East High School (Akron, Ohio)
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East Community Learning Center, formerly known as East High School, is a public high school
in Akron, Ohio
. It is one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools.
From August 2008 to September 2010, students were temporarily relocated to the decommissioned Central-Hower High School, while the East High School building was renovated and expanded. The building reopened September 1, 2010 as the East Community Learning Center (ECLC). For the beginning of the 2010–2011 school year it will accommodate grades 9–12, though an addition to the ECLC building is scheduled to be completed by January 2011 and will add students in grades 7 and 8 from the former Goodyear Middle School.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
. It is one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools.
History
The campus on Brittain Road opened in September 1955. The building replaced the previous home of East High School on Martha Avenue, which was rechristened as Goodyear Junior High School, later as Goodyear Middle School, and finally as the East Comminity Learning Center—Goodyear Campus in 2010.From August 2008 to September 2010, students were temporarily relocated to the decommissioned Central-Hower High School, while the East High School building was renovated and expanded. The building reopened September 1, 2010 as the East Community Learning Center (ECLC). For the beginning of the 2010–2011 school year it will accommodate grades 9–12, though an addition to the ECLC building is scheduled to be completed by January 2011 and will add students in grades 7 and 8 from the former Goodyear Middle School.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
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– 1933, 1937
Notable alumni
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player, manager, and executive
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, musician.