EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL IS PROUD TO BE AN 'A' SCHOOL

 

Two Pinellas students receive top awards from the Florida Art Education Association

 

                                                                                 "Best in Show" Alexzandra Cheney

Two Pinellas students receive top awards from the Florida Art Education Association

 

April 13, 2018

 

The students were recognized in the K-12 Student Art Assessment & Virtual Exhibition, a prestigious program designed to promote the achievements of students enrolled in visual art classes.The program promotes the artistic achievements of students and their teachers, and helps visual arts teachers develop their art programs and foster performance in the classroom. This year, the FAEA received more than 1,700 entries. Each was thoroughly evaluated and scored by highly trained jurors. Winners will receive a certificate and art supplies for themselves and their teachers. The overall winning student awarded “Best in Show” will receive a cash prize of $1,000, and their teacher will receive classroom art supplies worth $1,500.

 

Alexzandra Cheney, a 10th-grader at East Lake High School, won Best in Show for her digital art, “Seaside.” Her teacher is Eileen Iacobucci.

 

 

Summer Bridge Registration is Now Open.  Enroll today!

Parents can apply for Summer Bridge.  Our high school program will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 5 to July 19, Monday-Thursday. New programs have been added to help high school students earn assessment scores they need to graduate, and help students entering ninth grade acclimate to high school life, while building skills they need to graduate. There will be no classes the week of July 4. Summer Bridge information for families is available atwww.pcsb.org/summerbridge. 

 

Apply now to become a National Merit Scholarship student at East Lake High School  

The NMSPP is an academic program at East Lake High School designed to prepare high school scholars to score in the nation's top percentage on the PSAT.  This qualifies students for the National Merit Scholar Program. 

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for academic recognition and scholarships.  

In the NMSPP at East Lake High School, your student will participate in specialized classes focuses on preparing them for entrance in the NMSP and advance preparation for the PSAT/SAT.  They will be grouped with other outstanding students in their advanced English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies classes.

By qualifying for the NMSPP at East Lake High School, students are automatically eligible for the Advanced Placement Capstone Program leading to the highly valued Advanced Placement diploma.  The College Board's AP Capstone is an innovative and engaging college-level program for high school students that complements and enhances discipline-specific AP courses.  This program is built on two new courses, AP Seminar and AP Research, that immerse students in the practice of critical skills needed to distinguish themselves in college and life.

East Lake High School is Pinellas County's top ranked Academic High School.  Our AP courses are academically challenging while also allowing students flexibility and the opportunity to engage in extracurricular activies.

SAT Information

A free SAT will be offered in school for all Juniors on March 21. Please contact your child’s Guidance Counselor for more information.

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East Lake Literary Magazine

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State Math FSA-EOC Information

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Florida Standard Assessment

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Address Verification Pinellas county

Pinellas County Schools is implementing a new address-verification procedure. The process will ensure that all parents receive timely information about important topics, including emergencies, transportation, scheduling and school placements.

East Lake High School, one of 17 high schools in the Pinellas County school sysytem, is on of the most recently constructed high schools in Pinellas County. It is situated in a suburban-type community of north Pinellas County. East Lake High School currently serves more than 2,000 students from the communities of Tarpon Springs, East Lake, Palm Harbor, and Oldsmar.

Built in 1986, the nine-building complex is located on the west side of East Lake Road, south of Keystone Road. Designed for flexibility, economy, and adaptability, the individual units, including the three two-story classroom buildings and an administrative building with the media center over it, are connected by covered walkways. The remaining five buildings are a 1,500-seat gymnasium, a theatre that accomodates 886 people, choral, band and keyboard rooms and support facility units including food services and mechanical backup. Seventy percent of all light comes from natural outside sources. East Lake is also unique in its building design to include a Child Care Center available to faculty and community.

The Curriculum is designed to be broad and deep enough in scope to provide for a wide range of student interests and abilities. Offerings for the college-bound students include honors and Advanced Placement courses, dual enrollment with St. Petersburg College and executive internship training. Vocational programs available include business, drafting, and family and consumer science. On-the-job training is available through the Diversified Cooperative Training Programs. Special needs students are met through the High School Education Alternatives Program of classes and exceptional education (ESE) programs. Expanded offerings in art, drama, and music serve to meet special interests of students. The ever-expanding world of technology is becoming a cital part of all curriculum areas.

Accepting Responsibility as future community leaders, many student groups continue their academic efforts by participationg in community service projects. Environmental and beautification projects have been a continual source of service to the campus and the community. Art students exhibited personal works at local community centers. The National Honor Society membership has grown to be the largest chapter in Pinellas County.

East Lake High School is also fortunate to have community and business participation om ots collaboration for excellence. Members, students, parents and business/community partners comprise the School Advisory Council. Staff members at East Lake High School continues to work under the philosophy developed when the school opened, recognizing their responsibility to the students and to the community. Their commitment to a student-centered learning environment is evident in the successful efforts of teachers and counselors to increase student performance and make learning relevant. From developing a vocational/ career guidance program to the teaching of technology, the staff works to help students help students reach maximum potential. East Lake High continue to believe that parents, educators, students and the community shall and will shrare the respinsibility for learning.