Today’s East is a remarkable, one of a kind learning environment. The design of the school uses clustered classrooms and reflects philosophies and curricula to educate students for success in the global community. Together the GE College Bound Program and East Middle School have developed an academic program that is guiding students to lifelong learning with a focus on language, communications/media, global learning, and technology. The integration of art and education – a hallmark of the original school’s design – continues in the new East Middle School as well.

• The distinctive diamond-shaped brickwork on the exterior of the building symbolizes a premise of the school’s tutorial program that students are “diamonds in the rough” capable of shining through the opportunities that learning can provide
• The support of alumni, students and their families, community members, and others is evident in the brickwork of the main entrance hall
• The library which rises 2 stories to a cluster of 4 skylights in the roof, si equipped with both traditional and high technology resources and art glass to inspire students to lofty goals. 
• The raku and stoneware ceramic mural traveling 150 linear feet across 3 walls in the upper reaches of the 2 story lobby capture 42 portraits representing the many different people integral to the success of a school
• The stained glass panels in the windows of the cafeteria depict undulating flags of the world reflecting the diverse cultures of generations of East High student s past, present, and future
• The hands of glass that greet those entering the main lobby is the result of many people working together, a theme carried throughout East High School and the education process