Eastern Junior-Senior High School
Address
421 South Harrison

Greentown
,
Howard County
,
Indiana
46936

United States
Coordinates40°28′23″N 85°58′18″W / 40.47306°N 85.97167°W / 40.47306; -85.97167
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"A tradition of excellence and a vision for tomorrow."
Established1951
School districtEastern Howard School Corporation
PrincipalKeith Richie
Teaching staff40.50 (FTE)
Grades6-12
Enrollment703 (2013-2014)
Student to teacher ratio17.36
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceHoosier Heartland Conference (HHC)
Team nameComets
WebsiteOfficial Website
[1]

Eastern Junior-Senior High School is a public middle school and high school located in Greentown, Indiana serviced by the Eastern Howard School Corporation. It had 684 students enrolled for the 2012–2013 school year.[2]

The school also contains the town's library, which doubles as the school's library.[3] It is a part of the "Evergreen Indiana" network of libraries across Indiana.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 703 students enrolled for the 2013–2014 school year was:

  • Male - 50.8%
  • Female - 49.2%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.1%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.3%
  • Black - 0.7%
  • Hispanic - 3.1%
  • White - 91.2%
  • Multiracial - 3.6%

26.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]

Athletics

The Eastern Comets compete in the Hoosier Heartland Conference. The school colors are green and gold. Eastern offers the following sports:[4]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls & boys)
  • Cross country (girls & boys)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (girls & boys)
  • Softball (girls)
    • State champions - 2003, 2005[5]
  • Soccer (girls & boys)
  • Swimming (girls & boys)
  • Tennis (girls & boys)
  • Track (girls & boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Eastern Jr & Sr High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "IDOE School Report". Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Greentown Public Library Official Site". Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "2015-2016 School Directory" (Pdf). Ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 47. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.



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