Belleville High School-East

Belleville High School East is a public high school in Belleville, Illinois, United States. It is part of Belleville Township High School District.

Belleville High School East
Location
2555 West Boulevard
Belleville, Illinois

United States
Coordinates38°31′07″N 89°57′00″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1966
School districtBelleville Township High School District 201
PrincipalJosh Lane
Faculty144.00 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,393 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.62[1]
Color(s)Columbia blue, navy blue and white
Athletics conferenceSouthwestern Conference
MascotLancer
Websitewww.bths201.org/east

History

Prior to 1966, Belleville Township School District operated only one school, Belleville Township High School, which was the old Belleville West campus (a new campus has since been built). The growth of the district prompted the local board of education to construct a new campus and divide the student body between the two schools. The new campus was built in a college format with many different buildings. The newly commissioned Belleville Area College (now Southwestern Illinois College) occupied half of the campus while the new high school occupied the other. Enrollment in the school increased rapidly and the college was forced to move to a new location. Major renovations were completed in 2009. These included new landscaping, more classrooms, remodeled classrooms and buildings, new lockers, and a new cafeteria.[2]

Notable alumni
  • Warren Herring, NFL player, signed by Atlanta Falcons, played college at University of Wisconsin
  • Malcolm Hill, ESPN ranked #72 basketball player in Class of 2013, starter at University of Illinois
  • Chase Allen, football player, Linebacker for Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), Undrafted free agent with Miami Dolphins in May 2017, 2017 starter for Miami Dolphins
  • Matt Russell, All-American college football player, pro player and sports administrator
  • Rob Strano,[3] former touring professional golfer; PGA Tour; Nike/Buy.Com/Nationwide Tour; Golf Channel Academy; golf instructor
  • Randy Wells, former MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

Wall of Fame

The school established a "Lancer Wall of Fame" to recognize noteworthy alumni, faculty, support staff and community members.[4]

Class of 2004
  • Community Members at Large Charles A.Woodford and Phyllis N. Woodford (deceased)
  • Former Faculty Robert L Gentsch
  • Alumna Annette A. Eckert
  • Jay W. Ellison, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Maj. General Barbara Campbell Fast
  • Admiral Timothy L. Heely
  • Mark R. Hollmann
  • Matt Russell
  • Kathy Stefferud Smith

Class of 2006
  • Former Faculty Albert Boyles, Mathematics Teacher/Math Department Chair/Math Team Coach, 1966-1991
  • Alumnus Paul Gompers, Ph.D., Harvard Professor/Marathon Record Setter/Entrepreneur, Class of 1982
  • Dr. Basam Hadi, Neurologist/Spinal Surgeon, Class of 1985
  • Brigadier General Mark A. Graham, Field Artillery, Class of 1973

Class of 2008
  • Former Faculty Dean Renn, Physical Education/Driver's Education/Head Football and Head Golf Coach, 1966-1993
  • Alumnus Col. Michael Cole, Air Force Officer/Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, Class of 1972
  • Robert Haida, State's Attorney/Youth Volunteer, Class of 1975
  • Support Personnel Ruth Grandcolas, Principal's Secretary, 1966-1999

Class of 2010
  • Alumna Judge Laura Grandy, Federal Judge/Civic Leader, Class of 1976
  • Nathan Hodel, NFL Player/Hodel Foundation, Class of 1996
  • Mark Kern, Public/Servant, Class of 1981

Class of 2012
  • Former Faculty Morris Snively (Deceased)
  • Support Personnel K. Lane Miller
  • Alumnus Lt. Col. David P. Cooley

Class of 2016
  • Former Faculty Dennis Bechtold
  • Alumnus Michael T. Clarkston
  • Alumnus Bill Jordan

Class of 2018
  • Mr. Jeff Craig, 1973 East Graduate
  • Dr. Bob Farmer, 1987 East graduate
  • Mr. Larry Patton, retired East math teacher and coach

References
  1. "Belleville High School-East". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. Cousins, Scott. "Renovations nearly complete at Belleville East". Suburban Journals. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. Rob Strano
  4. https://website.bths201.org/index.php/be-mainaboutusmen/be-wall-of-fame
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