East Boston High School

East Boston High School
Address
86 White Street East Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts 02128 United States
Coordinates	42°23′N 71°02′W / 42.38°N 71.03°W / 42.38; -71.03
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1880
School district	Boston Public Schools
Headmaster	Gary
Faculty	128 (2007–2008)
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1382 (2011–2012)[1]
Color(s)	Blue and Yellow
Mascot	Jets
Accreditation	NEASC
Yearbook	The Noddler

East Boston High School

East Boston High School is a public high school located in the neighborhood of East Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Boston Public Schools system.

Academics

The school has a professional partnership school with Harvard University Graduate School of Education's Teacher Education Program.^[2]

Boston Public Schools (BPS) assigns students based on preferences of the applicants and priorities of students in various zones. Due to its geographic location, all East Boston residents are guaranteed seats at East Boston High School.^[3]

The school offers various Advanced Placement courses, honors courses, and two languages, which include Spanish and Italian. The school also accepts students with disabilities under its Special Education department. According to the 2011–2012 school report conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Education, the school is made up of 18.1% special education students.^[4] Bilingual education such as ESL classes are also offered.

The school has an Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, known simply as JROTC, that students may take voluntarily. The program includes competitive rifle and drill teams.^[5]

Student body

As of 2011–2012, the school is 1382 students. Within the enrollment, 65.5% were identified as Hispanic, 16.1% as African American, 15.5% as White, 1.9% as Asian, and the rest as Pacific Islander, Native American, and multiracial.^[6] 18.1% of the students were enrolled in the special education program.

Athletics

East Boston High School offers a range of sports. They include boys' football, basketball, baseball, and soccer along with girls' basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The school's hockey, indoor track, outdoor track, and swimming teams are co-educational.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Will Blalock (Class of 2003, did not graduate): National Basketball Association point guard^[8]
• Adio diBiccari (Class of 1932): sculptor^[9]
• Salvatore LaMattina, (Class of 1978): politician and city councillor^[9]
• Michele McPhee (Class of 1988): journalist, talk radio host, and true crime author^[10]
• Frank Renzulli (Class of 1975): actor, producer, and writer for The Sopranos^[9]
• Jim Ravagno (Class of 1976): ARPANET Engineer with BBN, The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was an early packet switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet BBNCC Cambridge Ma^[9]
• Jermaine Wiggins, (Class of 1993): National Football League tight end^[9]

Phillip R. Brangiforte (Class of 1986) Headmaster of East Boston High School

References

External links

• Official website
• Profile at Boston Public Schools