Bellevue East High School
Bellevue East High School is a four-year public secondary school in Bellevue, a suburb south of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It opened in 1962 as Bellevue High School and was renamed Bellevue East in 1977, following the opening of Bellevue West. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, with approximately 1,450 students in grades 9 through 12.
| Bellevue East High School | |
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1401 High School Drive , 68005 | |
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| School type | High school |
| Founded | 1962 |
| School district | Bellevue P.S. |
| Superintendent | Jeff Rippe |
| Principal | Jeffery Wagner |
| Staff | 98.20 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,482 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.09[1] |
| Language | English |
| Area | Bellevue, Nebraska |
| Color(s) | Purple, silver and white |
| Mascot | Charlie the Chieftain |
| Team name | Chieftains |
| Website | Bellevue East HS |
Athletics
The girls' track and field team won state championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993.[2] The girls basketball team won state championships in 2002, 2006 and 2011.[3]
Performing arts
BEHS has three competitive show choirs. They include the mixed-gender groups "Take II" and "East in Harmony" as well as the all-female "Sensations".[4]
Notable alumni
- Jerry DePoyster, Class of 1964: football player[5]
- Jim Webb, Class of 1965: United States Senator from Virginia, screenwriter, and author[6]
- Robert Hays, Class of 1965: actor[7]
- Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Class of 1968: businesswoman and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland[8]
- Rik Bonness, Class of 1972: professional football player[9]
- Barclay Knapp, Class of 1975: Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, CEO & Co-Founder of M2M Spectrum Networks [10][11]
- Buddy Carlyle, Class of 1996: Major League Baseball player[12]
- Tyler Cloyd, Class of 2005: Major League Baseball player[13]
- Yvonne Turner, Class of 2006: WNBA Basketball player[14]
References
- "BELLEVUE EAST SR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- Waller, Joey (August 26, 2015). "Second HOF class announced for Bellevue East/High". Omaha In the Game. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- "NSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament History". NSAA. July 14, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- "SCC: Viewing School - Bellevue East High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- Taylor, Eric (November 28, 2008). "Catching up with Jerry DePoyster". Wahoo Newspaper. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- Tsyver, Robynn. "At UNO, former Virginia Sen. Webb sounds like a presidential candidate". Omaha World-Herald. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- https://www.omaha.com/go/movies/airplane-star-moved-to-nebraska-the-armpit-of-world-during/article_b9b5262a-9b04-5642-9a52-9f8b4681cbb4.html
- https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/leadership/bonnie-mcelveen-hunter.html
- Kaufman, Kirby (May 23, 2013). "Bellevue High grad Rik Bonness guest at BPS Foundation breakfast". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- https://thethunderbeat.org/13530/features/bellevue-born-entrepreneur-speaks-to-business-classes/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAN9TZbSGE8
- "Buddy Carlyle Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- "Bellevue's Tyler Cloyd Loses MLB Debut". WOWT. Associated Press. September 3, 2012. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- https://www.omaha.com/sarpy/inthegame/former-chieftain-turner-takes-long-journey-to-reach-wnba/article_e127f3fc-3fb1-53fa-a52b-a0fc59798502.html
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