Bellevue East High School
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| Bellevue East High School | |
| Location | |
| Bellevue, Nebraska, United States | |
| Website | |
| http://www.bellevuepublicschools.org/east/ | |
| Information | |
| School board | Bellevue Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. John Deegan |
| Principal | Brad Stueve |
| Vice principal | Deidre McKinely |
| School type | Senior High School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Chief Winemall/Charlie the Chieftain |
| Team name | Chieftains |
| Colors | Purple & Silver |
| Enrollment | 1600 |
Bellevue East High School is located in Bellevue, Nebraska. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, educating approximately 1450 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is home to numerous exceptional and award-winning programs, including the music department, drama, communicative arts, Air Force JROTC, and athletics. The school's cross-town rival is Bellevue West. The current principal is Brad Stueve.
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[edit] History
"A committee of students from all three secondary student councils met with Dr. Boilesen and Mrs. Bonness and developed a plan to name the new high school. A list of 27 names was presented to students, and those receiving the highest vote were: Bellevue East, Bellevue West, Cooley, and Cornhusker. Another 26 names were suggested by students as mascot. The top five were: Warhawks, Apaches, Commanches, Trojans, and Panthers. In the spring of 1976 the school board accepted the names for the two high schools, but rejected the name for the West mascot. In the fall, Dr. Boilesen, and the board selected Thunderbirds, which had received the second highest tally of student votes. East High retained its mascot and school colors, but changed its name from Bellevue High to Bellevue East High." -Quote from Bellevue East's webpage
[edit] Marching band
Both the Bellevue East and Bellevue West High School marching bands compete in many competitions every year and are considered the two best bands in the state of Nebraska. Every year, they compete against some of the best marching bands in the country at national competitions. They avoid competing against each other so that each school can support the other.
2002-2003 School Year
- Show name: House of cards
- Movements: Clubs, Hearts, Spades, Diamond
2003-2004 School Year
- Show name: Matter
- Movements: Solid, Liquid, Vapor
2004-2005 School Year
- Show name: The Four Winds
- Movements: North, West, East, South
2005-2006 School Year
- Show name: Child's Play
- Movements: Original renditions of Frere Jacques, London Bridge, Lullaby, ABC Finale
2006-2007 School Year
- Show name: These Are the Days
- Movements: Original renditions of seasonal songs such as My Funny Valentine, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Summertime, Band of Brothers, and Carol of the Bells.
[edit] Mascot and colors
The school colors are purple and silver, purple being the color used at all secondary schools in the district, providing town unity. The Bellevue East mascot is the Chieftain, celebrating the wide spread use of peyote Native American culture and history in the area.
[edit] Bellevue East Fight Song
The lyrics of the school's fight song are:
The purple and the white,
Stand for Bellevue East.
Colors of our school and emblem,
Of our faith in you -- GO BELLEVUE!
We'll cheer for you, Bellevue
Forever and a day.
For in our hearts we're yours,
So, Hail to you, We'll cheer for you, Bellevue!
Spoken:
GO! EAST! CHIEFTAINS LET'S WIN!
LET'S FIGHT! EAST! CHIEFTAINS LET'S WIN!
RAH RAH RAH RAH! SIS BOOM BAH!
Repeat song.
