East Nashville Magnet High School

East Nashville Magnet High School (formerly East Literature Magnet School) is a public high school located in Nashville, Tennessee. Students were once enrolled through a lottery process, but the school now has open enrollment. East Nashville Magnet previously served grades 5 through 12 as a combined middle and high school. As of August 2016, both buildings changed to only served grades 9 through 12. Only the bottom two floors of the junior high building are utilized by the school. The middle school students were relocated about two miles away to what used to be Bailey STEM Magnet School Prep before its closure. However, the middle school will return to its former location in the Fall of 2019 and the East Nashville campus will once again serve grades 5 through 12.

East Nashville Magnet School
Address
110 – 112 Gallatin Rd.

Nashville
,
Tennessee
37206

USA
Coordinates36.1799°N 86.7511°W / 36.1799; -86.7511
Information
TypeMagnet high school
Motto"Come Soar with the Eagles"
Established1993
PrincipalJamie Jenkins
Faculty60+
Grades9 through 12
School color(s)Red and Gray
AthleticsTSSAA - Class AA, District 9
MascotEagles
Websitehttp://www.eastnashvillemagnet.mnps.org/

History

The then-East Literature Magnet School opened in August 1993 inside the campus of East Middle School. The school now occupies the entire campus of the former East Nashville High and East Nashville Junior High Schools. In September 2005, the new campus was dedicated, and the completion of renovation of buildings 'A' and 'B' were celebrated. The school now has separate middle and high school facilities. East became a Paideia curriculum school in 2010. The Paideia philosophy celebrates the fundamental notion that to be fully educated is a lifelong adventure that only begins with an individual's formal schooling. The school name was changed to East Nashville Magnet School in mid-2012.

Academics

Nearly every course offered at East is an honors course, meaning that the teaching is fast-paced, and students are given 3 extra credit points at the end of each semester. The school also offers many AP courses, including AP Psychology, Art History, Literature and Composition, Physics, and Calculus. Because the Paideia philosophy the school maintains, students must take part in a class seminar once a month. It ranks as a top high school in Davidson County. The school has met NCLB benchmarks every year.

Sports

East Magnet offers sports such as soccer, football, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, tennis, bowling, golf, football, track and field, softball, baseball, cheerleading, and cross country. The school has enjoyed a significant amount of success in athletics during recent years. The boys' basketball team has two state runner's up trophies from 2011 and 2014. Girls' basketball became the first East team since the school's reopening to win a state title with a championship in 2016. The girls' track team has also become one of the most successful programs in Tennessee with state championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 along with state runner's up in 2010, 2015 and 2016.

Principals
  • 1997 – 1999: Tom Ward
  • 1999 – 2003: Kaye Schnieder
  • 2003 – 2009: Frances Stewart
  • 2009 – 2018: Stephen Ball
  • 2018 – present: Jamie Jenkins

Notable alumni
  • Frank Sutton, 1941, American actor best remembered for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  • Bill Porter, 1949, American audio engineer credited with helping shape the Nashville sound
  • Oprah Winfrey, 1972, American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
  • Bill Boner, 1963, 3rd Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County
  • Richard Fulton, 1946, second mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
  • Major General Hugh Mott, captured the Bridge at Remagen, Germany; served as Adjutant General, State of TN, 1968-1971; Chief of Police, Nashville, TN 1971-1974
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