Bellevue East High School Explained

Bellevue East High School
Streetaddress:1401 High School Drive
City:Bellevue
State:Nebraska
Zipcode:68005
Website:Bellevue East HS
District:Bellevue P.S.
Superintendent:Jeff Rippe
Principal:Jeffery Wagner
Schooltype:High school
Grades:9-12
Language:English
Area:Bellevue, Nebraska
Mascot:Chieftains
Team Name:Chieftains
Colors:
Purple, silver and white
Founded:1962
Enrollment:1,482 (2018–19)[1]
Ratio:15.09
Staff:98.20 (FTE)

Bellevue East High School is a four-year public secondary school in Bellevue, a suburb south of Omaha, Nebraska. It opened in 1962 as Bellevue High School and was renamed Bellevue East in 1977, following the opening of Bellevue West. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, with approximately 1,450 students in grades 9 through 12.

Athletics

State championships[2]
SeasonSportNumber of championshipsYear
FallFootball0
Cross country, boys0
Cross country, girls0
Volleyball0
Softball0
Golf, girls0
Tennis, boys0
Unified bowling0
WinterBasketball, boys0
Basketball, girls32002, 2006, 2011
Swimming & Diving, boys0
Swimming & Diving,girls0
Wrestling, boys31961, 1964, 1972
Wrestling, girls0
Bowling, boys0
Bowling, girls0
SpringBaseball0
Soccer, boys0
Soccer, girls0
Track and field, boys11991
Track and field, girls31991, 1992, 1993
Golf, boys0
Tennis, girls0
Total10
Bellevue East's marching band won the 2021 NSBA state marching contest.

Performing arts

BEHS has three competitive show choirs. They include the mixed-gender groups "Take II" and "East in Harmony" as well as the all-female "Sensations".[3]

Currently under the direction of Jeremy Krug and Kaitlyn Keck, BEHS has seven bands along with many smaller ensembles. Those being their Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Winter Winds, Jazz 1, Jazz 2, and Campus Band. Marching Band runs from late May all they way until around the start of November. From there, it splits off into Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for the concert season that runs through the rest of the year. Campus Band is a concert band that goes throughout the entire school year, consisting entirely on students that don't do Marching Band. Winter Winds is a group of students that participate in an indoor marching season that takes place from around the middle of November to April. Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 run throughout the school year, and can consist of students from Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Campus Band.

Bellevue East's Marching Band and Winter Winds shows have been written most recently by Michael J. Miller, famously known as the brass writer for the DCI group, Colts.

Notable alumni

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BELLEVUE EAST SR HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. June 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: NEBRASKA SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION . 2022-09-04 . Nebraska School Activities Association . en-US.
  3. Web site: SCC: Viewing School - Bellevue East High School . Show Choir Community . September 12, 2020.
  4. Web site: Taylor . Eric . Catching up with Jerry DePoyster . Wahoo Newspaper . September 12, 2020 . November 28, 2008.
  5. Tsyver, Robynn. "At UNO, former Virginia Sen. Webb sounds like a presidential candidate". Omaha World-Herald. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  6. Web site: 'Airplane!' star moved to Nebraska – 'the armpit of world' – during high school, graduated from Bellevue High.
  7. Web site: Bonnie McElveen-Hunter.
  8. News: Kaufman. Kirby. Bellevue High grad Rik Bonness guest at BPS Foundation breakfast. June 2, 2014. Omaha World-Herald. May 23, 2013.
  9. Web site: Bellevue born entrepreneur speaks to business classes.
  10. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/UAN9TZbSGE8. 2021-12-11. BPS Alumni Excellence Volume 3 . YouTube.
  11. News: Buddy Carlyle Statistics and History. June 2, 2014. Baseball Reference.
  12. News: Bellevue's Tyler Cloyd Loses MLB Debut. https://archive.today/20140602004733/http://www.wowt.com/sports/headlines/Bellevues-Tyler-Cloyd-Makes-MLB-Debut-167872765.html. dead. June 2, 2014. June 2, 2014. Associated Press. WOWT. September 3, 2012.
  13. Web site: Former Chieftain Turner takes long journey to reach WNBA.