East Forsyth High School

East Forsyth High School is located in the town of Kernersville in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It is laid out in a college-campus style with numerous small buildings rather than a single large building. ^[2]

Facilities

East Forsyth currently has a total of nine main classroom buildings; four buildings house eight classrooms, two others house ten classrooms, and one houses up to sixteen. Two "pod" trailers are housed in the back of the campus. There are also two gyms, an auditorium, cafeteria, courtyard, technology building, and an office building with a library. ^[3]

Recently completed renovations on campus have ultimately changed the entire school. A two-story, "L" shaped building has been built; it houses 16 classrooms, office facilities, as well as a new media center. The existing office building has been renovated as well; it now houses fine arts as well as the business and technology education programs on campus. The auditorium and some of the current buildings have been updated, and new traffic pattern is also in place for the campus.

Athletics

East Forsyth High School offers many sports including Swimming, Wrestling, Track, and Football. The full list of East Forsyth's Athletic programs includes: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, The Eaglettes Dance Team, Cheerleading, Softball, Cross Country, Swimming, Tennis, Football, Volleyball, Golf, Wrestling, Field Hockey, Track and Lacrosse.

In 1992, East Forsyth won its only State football championship to date. Led by Head Coach Joe Bill Ellender and the AP all state trio of, quarterback Joe Lagarde, and OL/DL leaders James Clyburn and Gary Wadford, the Eagles completed a 15-0-0 season by defeating Northern High School (Durham, NC) in the NCHSAA 4A championship game and finished with a ranking of #15 in the USA TODAY super 25 poll.

In 2008, East Forsyth Had its second best season by going 12–2. That record was just beat in 2012 with East Forsyth Going 13–1 with an undefeated 11-0 regular season. In the 2014 season the Eagles won another conference championship beating Northwest Guildford 36-15

East Forsyth's main rival is near-by Glenn High School. In past football seasons, the East-Glenn game was one of the first games of the year. Now with both teams in the Piedmont-Triad 4A conference, it is the second conference game .

On December 4th 2015, the second best football season came to a close one game away from the 4AA state championship. The East Forsyth Eagles fell in overtime against nationally ranked Mallard Creek of Charlotte, North Carolina. The final score was 41-38. The Western regional final broke an attendance record making it the most attended game in East Forsyth History at Fred E Lewis field.

Notable alumni

Ricky Hickman

• Chante Black, professional basketball player
• Danny O'Brien, 2010 Maryland Terrapin Football starting quarterback
• Ricky Hickman, professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Geno Segers, actor for Disney's Pair of Kings and 2-time state wrestling champion.
• Josh Pittman, professional basketball player
• Craig Wence, model and actor for Tel Aviv's variety television show Baker Tov Israel
• Ryan Dull, professional baseball player for the Oakland Athletics

Clubs

East Forsyth High School has many opportunities when it comes to after-school (and in some cases, before-school) clubs. Some of the clubs available to students are listed below.

References

External links

• East Forsyth Website
• East Forsyth Band Website
• Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Coordinates: 36°06′59″N 80°09′04″W / 36.1164°N 80.1512°W / 36.1164; -80.1512