Brookfield East High School

Public school in Wisconsin, United States
43°4′43″N 88°5′13″W / 43.07861°N 88.08694°W / 43.07861; -88.08694InformationTypePublic SecondaryEstablished1962School districtElmbrook School DistrictPrincipalAndy FarleyTeaching staff76.22 (FTE)[1]Grades9–12Enrollment1,298 (2018-19)[1]Student to teacher ratio17.03[1]Color(s)Navy Blue and RedAthletics conferenceGreater Metro ConferenceMascotSpartan ("Sparty")RivalBrookfield Central High SchoolNewspaperSpartan BannerYearbookEchoWebsiteSchool website[2]

Brookfield East High School is a four-year public secondary school located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Elmbrook School District, and is accredited by the North Central Association. Its rival is Brookfield Central High School, also located in Brookfield.

Music

Brookfield East's music department received the Grammy "Signature Gold" award in the spring of 1999. Brookfield East was one of 16 schools selected of more than 1200 nationwide. The school also received a $5,000 grant,[3] which was used to commission an original work for the school.

Notable alumni

  • Leah Vukmir, 1976, state legislator (2002-2019)[4]
  • Martin P. Robinson, puppeteer on Sesame Street (1981–present)[5]
  • Sara Rodriguez, state legislator
  • Pat McCurdy, musician[6]
  • Joe Panos, football player[7]
  • Mike Hoffmann, guitarist and recorder producer[8]
  • Mike Caliendo, football player

References

  1. ^ a b c "East High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for East High". ed.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ^ Distinguished 09 Hibler Archived January 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "2015 Wisconsin State Representatives". state.wi.us. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ^ Kirby, Hannah (November 8, 2019). "This Brookfield native has played some of your favorite 'Sesame Street' characters for almost 40 years". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Gannett. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pat McCurdy | Press | 'If the Beatles could do it, so could I' (February 1989)".
  7. ^ "Here's a list of Wisconsin high school players selected in the NFL draft since 1990, plus a look at earlier notables".
  8. ^ Levy, Pete. "Mike Hoffmann, Milwaukee music scene 'legend' from Semi-Twang and Yipes!, dies at 67". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

External links

  • Official website
  • School District of Elmbrook website
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International
  • ISNI
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  • NCES