East High School is a public high school in the Salt Lake City School District in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. and serves grades nine through twelve. It also accepts and cares for mentally and physically disabled kids. East High School was founded in 1913 and currently has an enrolled student body of 2,109. It is located at 840 South 1300 East in the East Bench neighborhood. The original building was completed in 1913, and the current structure was built in 1997.Most of the Disney Channel film High School Musical was filmed at East High School. The opening scenes of its first sequel High School Musical 2 (including the film's opening number, "What Time Is It?") were also filmed at East High. Additional filming took place in Saint George. The filming of the second sequel High School Musical 3: Senior Year began at East High on May 3, 2008.HistoryIn 2017 the school re-purposed two locker rooms below the gymnasium and washing machines in order to accommodate homeless students. The non-profit organization Chapman-Richards Cares donated a washing machine to the school. About 100 students at the time were homeless.In July 2017, the school was badly damaged by a flood. The flood caused about 3 million dollars in damages.''High School Musical''Much of the Disney Channel film High School Musical and parts of its two sequels, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year, were filmed at East High. As a result, the school has become a destination for some tourists. In the summer of 2007, the school received 40 to 50 visitors per day who wanted to visit the location of the film.
