Eastridge High School

Eastridge High School
Eastridge High School
	Eastridge High School in 2012
Address
	2350 East Ridge Road; Rochester, New York 14622; United States
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1957
School district	East Irondequoit Central School District
Principal	Timothy Heaphy
Staff	89.62 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	983 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	10.97[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White
Nickname	Lancers
Website	www.eastiron.org/schools/eshs/

Eastridge High School is an American public high school located in Irondequoit, New York. The School is an IB (International Baccalaureate) world school. It also offers Honors and AP classes. Its current principal is Timothy Heaphy. This is the main high school in the East Irondequoit Central School District. The school also features a marching band, indoor percussion ensemble and drama club for yearly shows. On May 7, 2015, Eastridge High School was named one of ten schools chosen as a School of Opportunity by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). More than 80 schools applied and four were awarded “Gold Recognition” and six earned “Silver Recognition”. Eastridge is one of the schools awarded Silver Recognition.[2]

Band and indoor percussion

The East Irondequoit Lancer Marching Band has won six state championships over 35 years in the New York State Field Band Conference, in 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 1999.[3]

Notable alumni

Steve Gadd, jazz drummer
Al Masino, former NBA player
Joseph Morelle, politician
Laureen Oliver, co-founder of the Independence Party of New York

References

"EASTRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
"Eastridge Recognized as a School of Opportunity". East Irondequoit Central School District. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
"NYSFBC Yearly Competition Results". New York State Field Band Conference. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.

External links

Official website

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[NCES-1] "EASTRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

[2] "Eastridge Recognized as a School of Opportunity". East Irondequoit Central School District. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.

[3] "NYSFBC Yearly Competition Results". New York State Field Band Conference. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.