Olathe East High School
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| Established | 1992 |
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| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dr. Tom Barry |
| Staff | 120 certified |
| Students | 1409 (2004) |
| Location | Olathe, Kansas, USA |
| Colors | Orange and Navy Blue |
| Website | Olathe East Home Page |
Olathe East High School is one of four high schools in the Olathe School District. The school opened its doors in the fall of 1992. Olathe East High School was recognized as a National School of Excellence in 1998 by the U.S. Department of Education. "East" has also received the President's National Service Award every year since 2003. The school colors are orange and navy blue, and the school's mascot is the hawk.
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[edit] Birds-Eye View
[edit] Mission Statement
Together:
Reflecting on the past,
Excelling in the present,
Investing in the future.
[edit] Location
Olathe East is located in Olathe, Kansas, on 127th Street between Black Bob Road and Pflumm Road. Many attractive and functional features are part of the school. There are 99 classrooms, numerous computer labs including an international language lab, a satellite Communication lab, a writing center and a technology lab. Other features include a main auditorium with 890 seats and a drama theatre with 280 seats; well-equipped media center; publications/journalism center; video production lab; two gymnasiums; and a fully-equipped weight room. East’s 80-acre, tree encircled hilltop site also features a pond which allows for on-site research and field activities for its biology, student naturalist and physical education classes [1].
[edit] Academics
Olathe East has continuously had the highest composite standardized test scores in the district. In the 2005-2006 school year East had a composite ACT score of 23.4 which is much greater than the national average of 21.1. On the SAT, the average score was a 604 on the Critical Reading section and a 614 on the Math section. This score is also far greater than the national average of 503 on the Critical Reading and 518 on the Mathmatics section[2]. Olathe East also offers a variety of high level AP and Honors courses including AP English, AP American History, AP Government, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, and Honors Calculus. East has a long-lasting tradition of scoring superior grades on the AP tests which are administered in May.
[edit] Athletics
Academics aren't everything at Olathe East. Entering the main gymnasium at Olathe East, one cannot help but notice the regional and state championship banners located all around the gym. There is no question that sports our huge at Olathe East with championship trophies in pretty much every sport. The athletic programs at Olathe East are widely recognized throughout the state for their tremendous success. The Olathe East Hawks athletic teams are Class 6A participants in the Sunflower League and hold membership in the Kansas State High School Activities Association. The Hawks have achieved 22 Kansas State Championships since opening in boys’ baseball, boys’ basketball, boys’ golf, boys’ soccer, boys’ track, girls’ soccer, girls’ swimming and diving, girls’ gymnastics and in girls’ softball.
[edit] Performing Arts
A large number of students at Olathe East are involved in the performing arts programs at Olathe East. The Olathe East Orchestra has performed at the KMEA music festival several times and have been selected to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in 2007. The Olathe East Band has also received many accomplishments such as receiving all 'I' ratings at the area music festival in March. The band has also just returned from a tour in Hawaii. The OE Choir has sent several students to North East KMEA All District Music Festival along with all the other performing groups at East.
[edit] Administration
Dr. Thomas Barry: Principal
Lee Meyers: Assistant Principal
Doug Perrin: Assistant Principal
Connie Viebrock: Assistant Principal
Ryan Ralston: Assistant Principal
[edit] Technology
The technology at Olathe East is far greater than most high schools in the United States. The majority of OE students receive a Palm TX at the beginning of the school year which has integrated wifi and bluetooth. Students use their Palms for a variety of purposes including taking notes, reading text, and accessing the Internet. The majority of the school has wifi access and the school will be fully wireless in the upcoming months. All classrooms at OE are equipped with multipurpose projectors which allows teachers to project movies and images from their computer. Some classrooms also have Smartboard technology. Many teachers take advantage of software called Blackboard which allows students to access assignments and take tests from any computer including computers outside of the school network. The Science and Mathematics departments each have classroom sets of laptops. In addition, Olathe East has several computer labs for added integration of technology into the high school curriculum.
[edit] External links
- Official sites
