East Stroudsburg High School South
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The East Stroudsburg High School South team is located in the borough of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania [1]. Their sibling school, J.T. Lambert Intermediate School, has tended to be more successful than them, but the team is growing. They participate in the competitive Northeast region at Penn State-Wilkes Barre.
| Member of SO since | 2005 |
| Best finish, regionals | 9th, 2008 |
| Best finish, state | Never |
| Best finish, nationals | Never |
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School Info
East Stroudsburg South is one of two high schools in East Stroudsburg Area School District (with the other being East Stroudsburg High School North). The school contains 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, and the student community is very culturally diverse. Over 1,500 students attend this school. There are over 20 sports teams and over 25 clubs, not including SO. Due to the steady increase of students, the school has finished undergoing a massive renovation, which involved the demolition of the historic J.S. Bunnell School, which was located on the school grounds. This renovation was finished at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year.Their mascot is the Cavalier and their colors are purple and white.
History
| Year | Regionals | States | Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25th | Never made it | Never made it |
| 2006 | 19th | ||
| 2007 | 17th | ||
| 2008 | 9th | ||
| 2009 | 15th |
In their history, East Stroudsburg South has yet to make it to the state level. When they were founded in the 2004-2005 year, they naturally struggled and finished 25th. The next couple years were not much better, as they placed 19th and 17th, respectively. However, last year they proved that they are a team to be reckoned with, as they finished 9th, just two places behind the qualification mark. This was a cause for hope that maybe they would be able to finally reach states. However, they fell short of their goals, having a lackluster showing at the MVC/LVC Tournament and failing to make a dent at regionals, with only two medals to show for their attempt.With the J.T. Lambert team being successful in recent years, the team is hopeful that the success will carry over to the high school. EASTstroudsburg13 and Hawke245 were among the members of last year's team.
2009 Event Places
| Event | Regionals |
|---|---|
| Astronomy | 3rd |
| Cell Biology | 13th |
| Chemistry Lab | 19th |
| Disease Detective | 11th |
| Dynamic Planet | 2nd |
| Ecology | 7th |
| Egg-O-Naut | 13th |
| Electric Vehicle | 6th |
| Elevated Bridge | 20th |
| Environmental Chemistry | 15th |
| Experimental Design | 14th |
| Forensics | 18th |
| Fossils | 19th |
| Health Science | 11th |
| Herpetology | 27th |
| It's About Time | 8th |
| Junkyard Challenge | 14th |
| Physics Lab | 22nd |
| Picture This | 16th |
| Remote Sensing | 21st |
| Trajectory | 20th |
| Write It Do It | 7th |
| Total | 306 |
Current Team
This year started with relatively low hopes, as many team members graduated or left the district. A small showing at early practices did not improve the look of the coming season. However, after some active recruiting, many more students signed up, mostly sophomores, and prospects are looking brighter. EASTstroudsburg13 and Hawke245 are currently on this year's team.
Other Competitions
Other than the usual Northeastern regional competition at Penn State-Wilkes Barre, the team also participates in the MVC/LVC Tournament. Their regional competition was held on March 11.
MVC/LVC Tournament
Last year's MVC/LVC (Mountain Valley Conference/Lehigh Valley Conference) Tournament was held on February 27. 14 teams participated, 5 from the MVC, East Stroudsburg South's conference, and 9 from the LVC. Only 10 of the 23 events were held, and the events that were chosen were not the events in which the team was best at. They placed a rather disappointing 4th, 7 points behind 3rd place.
This year's tournament was to be held on February 26, but it was canceled due to inclement weather.
Users
The following users currently participate or have participated in Science O at this school:
