Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School
| Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
4025 East Northern Lights Boulevard 99508 United States 61°12′02″N 149°48′20″W / 61.200472°N 149.80545°W | |
| Information | |
| Other name | East High School |
| Former name | East Anchorage High School |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1954 |
School district | Anchorage School District |
| Superintendent | Jharrett Bryantt[1] |
| CEEB code | 020002 |
Principal | Ron Brown |
Teaching staff | 85.75 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,681 (2023–2024)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.60[2] |
| Colors | Red and blue |
| Mascot | Thunderbird |
| Website | www |
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School (BDEAHS) is a public high school which serves grades 9–12 in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage School District. The current principal is Ron Brown.[3] East's mascot is the Thunderbird, and the school colors are red and blue.[3] With an enrollment of 1,765 students as of the 2019–2020 school year, East High School is the second largest school in Alaska, after West Anchorage High School, which enrolled 1,772 students in the same school year.[2][4] In October 2020, it was decided by the Anchorage School District Board to rename East Anchorage High School as Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School after the late Bettye Davis.[5]
Notable alumni
- Don Clary (1975), long distance runner and Olympian[6]
- Scott Gomez (ca. 1997), former National Hockey League player who was also an assistant coach for the New York Islanders
- Trajan Langdon (1994), former professional basketball player with the Cleveland Cavaliers and current president of basketball operations of the Detroit Pistons
- Sean Parnell (1980), former Governor of Alaska[7]
- Kikkan Randall (2001), Olympic skier[8]
- Lora Reinbold (1982), Alaska politician[9]
- James Dale Ritchie (1994), serial killer[10][11]
- John Roderick (ca. 1986), musician[12]
- Mao Tosi (1995), football player, Arizona Cardinals (ca. 2000)[13][14]
- Aiden Williams (2019), football player, Pittsburgh Steelers (ca. 2025)[15][16]
References
- ↑ "Dr. Jharrett Bryantt, Superintendent". Anchorage School District. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "East High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- 1 2 "East High | Anchorage School District". www.asdk12.org. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ↑ "School Enrollment by Grade as of October 1, 2018" (PDF). education.alaska.gov. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ↑ Media, Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public (October 22, 2020). "Anchorage School Board renames high school after Bettye Davis, Alaska's 1st Black state senator". KTOO. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Don Clary". Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Alaska Governor Sean Parnell". National Governors Association. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Bio". Kikkan Randall Official Website. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Lora Reinbold". Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ Anderson, Ben; Theriault Boots, Michelle (November 15, 2016). "1 gun, 5 killings: Weapon recovered in officer shooting tied to multiple Anchorage homicides". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ Hopkins, Kyle (December 30, 2016). "TIMELINE: The life of accused killer James Dale Ritchie". KTUU-TV. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-14-big-city-apology.html . Approximate timestamp 1:23:30.
- ↑ Doogan, Sean (July 23, 2013). "Mao Tosi: Next mayor of Anchorage?". Anchorage Daily News. Alaska. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ↑ Meehan, Jim (March 6, 1998). "The Incredible Bulk". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ↑ Markowski, Jack (April 27, 2025). "Steelers Sign Minnesota Duluth OL". Pittsburgh Steelers On SI. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Aiden Williams". UMD Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2025.