East Anchorage High School (EAHS) is a public

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which serves grades 9–12 in Anchorage,

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, United States. It is part of the

Anchorage School District The Anchorage School District (ASD) manages all public schools within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the 107th largest school district in the United States, serving over 45,000 students in more than 90 schools. ...

. The current principal is Ron Brown. East's mascot is the Thunderbird, and the school colors are red and blue. With an enrollment of 1,765 students as of the 2019–2020 school year, East High School is the second largest school in Alaska, after West Anchorage High School, which enrolled 1,772 students in the same school year. In October 2020, it was decided by the Anchorage School District Board to rename East Anchorage High School as Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School after the late

Bettye Davis Bettye Jean Davis (née Ivory; May 17, 1938 – December 2, 2018) was an American social worker and politician. She was the first African-American to be elected as an Alaska State Senator in 2000. Davis was a Democratic Party member of th ...

Notable alumni

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(ca. 1997), former

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player who was also an assistant coach for the New York Islanders *

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(1994), former professional basketball player who spent three seasons with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers * Sean Parnell (1980), former

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of Alaska *

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(2001), Olympic skier *

Lora Reinbold Lora H. Reinbold (born April 30, 1964 in Fairbanks, Alaska) is an American politician who is a member of the Alaska Senate. She was a member of the Alaska House from 2013 to 2019, representing District 26. Reinbold is the only member of the Alas ...

(1982), Alaska politician * James Dale Ritchie (1994), serial killer * John Roderick (ca. 1986), musicianhttp://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-14-big-city-apology.html . Approximate timestamp 1:23:30. * Mao Tosi (1994), football player, Arizona Cardinals (ca. 2000)

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External links

School website
High schools in Anchorage, Alaska Public high schools in Alaska Educational institutions established in 1954 1954 establishments in Alaska {{AnchorageAK-geo-stub