Oswego East High School
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Oswego East High School |
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Established | 2004 |
Type | Public secondary |
Principal | Ed Howerton |
Students | 914 (grades 9-10 in 2004) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Location | 1525 Harvey Road Oswego, Illinois USA |
Campus | Suburban |
Colors | Navy Blue and Silver |
Mascot | Wolves |
Newspaper | The Edge |
Website | www.oswego308.org/schools/oehs |
Oswego East High School, or OEHS, is a public four-year high school located in Oswego, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Oswego Community Unit School District 308, which also includes Oswego High School.
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[edit] History
Oswego East High School opened its doors to freshmen and sophomores in 2004 at a cost of $65 million.
It is currently the second high school in the Oswego 308 School District.
[edit] Academics
Oswego East held its first ACT examination in April 2006, test results along with the Illinois School Report Card are expected to be released in the fall, and the first class will graduate in 2007. Oswego East had its FIRST, yet small junior graduating class in 2006, Lulzime Ademi, Stephanie Albright, Anaey Barraza, Jessica Cupples, Justin Donzelli, Mallory Ford, Ashley Hassert, Nicole Mellon, Raquel Rocha, Elyse Wold, Julian Zborowski were among the very first to graduate.
[edit] Athletics
Oswego East competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Wolf.
[edit] Activities
Oswego East High School offers a wide variety of different activities including: Basketball, Football, Cross Country, Tennis, Badminton, Hockey, Track, Baseball, Volleyball, Swimming(with OHS), Drama, Scholastic Bowl, Matheletes, Diversity Club, Interact, Book Club, Marching Band, Pep Band, Vocal Jazz and Speech Team.
The Oswego East Marching Band combined with the Oswego Marching Band to march in the 2005 Tournament of Roses Parade.