![]() Police said that the shots most likely came from a moving vehicle. On March 7, 2022, it was reported that a school shooting had occurred on the property, killing 15 year old Jose David Lopez and hospitalizing two female students. Main article: 2022 East High School shooting The main building has received a number of additions, such that it is now surrounded on three sides by newer construction, leaving only the original West-facing neo-classical facade fully exposed (see infobox photo). įrom 1911 onward, the East High campus has never moved again, and it has remained continuously in use as a three- or four-year high school. This delayed occupancy of the building until May 17, 1912, when once again a procession of students marched from the 1891 building to the new school, bringing furnishings with them. However, construction costs had consumed the entire budget, leaving little money for furnishings. Groundbreaking was done by Principal May Goodrell on September 6, 1910, who also placed the cornerstone on January 18, 1911. A bond issue and ultimately an Iowa Supreme Court ruling were required to allow construction to go forward. was constructed in 1910-1911 at a cost of $400,000 to a design by architects Bird and Rawson. The current main building of East High School at E. In anticipation of yet a larger school, an entire square block of land just a few blocks away from the Capitol was purchased by the East Des Moines School District in 1901 from the State of Iowa for $8,000. One of the few available photos of this building is on the cover of the 1910 Quill yearbook. ![]() Originally there were about 200 students, subsequently growing to around 700. The primary students remained until 1903, when Cary School was built to house them. It is written that the students from Bryan and Webster marched to the new facility in a snowstorm. At inception, in addition to the high school it housed all the primary students from Bryant and Webster, as well as the offices of the Board of Education and Superintendent. 12th and Court, directly adjacent to the Iowa State Capitol grounds. In 1891, a new and larger dedicated school building with an auditorium, cafeteria and laboratories was opened at E. Rising enrollment forced the freshman class back to Bryant School in 1888. 12th and Lyon Street, where it remained until 1891. In 1877, the high school moved to the top floor of Webster School at the corner of E. ![]() Graduation rates in the early years were extremely low - an Elizabeth Mathews was the sole member of the very first graduating class in 1871, and there were no further high school graduates until 1875. the other end of the same block) in Des Moines. East is currently the seventh largest high school in the state by enrollment with 2,076 students.Įast High was established in 1861 on the top floor of Bryant School, a primary school located at East 9th and Grand Ave. East is the oldest high school in the Des Moines metro and is part of the Des Moines Public Schools. The school board chair has already acknowledged that a committee should be created to review the entire dress code.41☃5′49″N 93☃6′00″W / 41.59694°N 93.60000°W / 41.59694 -93.60000 Coordinates: 41☃5′49″N 93☃6′00″W / 41.59694°N 93.60000°W / 41.59694 -93.60000ĭes Moines Independent Community School DistrictĮast High School, often locally referred to as East or East High, is a public secondary school located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Get with it, Florida!Īs this story gains traction - it’s even been reported in The New York Times - there’s no doubt school administrators will need to respond. That’s what my classmates wore all the time at my own public high school - in Chicago. ![]() Already two years, ago an online petitionformed in the BTHS community advocating for students’ rights to wear running shorts and tank tops to school. And is that really fair? I think Fabre speaks for most modern people when she stated, simply, “I mean, it’s 2021.” Not to mention, they are living in Floridawhere it’s hot all the time. ![]() Obviously, male students at BTHS will never be subject to dress code violations to the extent of their female peers. One aspect of the official dress code even prohibits students from wearing culottes. There’s inequality within their dress code,” she said. “It comes on the heels of a much bigger issue of gender discrimination and these girls being targeted and sexualized for being told that their clothes are wrong. Riley O’Keefe’s mother Stephanie Fabre is also speaking out, saying that the yearbook edits are indicative of a larger issue: a sexist dress code followed with unfair enforcement. ![]()
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