Eastridge High School

Public secondary school in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

SportsBaseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheer, Cross country, Football, Golf, Ice hockey, Indoor track and field, Lacrosse, Swimming, Tennis, Track and field, Volleyball, and WrestlingNicknameLancersWebsitewww.eastiron.org/o/eh

Eastridge High School is an American public high school located in Irondequoit, New York. The school is an IB (International Baccalaureate) world school, and also offers Honors and AP classes. Its current interim principal is David Dunn. This is the only high school in the East Irondequoit Central School District. The school also features a robotics team, 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]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, the school offers many sports, including: baseball, basketball, bowling, cheer, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, indoor track and field, lacrosse, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Eastridge offers numerous clubs, such as: art, chess, class officers, ecology, Envirothon, e-sports, fall play, fitness, Gay/Straight Alliance, international, interscholastic and intramural, IT student help desk, jazz ensemble, Lancers Lend a Hand, Link Crew, Languages Other Than English, marching band, math league, National Honor Society, The Phoenix, Parent-Teacher-Student Association, Red Cross, ROC 2 Change, ski, slam poetry, spring musical, stage crew, step team, strategy war game, student government, student council, tabletop gaming, varsity, and yearbook.

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

^ ^a ^b "EASTRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "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.