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The East High Mission

The mission of our East community is to foster the development of our artistic, athletic, and academic selves by establishing a respectful, empathetic environment that values diversity, global citizenship, and civic responsibility.

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2023-24 Second Semester Finals Schedule

Second Semester Finals will be held on May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.

  • Students will need to have their ID to enter the building.
  • All students may come to any or all support times but are not required to come to any of them.
  • Students do not need to come to school during their scheduled lunch period.

Tuesday, May 21stWednesday, May 22ndThursday, May 23rd
Student Support: 8:00-9:00 a.m.Student Support: 8:00-9:00 a.m.Student Support: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Period 1 Final: 9:10-10:30 a.m.Period 8 Final: 9:10-10:30 a.m.Period 3 Final: 9:10-10:30 a.m.
Period 2 Final: 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Period 7 Final: 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Period 4 Final: 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
LunchLunchLunch: Optional
Period 5 Final: 1:00-2:20 p.m.Period 6 Final: 1:00-2:20 p.m.

Academic Recovery Support

Students needing extra help to improve their grades will have the opportunity to work with East High teachers during student support times. Students may work with teachers to complete missing assignments, get additional help with homework, get further explanation of concepts, or receive other support they may need to be successful in a class. All students are welcome to attend any of the Student Support times.

Class of 2024 Letter to the Parents/Guardians

Below is a link to the Senior Letter from our East High Administrative Team which contains end-of-the-year activities, commencement information and expectations. For your planning purposes please read it carefully and call the main office at 402-436-1302, option #2 if you have any questions.

Senior Letter

Parent/Teacher Conferences

The East High Counseling Department will be hosting Grade Level Informational meetings for families of Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors during Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, April 10th.   Those meetings will start at 5:45 pm and run for 30 minutes.  Freshman/Sophomore families will meet in room 148 and Junior families in room 149.  Topics that will be discussed are: meet your child’s Counselor, the role of the Counselor, graduation requirements, course options, academic supports and college admissions requirements. We hope to see you there!

StateACT Test for Juniors Only

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, all students who are current juniors at East High will be taking the ACT exam as part of state testing.  The test will begin at 8 a.m.  All juniors should report to the building no later than 7:45 a.m. The door utilized for entering the testing will be at our gyms/concourse — Door 23. Only students who have already completed the pre-inventory bubbling will be allowed to test. Pre-bubbling will happen during classes April 1-3.  The anticipated time for standard time test completion is approximately 12:15 p.m. 

There will be no school for students in the 9th, 10th, or 12th grades on Tuesday, April 9th due to staff being involved in test administration duties. Regular classes will resume on Wednesday, April 10th for all students. 

What Juniors Need to Bring:

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The Nebraska Attorney General’s Youth Conference

Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Nebraska’s Attorney General Mike Hilgers is inviting high school juniors to participate in the Nebraska Attorney General’s Youth Conference at the Nebraska State Capitol on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The conference will provide Nebraska youth with an experience of state government and law.

This year, a limited number of high school juniors from across the state will be selected to attend. Conference attendees will discuss and debate current issues, hear from AGO Bureau Chiefs, expand their understanding of the legal process in Nebraska, and eat lunch at the Governor’s Residence.  Nominated students should be interested in the process of government and law. To apply visit the website to download the application.

Accuplacer Exam

Are you planning on attending Southeast Community College next year?  Do you still need to take the Accuplacer Exam? If you answered YES…..then mark your calendar and save the date!  Thursday April 18th, we will be giving the Accuplacer exam at East.  Sign-up information will be posted after Spring Break in the Graduation Google classrooms.