New School Update

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastside’s Junior Prom

On April 26, 2008 Eastside High had its very first junior prom. The prom was held at Union Station, which is located in downtown Los Angeles. Students arrived at school at 4:00 pm to go through the security check, and then departed from school at 5:00 pm. The prom started at 7:00 pm and ended at 12:00 am. The theme of the prom was Arabian Nights. When the students arrived at Union Station they were offered dinner. The meal consisted of salad, fruit, potatoes, and a choice of pasta, beef or chicken. Soda and coffee were offered throughout the evening. At 10:00 pm desert was served which included cheesecake, brownies, and cookies. Anthony Aleman was the first prince; Ajarah Mitchell was the first princess.

 

Eastside Robbery

Eastside High School was robbed over the weekend and is missing approximately three thousand dollars worth of property. Chris Haymond, director of security, said that laptops, cameras, and even a metal detector wand were stolen.  Haymond also mentioned that they have several leads regarding who might have committed the crime, due in part to the helpful security motion cameras.  Security is working on cleaning up the video to see who was involved.  Furthermore, security thinks that the person or persons may be from the school because of their awareness of the classrooms and what to take.

UPDATE: Chris Haymon,Director of Security, is offering 250 dollars reward for anything that leads to the arrest of the thieves.

New Buildings!

Eastside High is expanding! Next year Eastside will have an estimated total of 2,400 students, which is an increase of 725 new students. The current population of Eastside is 1,747 students. There are a total of twelve new portables being built. They are being added to open up some of the classes and minimize the number of students in each classroom. There is only one new building inside the school itself, it is next to room 128. The other eleven buildings are replacing the teacher parking area, and swings around the back of the P.E area.

Eastside’s New Principal

Eric Riegert has come from Palmdale High School to replace Mr. Grady. This will be his second year as a principal; he has worked as a vice principal and an assistant principal. Riegert stated: “Everyone has been very welcoming—students and staff. They have been extremely helpful getting me situated at Eastside.” Riegert has been popping in and out of eleventh grade history and English classes to get acquainted with his “seniors” for next year. Riegert wants to help guide the juniors to graduation and to help them reach their personal goals in any way he can.

            Riegert says that he is not going to change anything instituted by the teachers here; he will not change anything about the school of studies, either. There are only a few disciplinary and safety issues he wants to change. He wants to start having students wear their IDs for safety reasons. He also wants to cut back on the tardies accumulated by students. Welcome to Eastside High, Principal Riegert.

On Schedule!

The new school is on track and should be ready by Christmas break of 2008.  The theater and administrative buildings, however, have been delayed due to the failure of Measure W to pass earlier this month. The gym will most likely be done by August or September of 2008. The main goal is to be able to use the gym for basketball and other sporting events and/or pep rallies next year. If the school is finished by winter break of 2008, the furniture from the current classes will be moved to the new classes during that break. This would allow students and faculty to move in right after the break

Teachers Tour Future Campus

On Friday, October 26, 2007, teachers, administrators, and staff (shown here entering the gym) were given a tour of the construction site east of the current campus.

The future library (above).

The Fine Arts Building.