East Technical High School or East Tech is a secondary school under the operation of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in Cleveland, Ohio.
History The school, when it opened on October 5, 1908, was the first public trade school in the city and reported to be only one of five in the United States. The first principal was James F. Barker (1906–1911) from Muskegon, Michigan.
In 1952, East Technical merged with Central High School. Central High was the first public high school in Cleveland and the first free secondary education institution west of the Allegheny Mountains paid for by taxpayers.Central High School - Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Retrieved Match 15, 2021
East Tech utilizes the small school system. Three small schools are located within East Tech: Ninth Grade Academy, Community Wrap Around, and Engineering Science & Technology
Athletics The school was a sports powerhouse in the city, winning numerous titles in football, basketball and track and field. Some notable alumni include Olympic Games athletic stars such as Jesse Owens, Harrison Dillard , and Dave Albritton. The original building stood for some 64 years until a new building was dedicated and moved into on October 11, 1972. The current structure now sits at the corner of E.55th and Quincy Ave on the east side of Cleveland. The original building has since been demolished.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Track - 1920, 1921, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947*, 1949*, 1952, 1955 Swimming - 1947, 1948 Basketball – 1958, 1959, 1972 Girls Basketball – 2002 Boys Gymnastics - 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937
*1947 and 1949 Track titles won by Central High School prior to consolidation with East Tech.
FIRST In Ohio State Championships FIRST In Ohio - 2024
Notable alumni Bob Brown, former NFL offensive tackle, member of the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame. Vivian Brown, Olympic sprinter Charles F. Brush, engineer, inventor, electric pioneer and founder of a predecessor firm of General Electric (graduate of Central High). Harrison Dillard (1923-2019), track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist for the 100m dash John Favors, guru and commissioner of International Society for Krishna Consciousness Wanda Ford, college basketball player Benny Friedman (1905-1982), Hall of Fame NFL football quarterback William Otto Frohring, biochemist, inventor, business executive. Co-inventor of SMA, the first commercial infant formula. Larry Johnson, former MLB baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox) Markell Johnson (born 1998), professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Robert P. Kingsbury, New Hampshire House of Representatives Polykarp Kusch, recipient of 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics Everett Lee, orchestra conductor"Wheeling-Born Maestro Celebrates 100th Birthday" http://www.archivingwheeling.org/blog/happy100theverettlee. Retrieved 2018-03-15. Mother Love, entertainer Robert P. Madison, architect Toccara Montgomery, 2004 Olympian for women's wrestling Jesse Owens (1913-1980), track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist in the 100m dash Roger Peckinpaugh (1891-1977), MLB baseball player and manager Wee Willie Smith (1911-1992), professional basketball player Doris Smith-Ribner, judge Nate Schenker (1918– 2009), NFL tackle for the Cleveland Rams Edwin Starr, musician Mike St. Clair, NFL football player Carl Stokes, 51st Mayor of Cleveland Stanley Tolliver, attorney Jack Trice, American football player, first African-American athlete at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University). Barbara Turner (born 1984), women's basketball WNBA player, Seattle Storm, Botaş SK former Connecticut University player Joe Vosmik (1910-1962), MLB baseball player (Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators) Harold Zisla (1925-2016), educator and abstract expressionist artist
Notes and references
External links District Website The East Technical High School Alumni Association East Technical High School June Bug - yearbooks available on Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, various years 1911 through 2005 East Technical High School Scarab - weekly school newspaper available on Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, various years 1920s through 1950s