Eastside High School - Covington, Georgia/GA

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Eastside High School

10245 Eagle Drive, Covington, GA, 30014 -

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Definition of Terms

Eastside High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Newton County, GA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1533 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

95 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 531 students

Grade 10 - 389 students

Grade 11 - 332 students

Grade 12 - 281 students

This School

(GA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(GA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	2%	6%
% Black	32%	39%
% White	63%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(GA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

32%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(GA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Newton County School District

This School's Agency

(GA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	20	7
Number of Students Managed	17,084 students	3,848 students
District Total Revenue	$127,721,000	$34,253,000
District Expenditure	$135,089,000	$34,226,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,476	$8,902
District Expenditure / Student	$7,907	$8,894
District Graduation Rates	70%	75%

Covington and Winder bid farewell to their troops (The Gainesville Times)
posted on March 28, 2009 at 04:32:40 am
Watch send-offs of the Army National Guard 48th Brigade. Rainy weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of family members, friends and well-wishers who turned out Friday to say goodbye to members of the Georgia National Guard’s 48th Brigade.

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Eastside High School is a public secondary school in Covington, GA and 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 the it had its first graduating class. Eastside operates on a 4x4 block schedule.
History
Eastside Transitional School was built in 1994 to alleviate school overcrowding at Newton County High School due to rapid growth that had cropped up in Newton County during the early 90s. 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 School. 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.
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 also has different levels of classes for students 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
Naturalist Club
Key Club
FFA
FCA
4-H
DECA
Junior Classical League
Image Club
Curamus
Interact
Future Business Leaders of America
Drama Club
Junior Service Guild
Student Council
Concert Band
Marching Band
Symphonic Band
Chorus
Show Choir
Sports
Eastside High School competes in Region 8-AAA, in the following sports:
Baseball
Softball
Football
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball
Cheerleading
Track
Wrestling
Cross Country Running
Swimming
Golf
Basketball
Equestrian Team
Eastside Media
WEHS Morning Show (CCTV)
Wingspan (Newspaper)
Talon (Yearbook)
External links
Eastside High Shcool website

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