East Chapel Hill High School

Posted August 18, 2009

All three of my kids have gone to ECCHS (one yet to graduate), so I have a clear view of the current landscape. For any motivated student, ECCHS is a great school. The curriculum is very challenging -- my kids put in as much work in high school as I ever did in college. There are plenty of extracurricular opportunities. Some posts here speak of drug/alcohol -- perhaps (like any large high school) but I never once saw that element interfere in any way with the social adjustment and happiness of the achievers Both my graduates got into top-rated colleges, and have very positive memories of their high school experience. There's a new principal coming this year (the longtime and much beloved principal has retired) so we'll see how that goes.
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Posted September 18, 2008

My son graduated with honors from a very fine university. I feel he was very well prepared by the faculty at East Chapel Hill High School. When he comes home on breaks, he still has many friends in town who he enjoys visiting with. Many of his friends have been successful at universities around the country as well as North Carolina. ECHHS is very rigorous. There are many opportunities for participation in sports, music, and other activities. The campus is beautiful. There has been an ongoing drug and alcohol problem in Chapel Hill that parents should be aware of. Probably not too different from what is going on in other parts of the country these days, unfortunately. There are some effective community initiatives directed at solving these problems.
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Posted May 18, 2008

I don't see why these reviews are so negative in reference to safety and discipline. As a student at East, I can proudly say that I have a social life, have never done drugs, and have never had alcohol. In addition, none of my friends have done any of those things. I'm aware of other people who do smoke and drink, but what high school doesn't have those people? Discipline may be a bit more of a problem (I have nothing to compare it to), but it's not like there's fights breaking out in the halls or anything. I've always felt quite safe at East, even before they implemented the key card system. Instead of focusing on safety, potential students should be worrying more about whether they have what it takes to succeed at this highly competitive (and slightly stressful) school.
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Posted February 8, 2008

I graduated in '07, and I'm currently a student at Wellesley College. I know that I would not have gotten accepted to Wellesley had it not been for the teachers, counselors and other faculty members at East who helped me strive for my best and excepted nothing less. I feel like most all the teachers are extremely qualified, many graduated from prestigious colleges and a good number hold multiple degrees. I think that all academic departments are equally vigorous and enlightening. ECHHS has put plenty of its resources and time in all areas of extracirricular activities---athletics, clubs, arts, music. I am proud to say that I am an ECHHS graduate.
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