East Hollywood High School

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East Hollywood High School is an accredited public charter school in West Valley City, Utah, United States. It specializes in film production training for students grades 9-12. As of 2013, the school principal is Katrina Walker. Chartered directly through the Utah State Office of Education, EHHS enrolls approximately 350 students each year.Clubs and organizationsNational Honor SocietyApprenticeship learningEHHS is uniquely located in the former KUTV studios in West Valley City, Utah. Film production classes are offered by industry professionals.Class and student body sizeThe student body is fewer than 350 and average class sizes are smaller than 25 students.Extension of the educational programMany students take advantage of the school's Concurrent Enrollment partnership with Snow College, through which they can receive college credit without leaving EHHS.Performing artsFilmIn previous years, film production classes have produced a weekly school news program. The weekly news program is no longer being produced.School film projects include: 2008-2009 Shakespeare's Macbeth 2009-2010 Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing premiered at Utah's Historic Tower Theatre in September 2010. Jake Larrabee (Benedick), Robin Noble (Beatrice), Jimmy Cudahy (Claudio), and Brighton Metz (Hero) starred in this film. It was directed By Brandon Arnold. 2010-2011 Shakespeare's Hamlet A documentary on the story of how the school came to be, as well as the experiences and people that have gone through it, has wrapped up production and has started post production. The documentary will be directed by Brandon Arnold (faculty), and music will be provided by Dakota Nelson (student). 2013-2014 Original Web Series, Paradise High. Available to view on the Paradise High Website