East High School
After a 4-3 vote, the Rochester City School District Board of Education has ended the nearly decade-long partnership between East High School and the University of Rochester. The district says the “Educational Partnership Organization” (EPO) cost up to $3 million a year and it needs to cut costs due to a declining enrollment. “We have […]
August 22nd from 6pm – 8:30pm at East High School, Auditorium 1801 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14609 FREE EVENT The new documentary film The Right to Read brings attention to the literacy crisis in the U.S. and why children are struggling to read. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only one-third of […]
East High school opens an affordable clothing store to help families ease up on some back to school shopping. The clothing store is now running and will provide free brand name clothes and footwear for students that can’t afford it. The store will be helped run by students for their community hours. Big shout to […]
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Join Jazzy T and DJ Reign of 103.9 WDKX alongside motivational speaker AG the Motivator for the kick-off event of Hustle for Health Saturday February 25th at East High School
Superintendent of East Upper and Lower Schools Dr. Shaun Nelms received the Directors Community Leadership Award from the FBI. It honors those who are committed to fighting violence, crime, and drugs. Dr. Nelms was recognized for his dedication to East High. Dr. Nelms said “As an educator, we do this work because of the potential […]
Some good news for East High School and its students and staff. The partnership between East High and the University of Rochester has been renewed. The three-year renewal was approved by the New York State Education Department on Monday. The University of Rochester took over East High school after it was to be closed because […]
East high school does it again with another great program. East High just celebrated the grand opening Of their brand new Barbershop on campus called East Cutting Edge Barbershop. Students that attend East High will receive free haircuts. This brand new Barbershop program is in partnership with the United Professional Barbers and Cosmetology Association. Service […]
Yesterday marked the first official day that the asymptomatic testing locations at were open to the public in Monroe County. Hundreds of people drove to East High school on E Main St. to see if they were carrying the coronavirus at the cities newest rapid testing site. The new testing sites highlight an improvement in […]
Here is some cautiously good news. The Rochester City School District released the graduation rate for the 2019 – 20 school year. The district reported that its graduation rate is 68.2%. The reason I say the cautiously good news is because the New York State Education Department has not confirmed these numbers. However, this is […]
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