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East High School is a public high school located in the City Park neighborhood on the east side of Denver, Colorado. It is part of the Denver Public Schools System. ==History== East High School opened in 1875 and was the first high school in Denver. The first graduating class was in 1877. In 1889, it moved to 19th and Stout Street because of the need for more room. This location is now referred to as "Old East," and could accommodate 700 students. The school featured a gracious flight of stairs leading to the entrance, which was notable for its sculpture of the face of a young girl, depicted as an Angel. School architect Robert S. Roeschlaub and the school board decided to use a local childhood beauty instead of a Greek face to symbolize the school's "dedication to youth." The sculptor was Preston Powers, famous for his statue of the Indian on the grounds of the Colorado state capitol. Five thousand girls across the city were visited as part of a campaign to find the model for the face, and six-year-old Ella Catherine Matty was selected. The statue was so lovely that East High school's mascot has since been the East Angels. When "Old East" was demolished in 1925, this keystone was removed and placed in a rock garden at the current location of East, 1600 City Park Esplanade. The architect for the current facility was Denver native George Hebard Williamson, himself an 1893 graduate of "Old East" High. Williamson won national recognition for his design of the "new" East, which has a high clock tower〔(2007 Doors Open Denver Building List )〕 modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia. In early 1991, the East High building was declared an official Denver Historic Landmark by the Denver Landmark Commission and the Denver City Council. In July 2005, a music video for the song Over My Head (Cable Car), by The Fray was filmed in East High. East has been repeatedly honored as one of America's top high schools. It was honored in 1957, as one of the country's top high schools and subsequently selected, in 1968, as one of America’s Top Ten Schools. In 2000 Newsweek recognized East as one of America’s top one hundred public high schools.〔(High School History ), The Hill School. The Torch Relit. Vol. 7, Issue 2. Page 11. By Parker La Casse and Hayley Price. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.〕 In 2008, Newsweek again recognized East in the magazine's annual list of the country's "Top High Schools".〔(Denver Schools ), Denverrelocationbroker.com. By Michelle A. Potter. Retrieved 2 August 2012.〕 The instrumental music program is directed by local jazz saxophonist Keith Oxman.〔http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=137021〕 The school has three jazz bands, two concert bands, and an orchestra, as well as AP Music Theory and numerous additional student groups. Musicians connected to the school include Javon Jackson and Curtis Fuller. East is also known for its speech and debate program. The team is coached by Matthew Murphy as well as numerous assistants and is ranked as the 59th best program in the United States, out of over 3000 member high schools.〔http://www.nflonline.org/points_application/schoolprofile.php?id=3514〕 East regularly send competitors to both State and National Competitions. In 2010, the school fielded two state champions,〔http://www.chsaa.org/activities/speech/pdf/RESULTS2010.pdf〕 as well as a Finalist at the NFL National Tournament.〔http://nflnationals.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Complete-List-of-National-Tournament-Award-Winners4.pdf〕 At the 2011 NFL National Tournament East fielded a national champion in congressional debate. As well as placing second in duo interpretation. The school has an active student government, as well as over 66 clubs and student organizations.〔http://www.eaststudentcouncil.com〕 On December 4, 2014, students walked off campus and staged a protest over recent incidents of police shootings of minorities. Four Denver Police Officers were riding their patrol bicycles to block traffic so students could march safely. A motorist had what was described as a "medical event" and struck the officers sending all of them to the hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. Bystanders and first responders heard negative chants from students. The motorist was later arrested for not disclosing he had a seizure disorder, This disclosure would have barred him from driving until his disorder was stabilized. 〔http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/12/04/protestors-accused-of-reprehensible-actions/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East High School (Denver)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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