East Bay Senior High School was originally chartered in 1959 on Big Bend Road in Gibsonton, Florida. The school's current facility was established in 1971, on a new campus adjacent to the right of the old one. Its former campus is now the campus of Eisenhower Middle School. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gibsonton is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

General Information

East Bay High School is located in Gibsonton. Its location is in the center of a rapidly developing region, attracting students from Balm, Riverview, Ruskin, Wimauma, and many other neighboring towns.^{[citation needed]} Balm is an unincorporated, rural community located in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, approxmately 18 miles southeast of Tampa. ... Riverview is the name of three places in the State of Florida in the United States of America: Riverview, Duval County, Florida Riverview, Escambia County, Florida Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Ruskin is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Hillsborough County, Florida. ... Wimauma is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Hillsborough County, Florida. ...

The school is known to easily surpass its 1,700 student capacity on a regular basis. In the 2005-2006 school year, the school held around 2,300 students. Even with the opening of two new high schools--Spoto and Earl J. Lennard--in 2006, the school remains crowded at its maximum capacity of 1,700.^{[citation needed]}

The current principal for the 2006 school year is Sharon Morris, former Assistant Principal.

Mascot, motto, and colors

The school's mascot and football team is the "Fighting Indian". The campus is adorned with many Native American-related Senior Class projects, most notably the full-sized wall paintings of the gymnasium and the statue in front of the auditorium. The logo of the school, prior to 2006, was the head of a Native American. The current logo is a spearhead with the initials "EB" within it.^[1] A spearhead is the head of a spear. ...

The school colors are crimson red and gray, with alternate colors of white and black also appearing on team shirts and signs.^[1]

The school motto is "Aiming for Excellence".^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} East Bay High School -- Official website for the school.

External link

• East Bay High School website