Proviso East High School

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Proviso East High School is a high school in Maywood, Illinois. Prior to being split into East and West, East was known as Proviso Township High School.

Graduates of Proviso East include actor Dennis Franz, author and futurist Stephen Euin Cobb, artist Tom Seghi, activist & community leader Fred Hampton, Billionaire philanthropist and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television Sheila Crump Johnson, educator and author of "Renault Dauphine" as well as 8 other books and 60 publications Dr. Milan J. Dluhy, educator and President of Purdue University Dr. Martin C. Jischke, Grammy award-winning Singer/Songwriter John Prine, actor/playwright/director Mark Lamos, author and software developer Daryl McPherson, musical theater actress Carol Laraia (Carol Lawrence), humorist Andrew Puplis, philanthropist Frank G. Schaefer, renowned physicist and philanthropist and two-time winner of NGA award, Dr. James Skridulis, astronaut Eugene Cernan, WTA and USPTA tennis professional Marlene Wackerlin, Professional Lumberjack Joe Deleonardi, Naval designer, ship builder and sailing raconteur John Kupris, Major League baseball player/coach Lee Stange, football Hall of Famer Ray Nitschke, NFL players Ed O'Bradovich, Ray Buchanan, NFL player coach Jim Johnson and NBA players Sherell Ford, Doc Rivers, Jim Brewer, Michael Finley, Dee Brown, Steven Hunter, and Shannon Brown. Other graduates include members of Company B of the 192nd Tank Battalion, an Illinois National Guard Unit, whose involvement in the Bataan Death March during WWII, has been commemorated every year in Maywood since 1942 (www.maywoodbataandayorganization.org).