Central Bucks High School East

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Central Bucks High School East

Established	1969
Type	Public Co-Ed Secondary
Principal	Abram M. Lucabaugh
Grades	10-12
Location	2804 Holicong Road, Buckingham, Pennsylvania 18912, U.S.A.
Colors	Red and Blue
Mascot	The Patriot
Information	267-893-2300
Website	http://www.cbsd.org/cb-east

Central Bucks High School East is one of three high schools in the Central Bucks School District. The school is located in Buckingham, Pennsylvania in Bucks County, adjunct to Holicong Middle School. Its sister schools are Central Bucks High School West and Central Bucks High School South.

1 Overview
2 Student activities
3 Demographics
4 Notable alumni
5 Notable Teachers
6 External links

[edit] Overview

The curriculum boasts sixteen Advanced Placement courses and honors courses in most disciplines. Over 650 Advanced Placement tests were recently administered to East students, who excelled in every area. Newsweek magazine designated Central Bucks High School East one of the most competitive high schools in the nation. Recent graduating classes consistently score in the top five percent of all high schools in the state on the rigorous Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). The Class of 2000 scored highest of all comprehensive high schools on both the math and reading portions of the PSSA. This feat is especially noteworthy since there are over 500 high schools in the Pennsylvania. Central Bucks East is also a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. CB East has had several additions built onto it over the years, and as of 2007, the CB East auditorium refurbishment has been completed. CB East has a student population of about 1,750, making it the second largest high school in the district.

[edit] Student activities

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
Amnesty International
Argestes — yearbook club
CBEJA (CB East Juggling Association)
CB East Choir — the group consists of four choirs: Concert Choir, Men's Ensemble, Women's Ensemble, and Select Choir. All Four ensembles received Superior Ratings at the New York City (2007) and Chicago (2008) Adjudication Festivals
Chess Club
CFC (Christian Fellowship Club)
Comic Book Club
East Wind (School Newspaper)
ELC (East Leadership Council) — meets quarterly to help bridge communication and planning between clubs
Fantasy Football Club
GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance)
JCC (Japanese Culture Club)
Junior Statesmen of America
Key Club
Marching Band — includes a color guard
CB East Orchestra and String Ensemble
Phantasmagoria — literary and art magazine
Patriot Players — drama club
Physics Club
Reading Olympics
Scholar's Bowl
See Green — environmental club
World Affairs Club

[edit] Demographics

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian --n/a
% Asian --2%
% Hispanic --1%
% Black --1%
% White --96%
Statistics provided by Public School Review

[edit] Notable alumni

Doug Katsaros, award winning Broadway orchestrator, arranger, composer, performer, lyricist, musical supervisor and conductor.
Bryan Scott, is a professional American football player in the National Football League. He currently plays strong safety for the Buffalo Bills.
Justin Guarini, American Idol runner up from Season One.
Stefan Springman, television producer and host of the VH1 show Can't Get a Date.
Brianna Taylor, one of the Cast members of the The Real World: Hollywood.