Belleville High School-East

Public school in the United States

^[2]Athletics conferenceSouthwestern ConferenceMascotLancers^[2]Websitewww.bths201.org/east

Belleville High School East is a public high school in Belleville, Illinois, United States. It is part of Belleville Township High School District. It was established in 1966.

History

Prior to 1966, Belleville Township School District operated only one school, Belleville Township High School, which was the old Belleville West campus (a new campus has since been built). The growth of the district prompted the local board of education to construct a new campus and divide the student body between the two schools.

The new campus was built in a college format with many different buildings. The newly commissioned Belleville Area College (now Southwestern Illinois College) occupied half of the campus while the new high school occupied the other. Enrollment in the school increased rapidly and the college was forced to move to a new location.

Major renovations were completed in 2009. These included new landscaping, more classrooms, remodeled classrooms and buildings, new lockers, and a new cafeteria.^[3]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, it is the largest public high school in the St Louis region.^[4]

Notable alumni

Chase Allen, football player, Linebacker for Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Undrafted free agent with Miami Dolphins in May 2017, 2017 starter for Miami Dolphins
Malcolm Hill, ESPN ranked #72 basketball player in Class of 2013, starter at University of Illinois, Israel Basketball Premier League, Chicago Bulls 2021-2022
Gary Leonard, former NBA player
Matt Russell, All-American college football player, pro player and sports administrator
Rob Strano,^[5] former touring professional golfer; PGA Tour; Nike/Buy.Com/Nationwide Tour; Golf Channel Academy; golf instructor
Randy Wells, former MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

Wall of Fame

The school established a "Lancer Wall of Fame" to recognize noteworthy alumni, faculty, support staff and community members.^[6]

Class of 2004

Mark Hollmann, Tony Award-winning songwriter
Matt Russell

Class of 2006

Alumnus Paul Gompers, Ph.D., Harvard Professor/Marathon Record Setter/entrepreneur, Class of 1982

Class of 2010

Nathan Hodel, NFL Player/Hodel Foundation, Class of 1996
Mark Kern, Public Servant, Class of 1981

Class of 2012

Alumnus (1978 graduate) Lt. Col. David P. Cooley

Class of 2018

Dr. Bob Farmer, 1987 East graduate

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Belleville High School-East". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Belleville High School-East". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ Cousins, Scott (21 August 2009). "Renovations nearly complete at Belleville East". Suburban Journals. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
^ "2024 Largest High Schools in the St. Louis Area". Niche. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
^ "Strano Golf Academy". www.stranogolf.com. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
^ "Belleville East High School Lancer Wall of Fame | BTHS District 201". Retrieved 2024-02-14.