Awards
Based on its proportion of graduating seniors taking AP and IB tests, East was ranked among the 500 top high schools in the nation by Newsweek.
The Class of 2008 broke a school record when it collectively earned more than $7 million in college scholarship money.
Also frequently earning awards is East Meck's culinary program. Since 2005, East's culinary team has won gold medals in state and national competition. In April 2008, senior Luis Rojas was named the National High School Chef of the Year by Johnson & Wales University in the dessert field, garnering him more than $80,000 in scholarship money.
The Eagle, East Mecklenburg's school newspaper, was named a Paper of Distinction in 2008 by the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association, and perennially picks up numerous individual awards in writing and photography.
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