Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School (BDEAHS) is a public high school which serves grades 9–12 in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage School District. The current principal is Ron Brown. East's mascot is the Thunderbird, and the school colors are red and blue. With an enrollment of 1,765 students as of the 2019–2020 school year, East High School is the second largest school in Alaska, after West Anchorage High School, which enrolled 1,772 students in the same school year. In October 2020, it was decided by the Anchorage School District Board to rename East Anchorage High School as Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School after the late Bettye Davis.
Notable alumni
Scott Gomez (ca. 1997), former National Hockey League player who was also an assistant coach for the New York Islanders Trajan Langdon (1994), former professional basketball player with the Cleveland Cavaliers and current general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans Sean Parnell (1980), former Governor of Alaska Kikkan Randall (2001), Olympic skier Lora Reinbold (1982), Alaska politician James Dale Ritchie (1994), serial killer John Roderick (ca. 1986), musician Mao Tosi (1994), football player, Arizona Cardinals (ca. 2000)