Plainfield East High School | |
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Address | |
12001 S. Naperville Road Plainfield, Illinois 60585 United States |
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School type | Public Secondary |
Established | 2008 |
Opened | 2008 |
School district | Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 |
Superintendent | Dr. Lane Abrell |
Principal | Joseph O'Brien |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 2,163 (2014-2015) |
Average class size | 22 |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) |
Orange Green |
Athletics conference | Southwest Prairie Conference |
Team name | Bengals |
Website | pehs.psd202.org |
Plainfield East High School, or PEHS is a four-year public high school located in Plainfield, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, which also includes three other high schools: Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield South High School, and Plainfield North High School.
The fourth high school in the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 opened its doors for the very first time for the 2008-2009 academic school year on August 21, 2008. The school's first year only contained freshmen and sophomores. Each year, the school added another grade level. By the 2010-2011 school year, the school was finally operating with all four years (freshmen-seniors).
The building's layout is strictly based on the blueprints of those used for the construction of both Plainfield South High School and Plainfield North High School. While the building's layout is similar, sections of the property are slightly different in design and location.
Plainfield East competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and is a member of the Illinois High School Association. The school fields teams in the following sports during the following seasons.
The band is directed by head director David Lesniak and assistant director Justin Kozarek. The band has many types of bands including standard concert band, marching band, and jazz band.
During the school day, band members are separated into 4 concert bands of varying skill which include (from lowest skill to highest) Concert Band, Symphonic Band 2, Symphonic Band 1, and Wind Ensemble.