Bellevue East High School is a four-year public
secondary school in
Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. It may refer to:
Placenames
Australia
* Bellevue, Western Australia
* Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
* Bellevue, Queensland
* Bellevue, Glebe, an historic house in Sydney, New South Wales
Canada ...
, a suburb south of
Omaha,
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
. It opened in 1962 as Bellevue High School and was renamed Bellevue East in 1977, following the opening of
Bellevue West. It is part of the
Bellevue Public School System, with approximately 1,450 students in grades
9 through
12.
Athletics
Bellevue East's marching band won the 2021 NSBA state marching contest.
Performing arts
BEHS has three competitive
show choirs
A show choir (originally known as a "swing choir") is a musical ensemble that combines choral singing with choreographed dance, often with an overarching theme. It is most relevant in the Midwestern United States and was popularized by the America ...
. They include the mixed-gender groups "Take II" and "East in Harmony" as well as the all-female "Sensations".
Notable alumni
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Jerry DePoyster, Class of 1964: football player
*
Jim Webb
James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States ...
, Class of 1965: United States Senator from Virginia, screenwriter, and author
*
Robert Hays
Robert Hays (born July 24, 1947) is an American actor, known for a variety of television and film roles since the 1970s. He came to prominence around 1980, co-starring in the two-season domestic sitcom '' Angie'', and playing the central role of ...
, Class of 1965: actor
*
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Mary Bonneau "Bonnie" McElveen-Hunter (born June 29, 1950) is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and diplomat who is the first female chair of the board of governors of the American Red Cross. She is the founder and CEO of Pace Commun ...
, Class of 1968: businesswoman and former
U.S. Ambassador to Finland
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Rik Bonness, Class of 1972: professional
football player
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Barclay Knapp, Class of 1975: Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, CEO & Co-Founder of M2M Spectrum Networks
*
Buddy Carlyle, Class of 1996:
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
player
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Tyler Cloyd, Class of 2005: Major League Baseball player
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Yvonne Turner, Class of 2006: WNBA Basketball player
References
External links
Bellevue East H.S.
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Buildings and structures in Bellevue, Nebraska
Educational institutions established in 1962
1962 establishments in Nebraska
Public high schools in Nebraska
Schools in Sarpy County, Nebraska