Bristol Eastern High School

Bristol Eastern High School is a public high school in Bristol, Connecticut, United States which was opened in 1959. It has an enrollment of 1,367 students in grades 9-12. As of 2019, its principal is Michael Higgins. Its mascot is the Lancer and the school colors are blue and gray.

Bristol Eastern High School
Address
632 King Street Bristol , Connecticut 06010 United States
Coordinates	41°41′09″N 72°55′20″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"We Are Committed To Excellence ."
Established	1959 (66 years ago) (1959)
School district	Bristol Public Schools
Superintendent	Sue Moreau
CEEB code	070076
Principal	Michael Higgins
Teaching staff	76.45 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12[1]
Number of students	1,041 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.62[1]
Color(s)	Blue and grey
Fight song	"High Eastern High"
Team name	Lancers
Accreditation	NEASC
Website	behs.bristol.k12.ct.us

Athletics

State championships:^[2]

• Girls basketball: 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991
• Volleyball: 1987, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2012
• Wrestling: 1996, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Softball: 1997, 2007
• Baseball: 1986
• Football: 1988
• Boys cross country: 1967

Notable alumni

• Tom Shopay, (Class of 1963), former Major League Baseball player for New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles