Eastside High School (Covington, Georgia)

Eastside High School is a public secondary school in Covington, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Newton County School System. It was opened in 1994 as a transitional school and became an official high school in 1998 when it had its first graduating class.

Eastside High School
Location
10245 Eagle Drive

Covington
,
Georgia

United States
Coordinates33°34′47″N 83°49′58″W
Information
TypePublic
MottoEngaged and Guided Learners Equals Success
Established1994
School districtNewton County School System
PrincipalJeff Cher
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,518 (2017-18)[1]
Color(s)Green and silver         
MascotEagles
WebsiteEastside High School

History

Eastside Transitional School was built in 1994 to alleviate school overcrowding at Newton High School due to the rapid growth of Newton County in the early 1990s. The school opened that same year to grades 6–9.

Each year, the lower grade was dropped and a higher grade was added, until 1997 when the school became a 9–12 high school, Eastside High.

The first graduating class graduated in May 1998.

In 2002, a new addition was built onto the school to help accommodate more growth.

In 2006, the school had an enrollment of 1,441 and a staff of 100 teachers. This number has gone down slightly with the opening of Newton County's third high school, Alcovy High School, in fall 2006.

It was announced in March of 2019, that Eastside would be moving to a new location that would open at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.[2] Eastside's old facility would become home to the Newton County Theme School at Fiquett, which is a K-8 school that resides in Covington as well.

Curriculum

Eastside High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award College Preparatory and Technology Preparatory diplomas to graduates.

The school offers different levels of classes including:

  • Advanced Placement
  • Gifted (Quest)
  • Advanced
  • Average

Programs at EHS include:

  • Business Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Technology
  • Agriculture
  • Cooperative Business Education
  • Youth Apprenticeship
  • Video Production
  • Latin
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Graphic Communications

Extracurriculars

Sports

Eastside High School competes in Region 4-AAA[3] in the following sports:

Eastside media
  • WEHS Morning Show (CCTV)
  • Wingspan (newspaper)
  • Talon (yearbook)

References
  1. Eastside High School
  2. https://www.covnews.com/news/education/new-eastside-high-slated-open-2021-school-year/
  3. "GHSA Region Alignment 2010-2011". Retrieved 4/1/11. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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