East Fairmont High School

East Fairmont High School is a public high school in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States. The school has been known also as East Side High.[2]

East Fairmont High School
The front of East Fairmont High School in 2020
Address
1993 Airport Road

Pleasant Valley
,
Marion County
,
West Virginia
26554

United States
Coordinates39°27′3″N 80°9′22″W
Information
TypePublic Coeducational
Established1917
School districtMarion County
SuperintendentGary Price
PrincipalMary Lynn Westfall
Teaching staff50.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Age14 to 18
Enrollment710 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.20[1]
Color(s)Blue and gold    
MascotBee
NicknameThe Hive
RivalFairmont Senior High School
Websitewww.marionboe.com/easthigh

The school is classified as "AA". Its school colors are blue and gold, and its current mascot is the Bee. It is one of three high schools still active in Marion County. The other two active high schools are Fairmont Senior High School and North Marion High School.[3] It is fed by East Fairmont Middle School.[4]

History
Entrance of the current EFHS building, which was constructed in 1993

The school was established in 1917 to fix overcrowding problems of Fairmont's other school at the time, Fairmont High School (now more commonly known as Fairmont Senior High School).[5]

Originally, the school was held in the rooms of Central School,[5] but the school's location was moved twice in 1921 and 1993 respectively.[6]

Fine arts

East Fairmont High School offers different fine arts programs to its students, such as a school marching band and a choir program.

Marching band

The school has a marching band, the East Fairmont High School Busy Bee Band and Honeybees,[7] which was founded and originally directed by Earl W. McConnell, Sr.[8] As of August 2020, TJ Bean is the current director of the band.[9][10]

The band has represented the school, Fairmont, and West Virginia in different notable events. The band performed at the Rose Parade and the inaugurations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.[11] On January 1, 2000, the band was the first north-central WV school to participate in the Tournament of Roses Parade.[12] In 2009, the band played at the inaugural parade for then-WV Governor Joe Manchin.[13] Fairmont Senior High School has held an annual Band Spectacular, which the East Fairmont band has frequently performed at.[14][15][16]

The East Fairmont band also hosts an annual Follies show in East Fairmont High School's auditorium.[17]

Choir program

East Fairmont also has a choir program.[18] The choir program includes the East Fairmont High School Elizabethan Chamber Singers & My Fair Ladies, which has held an annual winter concert.[19] The school's choir also has performed in Hawaii for a Pearl Harbor honor concert in 2018.[20]

Athletics

East Fairmont offers many different sports to its students, including baseball, basketball, football, soccer, wrestling, softball, and volleyball.[21]

East-West rivalry
“For many Fairmonters, the East-West game is the World Series, the Rose Bowl and the Kentucky Derby jammed into one great athletic spectacle.” — John Veasey of Times West Virginian, 1968

East Fairmont has a rivalry in sports with Fairmont Senior High School, which started on October 25, 1921, when the two schools first played football together.[22] The schools share the historic East–West Stadium for football games.[23] The East-West football games have since been a significant part of this rivalry.

State championship history
  • 1990 AAA State Baseball Champions[24][25]
  • 1993 AAA State Cheer Champions[26]
  • 1995 AAA State Cheer Champions[26]
  • 2003 AAA State Softball Champions[27]
  • 2004 AAA State Softball Champions[27]
  • 2016 AA/A State Boys' Soccer Champions[28]

Reputation

Easy Fairmont is generally an above average school in school rankings.[29][30][31] In 2020, U.S. News & World Report ranked East Fairmont High School as 3,488th in national ranking, 16th in state ranking, and 2nd in county ranking.[32] As of 2020, the school is in the top 10 percent of West Virginia public schools for "highest reading/language arts proficiency" and "highest graduation rate", but it is in the bottom 50 percent for "math proficiency".[33]

Notable people
David Carpenter in July 2012, an MLB player who attended East Fairmont High School

Staff

Alumni

References
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  2. Virginian, Eddie Trizzino | Times West. "Grassroots for EFHS sewn 100 years ago". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  3. "School Directory". Marion County Schools. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  4. http://wvde.state.wv.us/ed_directory/?county_id=47&school_id=402
  5. Virginian, Eddie Trizzino | Times West. "Grassroots for EFHS sewn 100 years ago". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. "East Fairmont High". Marion County Schools. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  7. "East Fairmont HS Busy Bee Band & Honeybees prepare for 50th anniversary". WBOY.com. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  8. "HISTORY | East Fairmont High School Busy Bee Band & Honeybees". EFHS Busy Bee Band. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  9. Shaver, John Mark (August 24, 2020). "Marion Co., West Virginia, faculty members vent frustrations to BOE". The Fairmont News. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  10. "CONTACT | East Fairmont High School Busy Bee Band & Honeybees". EFHS Busy Bee Band. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  11. Virginian, Eric Hrin | Times West. "Busy Bee Band, Honeybees return to the hive". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
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  13. Alexandersen, Christian (January 19, 2009). "Local bands participate in inaugural parade". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  14. Virginian, Eddie Trizzino | Times West. "Band Spectacular set Saturday". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  15. Reports, From Staff. "Fairmont Pride - East Fairmont Busy Bee Band and Honeybees perform at the 51st annual Fairmont Senior High School Band Spectacular". WV News. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  16. Virginian, Emily Gallagher Times West. "Band Spectacular to take place Saturday". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  17. Virginian, Eddie Trizzino | Times West. "Busy Bee Band and Honeybees host annual Follies". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  18. EDITOR, John Mark Shaver FAIRMONT NEWS. "East Fairmont, WV, High School choral director Skip Wilson receives massive retirement sendoff". WV News. Retrieved 2020-09-10.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  19. Virginian, Kelsie LeRose Time West. "TICKET: EFHS Elizabethan Chamber Singers and My Fair Ladies to present 15th annual winter concert". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
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