eye News
Eagle Eye News set

Eagle Eye News is East Lake High School's television news program, founded in 2003. It is mostly volunteer-driven and student-run except for faculty sponsor Shawn Anderson.

A part of the news set was donated by WTSP-TV Channel 10 (CBS).

Notable alumni

References
  1. FHSAA Student Population Report
  2. Bobbie O'Brien (11 June 2014). "Florida Voices Soar Above Omaha Beach".
  3. Anastasia Dawson (25 May 2014). "East Lake High band performing in National Memorial Day Parade".
  4. East Lake Band
  5. "East Lake-Palm Harbor U. rivalry trumps all others in Pinellas County (w/video)". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  6. "Chris Coghlan Stats, Fantasy & News". Chicago Cubs. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  7. "Justin Strnad - Football". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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