East Lansing High School

Front View of East Lansing High School

East Lansing High School is a public high school in the city of East Lansing, Michigan, United States.

The school, located about a mile north of the Michigan State University campus, was originally built in 1952 after moving from the current Hannah Community Center facility. Since the year 2000, the school has undergone remodelling with the addition of several new wings and restoration of the old ones. The construction was completed in the summer of 2005, and the remodeled school was dedicated in September 2005. The school's official mascot is the Trojan, its colors are blue and white. In 2005, the varsity soccer team won the Division 2 State Championship (goal scored by Jordan Wyant assisted by Austin Melcher). Along the way they broke the state record for shut-outs in a season. In 2006, the Quizbowl team won the QuizBusters Grand Championship with a 7-0 undefeated record. The team also placed 25th at the NAQT HSNCT 2006.

Notable alumni

Famous graduates of the school include:

• Archis Joglekar: Future Senator and U.S. Secretary of Energy.
• Amy (Taran) Astley: Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue magazine.
• Judi Brown(-King): World champion 400 m hurdler: 1983 Pan-American Games gold medalist, 1984 Olympic silver medalist, four-time US Outdoor Track & Field Champion (1984-87), 1987 "Sports Illustrated" Sportsman of the Year.
• Timothy Busfield: Actor who most famously played Arthur Poindexter in "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise"
• Dr. Lin Hartung Chambers Physical Scientist, Climate and Radiation Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA").
• Garrett Fisher: Contemporary classical composer
• Sam Green: Filmmaker whose documentary "The Weather Underground" was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003.
• Christopher Hasbrook: Vice President of Fire & Security at Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
• Christopher Klewicki: Grammy-winning songwriter
• Greg Latterman: Founder of Aware records
• Todd Martin: Tennis player who was ranked as high as #3 in the world at peak of his career.
• Daniel Messe: Songwriter/Performer/Founder of the musical group Hem (band).
• Julie Mehretu: Artist whose paintings were included in the 2004 Whitney Biennial.
• Ryan Miller: NHL hockey player; goalie for the Buffalo Sabers
• Taylor Nichols: Actor who appeared in "Last Days of Disco" and "Barcelona"
• Larry Page: CEO and co-founder of Google Inc.
• Carl Page: Founder of e-Groups.Com.
• Ben Poquette: NBA basketball player in 1978-87.
• Susan May Pratt: Actress who starred in several films including "10 Things I Hate about You" and "Center Stage"
• Larisa Spielberg U.S pairs figure skating bronze medalist in 2000.
• Zachary Trost: Co-host of the Practical Sportsman show.
• Lela Ivey: Actress in Purple Rose of Cairo and Edge of Night and more.