East Forsyth High School (North Carolina)

East Forsyth currently has a total of nine main classroom buildings; four buildings house eight classrooms, two others house ten classrooms, and one houses up to sixteen. Two "pod" trailers are housed in the back of the campus. There are also two gyms, an auditorium, cafeteria, courtyard, technology building, and an office building with a library.[3]

Recently completed renovations on campus have ultimately changed the entire school. A two-story, "L" shaped building has been built; it houses 16 classrooms, office facilities, as well as a new media center. The existing office building has been renovated as well; it now houses fine arts as well as the business and technology education programs on campus. The auditorium and some of the current buildings have been updated, and new traffic pattern is also in place for the campus.

East Forsyth High School offers many sports including Swimming, Wrestling, Track, and Football. The full list of East Forsyth's Athletic programs includes: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, The Eaglettes Dance Team, Cheerleading, Softball, Cross Country, Swimming, Tennis, Football, Volleyball, Golf, Wrestling, Field Hockey, Track and Lacrosse.

In 1992, East Forsyth won its first State football championship. Led by Head Coach Joe Bill Ellender and the AP all state trio of, quarterback Joe Lagarde, and OL/DL leaders James Clyburn and Gary Wadford, the Eagles completed a 15–0–0 season by defeating Northern High School (Durham, NC) in the NCHSAA 4A championship game and finished with a ranking of #15 in the USA TODAY super 25 poll.

In 2008, East Forsyth Had one of its best seasons by going 12–2. That record was just beat in 2012 with East Forsyth Going 13–1 with an undefeated 11–0 regular season. In the 2014 season the Eagles won another conference championship beating Northwest Guildford 36–15

East Forsyth's main rival is near-by Glenn High School. In past football seasons, the East-Glenn game was one of the first games of the year. Now with both teams in the Piedmont-Triad 4A conference.

On December 4, 2015, the football season came to a close one game away from the 4AA state championship. The East Forsyth Eagles fell in overtime against nationally ranked Mallard Creek of Charlotte, North Carolina. The final score was 41–38. The Western regional final broke an attendance record making it the most attended game in East Forsyth History at Fred E Lewis field.

In December 2018, East Forsyth won its second football State championship. The Eagles beat Scotland High to win their first state title since 1992.

In December of 2019, East Forsyth won its third football State championship. Defending its title against Cardinal Gibbons, beating them 24–21.

Ricky Hickman

• Turner Battle — college basketball coach[4]
• Chante Black — WNBA player
• Alan Caldwell — NFL defensive back[5]
• Ashley Christensen — chef, restaurateur, author, and culinary celebrity
• Ryan Dull — MLB pitcher
• Ricky Hickman — professional basketball player
• Brent LaRue — middle distance runner, represented Slovenia at the 2012 Summer Olympics[6]
• Kevin Mattison — MLB outfielder[7]
• Ben Newnam — professional soccer player
• Danny O'Brien — Canadian Football League coach and former quarterback
• Tyson Patterson — professional basketball player[8]
• Josh Pittman — professional basketball player
• Greg Scales — NFL tight end[9]
• Geno Segers — actor for Disney's Pair of Kings

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• East Forsyth Band Website
• Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools