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Type
  
Charter school

Founder
  
Eric Lindsey

Faculty
  
16

Phone
  
+1 801-886-8181

Founded
  
2004

Principal
  
Katrina Walker

Grades
  
9-12

Number of students
  
350


Address
  
3540 Technology Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, USA

District
  
East Hollywood High School District

Mascot
  
[Hollywood] Star (2004-2011), ManBear (2011-present)

Similar
  
Hunter High School, Highland High School, East High School, West High School, Copper Hills High

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East Hollywood High School (EHHS) is an accredited public charter school in West Valley City, Utah, United States. It specializes in film production training for students grades 9-12. As of 2013, the school principal is Katrina Walker. Chartered directly through the Utah State Office of Education, EHHS enrolls approximately 350 students each year.

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Clubs and organizations

  • National Honor Society

    • Apprenticeship learning

    EHHS is uniquely located in the former KUTV studios in West Valley City, Utah. Film production classes are offered by industry professionals.

    Class and student body size

    The student body is fewer than 350 and average class sizes are smaller than 25 students.

    Extension of the educational program

    Many students take advantage of the school's Concurrent Enrollment partnership with Snow College, through which they can receive college credit without leaving EHHS.

    Film

    In previous years, film production classes have produced a weekly school news program. The weekly news program is no longer being produced.

    School film projects include:

  • 2008-2009 Shakespeare's Macbeth
  • 2009-2010 Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing premiered at Utah's Historic Tower Theatre in September 2010. Jake Larrabee (Benedick), Robin Noble (Beatrice), Jimmy Cudahy (Claudio), and Brighton Metz (Hero) starred in this film. It was directed By Brandon Arnold.
  • 2010-2011 Shakespeare's Hamlet
  • A documentary on the story of how the school came to be, as well as the experiences and people that have gone through it, has wrapped up production and has started post production. The documentary will be directed by Brandon Arnold (faculty), and music will be provided by Dakota Nelson (student).
  • 2013-2014 Original Web Series, Paradise High. Available to view on the Paradise High Website

    • Drama

    The previous drama teacher at East Hollywood High was Natalie Dallimore. During the '07-'08 school year, Dallimore directed Fiddler on the Roof.

  • '08-'09 spring production: Bram Stoker's Dracula - Natalie Dallimore (producer), Bri'anna Cootey (student director), Mali Walker (student director), Jonathan Aspittle (student director)
  • '08-'09 musical: Flapper: A Madcap Musical from the Roaring 20s - Natalie Dallimore (director), Devon Marie Trop (student director)
  • '09-'10 musical: Cirque de conte de Fees: Circus of the Fairy Tales - Natalie Dallimore (director), Ashley Brown (writer), Robert Gardner (original music)

    • As of 2014, the current drama teacher at East Hollywood High is Alex Ungerman.

    Notable achievements

    At the Utah High School Film Festival, EHHS students received first place in:

  • Video Soup: Joshua Sumsion - Much Ado About Nothing
  • Comedy: Patrick Rogers - Lotion
  • Documentary: Derick Lawrence - Pink Elephants
  • PSA: Alek Sabin, Sydney Patten - Chivalry
  • Short Films: Jordan Bringhurst - Indol
  • Animation: Aine Graham, David Walker, Jake Larrabee - The Show Down

    • On June 15, 2009, EHHS received recognition for Best Progress from KSL.

    References

    East Hollywood High School Wikipedia
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