Eastchester High School

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Eastchester High School
Address
2 Stewart Place Eastchester , New York 10709 United States
Coordinates	40°57′41″N 73°48′37″W / 40.9614°N 73.8102°W / 40.9614; -73.8102
Information
Established	1927; 97 years ago (1927)
School district	Eastchester Union Free School District
NCES School ID	361008000785[1]
Principal	Christopher Welsh
Teaching staff	94.08 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	976 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	10.37[1]
Color(s)	Red, Blue
Team name	Eagles
Rivals	Harrison High school huskies, Scarsdale High School Raiders, Pelham High school Pelicans
Website	www.eufsdk12.org/Domain/8

Eastchester High School is located in Westchester County, New York in the town of Eastchester. A part of the Eastchester Union Free School District, it is a former U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon school^[2] with approximately 1009 students. Graduates have gained acceptance to schools such as Bucknell University, Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Cornell University, Notre Dame, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, New York University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Harvard University, Columbia University, and Stanford University.^[3] Eastchester High School is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

A junior high school was added to the High School in 1955, and two years later another wing was constructed to make up what is now known as Eastchester Middle School. The original gym and an auditorium were built at the High School in 1932, and a second gym was opened there in 1985.^[4]

Eastchester High School received a major infrastructure overhaul with the passage of a $27 million-dollar bond vote in 2015.^[5] Among the additions were a new STEM wing, two computer labs, and an expanded cafeteria to reduce congestion of the rapidly growing student body.^[6]

During Summer 2023, Eastchester High School had received extra parking spots in front of the high school entrance. Similarly, construction of an overhang for the main entrance and an extra entrance started around the same time and are currently under construction.

In January 2024, Eastchester High School had replaced their school signs with newly-installed digital message boards which display current events, the time, and temperature.^[7]

Eastchester offers 18 AP classes as well as several courses for college credit in conjunction with colleges in New York State.^[8] Students who graduate from Eastchester Senior High School graduate with a New York State Regents Diploma. A student must pass 4^[9] New York State Regents Exams to be eligible to graduate from Eastchester Senior High School. The 4 Regents Exams must be 1 in English Language Arts, 1 in Mathematics, 1 in Science, and 1 in Social Studies. A student must also pass 1 pathway. Upon successful passing of the 4 Regents Exams, 1 pathway, and 22 credit units a student is eligible for a Regents or Local Diploma. Alternative pathways are allowed but they must be pre-approved.

Eastchester Senior High School is for students who are in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and is the only high school as part of the Eastchester Union Free School District. The high school is connected to the middle school which hosts students in grades 6 through 8.^{[citation needed]}

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• Mathematics
• English Language Arts
• Science
• History
• Music
• Film
• Health
• Physical Education
• Art
• World Languages

Eastchester High School offers a number of varsity sports team competing in New York State's Section 1 including football, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, track and field, volleyball, tennis, hockey swimming, cross-country, lacrosse, and wrestling.^{[citation needed]}

Eastchester's girls tennis team won the New York State singles title in 2002 and 2004.^[10] Eastchester's Varsity Softball Team won New York State Championships in 1990 and 1991, with their head coach, Thomas "Skip" Walsh, First Base/Pitcher, Bonnie Bell (Shelton), and Pitcher Jennifer Satriale (Weitman), all subsequently inducted into the New York State High School Softball Hall of Fame.^[11][12]

• John Doherty - MLB Pitcher, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox, EHS Class of 1985.

• Ron Rothstein – Coach of the several NBA teams was both a physical education teacher and the varsity basketball coach in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

• Betty Broderick, High-profile murderer convicted of the killing of her ex-husband and his new wife in 1989, Class of 1965.
• Doug Crane, Animator, Class of 1953.^[13]
• Jimmy Fink, New York radio personality, Class of 1967.
• Bobby Moynihan, Cast Member of Saturday Night Live, Class of 1995.
• Eric Naposki, Former NFL player, convicted of murder, Class of 1984.
• Kenneth Posner, Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer, Class of 1983.
• Jill Cornell Tarter, Astronomer, Class of 1961.
• Chuck Traynor, Pornographer, Class of 1955.
• Ereka Vetrini, Reality TV Star & TV Host, Class of 1994.^[14]

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