Appleton East High School

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Appleton East High School
Motto	Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Established	1967
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Ben Vogel
Faculty	100+
Students	1,510
Grades	9–12
Location	Appleton, Wisconsin USA
Oversight	Appleton Area School District
Colors	Red, White, and Blue
Mascot	Patriots
Yearbook	The Lantern
Newspaper	The Courier
Website	Appleton East High School

Appleton East High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Appleton, Wisconsin. It is part of the Appleton Area School District. Appleton East is one of three public four-year high schools in Appleton and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and by the Wisconsin Department of Public Education. As of 2005, enrollment is approximately 1,510. Like most Wisconsin schools, the calendar consists of two 18-week semesters. They are in the Fox Valley Association Conference, which consists of teams from Menasha, Neenah, Fond du Lac and other surrounding cities.

1 Forensics team
2 First Robotics
3 Notable alumni
4 Trivia

[edit] Forensics team

The Appleton East Forensics Team is a widely respected team throughout the state of Wisconsin and one of the top teams in the nation. The Appleton East Forensics Team has won more Wisconsin state championships than any other. The team also participates in the National Forensics League National Tournament, placing as high as third in the nation when team sweepstakes still were tabulated.^{[citation needed]}

The season begins at the Glenbrooks Tournament in November, and finishes with Nationals in June. For a majority of the team members, the highlight of the season is the State Tournament in April. A highly competitive selection process produces the best of the best for State, as the Coaches must make a difficult selection of 25 entries from nearly 70 competitors. The team won state titles in 1992, [993, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 1999, and its highest recent accolades include its recent state championship in the Wisconsin Forensics Coaches Association Tournament of 2005, and co-championship with James Madison Memorial High School in 2006, bringing a grand total of eight state championships back to the home of the Patriots.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] First Robotics

Appleton East is home to NEW Apple Corps Robotics (FIRST Robotics Team 93). The team is made up of students from Appleton East High School, Appleton North High School and Appleton West High School. Any student from an Appleton Area School District high school or charter school is eligible to join. [1]

[edit] Notable alumni

Willem Dafoe- American film and stage Actor
Steve Kagen- U.S. Representative (D-WI 08)
Christine Boskoff (1967-2006)- World famous mountaineer, presumed dead in China

[edit] Trivia

The architecture of East High School centers around a three-story circular "silo." In 1992, as part of the senior class prank, the roof of the silo was painted with a large yellow "smiley face." For a time the prank was visible from outer space. (see [2]).