On March 14, 2018, Downingtown East High School participated in a nationwide walkout, one month after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida. Organized by Olivia Hunt (12) and Matt Pyle (12), students were dismissed and had return by 10:27 AM to classes. The wal...

In July of 2016, the Downingtown Area School District’s Superintendent Dr. Mussoline announced that after seven years of hard work that he would be retiring on July 30, 2017. This raised a lot of questions in the DASD school community about who would be succeeding Dr. Mussoline, who had become a ver...

Downingtown East’s support team for students consists of eight guidance counselors, all of which have a crucial role in making the school’s atmosphere positive and supportive. For the 2017-2018 school year, the school received a new guidance counselor, Mrs. Heather Gallo. She went to West Chester...

The Downingtown East cheerleading team, led by Coach Jennifer Catrambone, recently earned a bid to the National Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida. On November 11, the cheerleading team travelled to Toms River, New Jersey to compete for a bid to Nationals. The lady Cougars put up a fight as ...

Downingtown has always offered self-paced courses from Kindergarten through 12th grade, including honors, AP, gifted, and more in order to fit the student’s designated needs. The school offers essentially three different classroom environments - traditional courses, blended courses, and now cyber ...