Maine East High School
| Maine East High School | |
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| Address | |
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2601 West Dempster Street Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°02′17″N 87°51′29″W / 42.038°N 87.858°WCoordinates: 42°02′17″N 87°51′29″W / 42.038°N 87.858°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public, secondary |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Status | open |
| School district | Maine Twp. H.S. 207 |
| NCES District ID | 1724090 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Ken Wallace |
| NCES School ID | 172409005030 |
| Principal | Michael Pressler |
| Teaching staff | 153.68 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 2,042 (2016-17) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.74:1 |
| Campus size | 0.08 sq miles |
| Area | 48.21 acres |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) |
Royal Blue White |
| Slogan | Respectful, Responsible, Ready |
| Song | Alma Mater |
| Athletics conference | Central Suburban League |
| Average ACT scores (2010-11) | 20.8 |
| Publication | Edge |
| Newspaper | Pioneer |
| Yearbook | Lens |
| TV/radio station | WMTH |
| Website | http://east.maine207.org/ |
 The main entrance to Maine East has not changed since it was built in 1929. |
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Maine East High School, or Maine East, and officially Maine Township High School East, is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Dempster Street and Potter Road in Park Ridge, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Maine Township High School District 207, which also includes Maine South High School and Maine West High School.
Maine East is best known today for the diversity of its student body. Students attending Maine East hail from several dozen nations on each continent besides Antarctica.
The building itself, constructed in the 1920s, is noted for its distinct Art Deco style.
Maine East was known as Maine Township High School when it was built in 1929 as a replacement for the original Maine Township High School, which itself had been built in 1902. Until 1959, when Maine West High School was built, it was the sole school in the district. The school was built with an indoor rifle shooting range and swimming pool. Over the years, the shooting range was closed and the swimming pool closed with a larger modern pool opened in a new section of the building.
In the early 1920s, Maine Township became the first high school in Illinois to teach courses in automotive repair and telegraphy.
During the Great Depression most of the staff taught without financial compensation, as the district could not afford to meet salaries. As thanks, local merchants provided necessities to the staff free of charge.
In 1936, Maine East's band director, Alexander Harley, along with his wife Frances, founded Maine Music Masters as a way of honoring musicians in the school band. The idea spread, and in 1952, the chapters at individual high schools were incorporated as Modern Music Masters. In 1983, it was renamed Tri-M Music Honor Society. Today, it is the largest international honor society in music education.
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