E! News: East High School
The Story Of East High: Today and Now
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Year: 2018
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Today, East High School, which is located in New Mexico, is known as one of the most prominent schools in the country. Its students have the highest SAT scores and state test scores of any school in the country. Most of East High's success is attributed to their student body.
Ms. Darbus, who is the school's drama coach, gave us a glimpse into the students' progress. "Over the years the students have grown so close together that it's hard to tell the difference between the nerds and jocks!"
Our question is how did the students of East High become so close?
According to our research East High began having great academic success around the year 2006.At this time the students began working together and truly becoming one. In order to further answer our question we've decided to track down some of East High's former students from the graduating class of 2008. Our first stop is the home of basketball star Troy Bolton and his wife, 2nd grade teacher turned singer, Gabriella Bolton.
"Troy, how do you feel your graduating class influenced the students of East High?"
"I think our graduating class helped influence later classes because we worked together. True, it took us a while to become a fully functioning team, but eventually we got the hang of it."
"Gabriella, any comments?"
"Well, Ryan I think it was more than just us learning to work together that helped influence the students of East High. I think it was all the doors that we opened. We proved that you could be into sports and also be in the winter musical. We proved that you could love schoolwork and love to dance. And that is the legacy that we left."
"What positive things came out of your experience at East High?"
"Well", said Troy "the most important thing in my opinion that happened at East was meeting our friends, who we are still close with today."
"I can totally agree with that." Gabriella chimes in, " The bonds that we made all those years ago are still as strong as they used to be. For example, Taylor, Sharpay, Kelsey, and Martha were my bridesmaids at our wedding! "And besides, if I hadn't gone to East High", she says as she looks at Troy, "we wouldn't have gotten together."
We'll get back to those two later. Now, its time to check in with one of Troy's teammates, Chad Danforth and his wife, Nobel Prize winning scientist Taylor Danforth.
"Not to be rude but it's a little unusual to see a basketball player married to a scientist."
"Well", said Chad, " to us it doesn't matter what our careers are. The most important thing is that we love each other.
"Exactly." responded Taylor, " Just because I'm married to a basketball player doesn't mean I have to have a Hollywood career. One of the most important lessons we learned at East High was that just because you fit into a certain group doesn't mean you can't be with someone whose a part of another group. We're all in this together. No one should be separate from everyone else just because they have different interests."
"Most high schools", said Chad, " you see today have everyone separate from each other, but if you walk down the hall you'll see jocks laughing and goofing off with nerds. It's amazing what one group of people accomplished."
As you can see the students of East High's class of 2008 helped influence the East High of today by working together and looking beyond the social barriers that most people cannot ignore. Stay tuned for our next episode where we further examine the lives of East High's 2008 class.