Proviso East High School
| Proviso East High School | |
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| Address | |
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807 South First Avenue Maywood, Illinois 60153 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°52′51″N 87°49′56″W / 41.8809°N 87.8323°WCoordinates: 41°52′51″N 87°49′56″W / 41.8809°N 87.8323°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public secondary |
| Opened | 1911 |
| School district | Proviso Twp. HS Dist. 209 |
| Superintendent | Nettie Collins-Hart |
| Principal | Tony Valente |
| Faculty | 187 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 1,786 |
| Average class size | 22.6 |
| Campus | suburban |
| Color(s) |
royal blue white |
| Athletics conference | West Suburban Conference |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| Average ACT scores | 16.1 |
| Newspaper | Pageant |
| Yearbook | Provi |
| Website | east |
Proviso East High School is a public secondary school in Maywood, Illinois which serves the educational needs of Maywood and three other villages within Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois: Broadview, Forest Park and Melrose Park. It is the original campus of Proviso Township High Schools District 209. Prior to being split into East and Proviso West High School in 1958, East was known as Proviso Township High School. The school is located at the intersection of Madison Street and First Avenue (which is Illinois Route 171 in that part of Maywood).
Proviso East's history in many ways reflects that of some suburban and urban schools in the United States. While initially serving mostly a Caucasian population, as demographic shifts occurred in the post-World War II years, a larger African-American population moved in creating tensions that were widespread in similar communities across the United States.
Despite the tensions that occurred in the second half of the twentieth century, the school is known for its extensive list of notable alumni. While perhaps best known for its connection to notable NBA players (Jim Brewer and Glenn "Doc" Rivers among the more prominent) and other athletes such as Ray Nitschke, the school has seen other alumni achieve well in other areas, such as businesswomen Sheila Johnson, actor Dennis Franz, and astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last human to walk on the moon.
The cornerstone of the school was laid on 21 January 1911 in a ceremony presided over by a local lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (part of the newspaper story reported the group to be the Knights Templar). The 22 member class of 1911 graduated from the building, even though the school would not be completed until July.
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