East Hollywood High School Explained
| East Hollywood High School |
| City: | West Valley City, Utah |
| Type: | Charter school |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Founder: | Eric Lindsey |
| Faculty: | 16 |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Mascot: | [Hollywood] Star (2004-2011), ManBear (2011-present) |
| Website: | East Hollywood High School website |
| Principal: | Katrina Walker |
| Enrollment: | 278 |
| Teaching Staff: | 22 |
| Ratio: | approx. 17:1 |
| Colors: | Blue and gold |
| Address: | 2185 S 3600 W |
| Zipcode: | 84119 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
East Hollywood High School (EHHS) is an accredited public charter school in West Valley City, Utah, United States. It specializes in film production training for students grades 9–12. As of 2013, the school principal is Katrina Walker. Chartered directly through the Utah State Office of Education,[2] EHHS enrolls approximately 350 students each year.
Academics
The student body[3] is fewer than 350 and average class sizes are smaller than 25 students.
Many students take advantage of the school's Concurrent Enrollment[4] partnership with Snow College,[5] through which they can receive college credit without leaving EHHS.
Three Period Day
Students at East Hollywood take only three classes at a time. Allowing them to focus their attention and participate in project based learning. Classes are approximately two hours daily. Each grading term is only six weeks long with six grading periods per school year.
This schedule provides many benefits:
- Students can earn 9 credits in a school year.
- Extended time in class allows students to complete schoolwork in class while the teachers provide individual support.
- Only three classes to focus on at a time prevents students from becoming overwhelmed with too many teachers and assignments.
- Teachers know each student and their individual needs because they teach fewer students at a time with only three classes.
- Six week terms prevents students from falling too far behind and they are generally able to catch up quickly.
- Six grading periods allows student the opportunity for a fresh start every six week.
Programs
- Film
- Special Effects Makeup
- Music Composition and Sound Recording
- Visual Arts
- Career and Technical Education: Business and Marketing, Hospitality and Tourism, Family and Consumer Sciences, Video/Audio Production
- Free Credit Recovery
- Specialized Instruction
- Advisory
- Athletics
- Snow College Live Interactive Concurrent Enrollment
- Night School
Clubs and organizations
Arts
Film
In previous years, film production classes have produced a weekly school news program.[6] The weekly news program is no longer being produced.
School film projects include:
- 2008-2009 Shakespeare's Macbeth
- 2009-2010 Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
- 2010-2011 Shakespeare's Hamlet
- 2011-2012 Paradise High
- 2012-2013 Backup Copy: A Paradise High Film
- 2013-2014 Step Larpers: A Quest for Unity
- 2015-16 Benevolent Boys
- 2017-18 Worst Prom Ever
- 2019-20 Graduation Sucks
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: East Hollywood High. Qualified Utah Charters. 16 April 2021.
- http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/ State Office of Education
- http://picasaweb.google.com/easthollywoodhighpix student body
- http://www.slcc.edu/concurrentenrollment/ Concurrent Enrollment
- Web site: Concurrent Enrollment. www.snow.edu. 2016-06-05.
- https://www.youtube.com/easthollywoodhigh school news
