East Side High School is a four-year

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in Newark in Essex County,

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, United States, operating as part of the

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. The school serves the city's Ironbound neighborhood. The school has been accredited by the

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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1929 and is accredited until January 2026.East Side High School

Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 24, 2022. As part of the East Side Opportunity Program, students can take Advanced Placement or

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programs, and can earn an associates degree from

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with courses taken in 11th and 12th grades. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,163 students and 131.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 16.4:1. There were 1,443 students (66.7% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 250 (11.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for East Side High School

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

History

The planned opening date for the school was February 1, 1911, which was delayed to April 1, with about 250 students beginning classes at was initially called the East Side Commercial and Manual Training High School. The school building, originally constructed in 1911 and expanded on three occasions, covers a total of of space. A 2005 analysis performed as part of the district's Long Range Facilities Plan recommended construction of a new building and conversion of the existing structure into an elementary school. A 2012 review of the building performed by the district found that portions of the original "antiquated" 1911 building and one of the earlier expansions were "obsolete and in poor condition".

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 316th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''

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'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 319th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 293rd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 301st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was also ranked 301st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

The East Side High School Red RaidersEast Side High School

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the

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, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the

(NJSIAA). Prior to the 2010 reorganization, the school had competed in the Watchung Conference, which included public and private high schools in Essex, Hudson and Union counties in northern New Jersey. With 1,542 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Liberty Red division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2018–2020. The school offers the only

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program at any Newark public high school. The school offers the city's only public high school

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team. The ice hockey team won the Handchen Cup in 1985. The boys track team won the indoor relay championship in Group IV in 1981. The boys cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1984 and 1988. The girls cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1984. The boys indoor track team won the Group IV indoor relay state championship in 1991. The boys' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 2002 (against Shawnee High School in the finals), and won the Group III championship in 2013 (vs. Camden High School), 2014 (vs. Ewing High School) and 2019 (vs.

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). The team has been successful in recent years under Head Coach Bryant Garvin, and Assistant Coach Anthony Tavares. From 2001-2013, Tavares and Garvin have won five Newark Public Schools Christmas Tournament Championships, three Essex County championships, four sectional titles and a two state championships. Led by future NBA guard Randy Foye, the 2002 team defeated Shawnee by a score of 50-47 to win the Group IV championship game played at the

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and came into the Tournament of Champions as the third seed, defeating sixth-seeded

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90-70 in the quarterfinals before falling to

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by a score of 71-63 in the semis to finish the season at 29-2, losing their first game of the season to ToC champion St. Anthony High School and their last game to ToC runner-up Neptune.NJSIAA Boys Basketball Tournament of Champions History

. Accessed November 1, 2020. The team started off the 2014 championship game with a 25-9 run on its way to winning the Group IV title with an 83-56 win against Ewing High School. The 2019 team won the Group IV title with a 69-44 win against Freehold Township in the championship game. Until a 32-30 win against Belleville High School in September 2017, the football team had a 55-game losing streak, thought to be the longest in state history, which dated back to an October 2011 win against crosstown rival West Side High School and included five seasons in which the team didn't win a single game.

Controversy

In June 2007, the Newark Public Schools superintendent made the decision to block out a kiss between two male students out of the high school's yearbook. New Jersey gay rights group, Garden State Equality, demanded that the superintendent publicly apologize, saying "The school district's erasure of this student and his boyfriend is a tragic metaphor of the school district trying to erase the lesbian and gay community from its schools, and we won't stand for it." By the end of June, the district changed its mind about the photo, issuing a statement in which it apologized to Jackson, stated that copies of the yearbook would be reissued and affirming that the district respects its diversity and "supports all our students, regardless of race, gender, ethnic background or sexual orientation".

Administration

The school's principal is Carlos Rodriguez. His core administration team includes four vice principals.

Notable alumni

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(born 1954),

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who played professionally in the

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, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League."'Healthy' Neto, New Acquisitions Strengthen Lineup of Americans"
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'', June 30, 1977. Accessed April 14, 2021, via

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. "Center forward Rubin Cantera and goalkeeper Mike Barca have been added to the roster.... Barca played under Schellscheidt with the North American Soccer League Hartford Bicentennials in 1975 and is a graduate of Newark East Side High School (where he played with current Americans Tino Dominguez and Telmo Pires) and Fairleigh Dickinson University (where he gained All-New Jersey-Pennsylvania-Delaware honors.)" * Heinie Benkert (1901-1972), professional running back who played in the NFL for the

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and the

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. * Harry L. Ettlinger (1926-2018), one of the Monuments Men during

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whose efforts were portrayed on film in '' The Monuments Men''. * John Filak (1903–1954), football player who played in the National Football League for the

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. * Randy Foye (born 1983),

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who played in the NBA for the

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. * Frank Grant (born 1950), former NFL wide receiver who played for the

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and

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. * Golden E. Johnson (1944–2010), politician and jurist who was the first African American woman to serve as a Municipal Court Judge in Newark. * Honey Lott (1925–1980),

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who played for the

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. *

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(born 1966), former First Lady of New Jersey who had been married to Governor Jim McGreevey. *

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(born 1942), mathematician who has focused on

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, and

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. *

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player for the

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. * Telmo Pires (born 1972), professional soccer player. *

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(1902–1998), athlete who represented the United States at the

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, winning gold medals in the 110 yd hurdles and

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and a bronze medal in the conventional

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. * Boban Savović (born 1979), former professional basketball player. * David Smukler (1914–1971), fullback /

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who played in the NFL for the

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. *

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(1924-1990), jazz singer. * Hassan Whiteside (born 1989), professional basketball player who played for the

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of the

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.Raskin, Alex
"Knicks links: Toure' Murry, Hassan Whiteside, Renaldo Balkman rumored to be on New York's radar"
NJ.com, September 6, 2013. Accessed October 25, 2015. "A North Carolina native, Whiteside played one season at Newark's East Side High School."

References

External links

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