Bellevue East High School is a four-year public secondary school in Bellevue, a suburb south of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It opened in 1962 as Bellevue High School and was renamed Bellevue East in 1977, following the opening of Bellevue West. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, with approximately 1,100 students in grades 9 through 12. As of 2017, the principal was Jeffrey Wagner.Notable alumni Rik Bonness, professional football player, class of 1972 Buddy Carlyle, Major League Baseball player, class of 1996 Tyler Cloyd, Major League Baseball player Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, businesswoman and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland, class of 1968 Jim Webb, United States Senator from Virginia