Williamsville North High School
Williamsville North High School, known locally as "North" or "Will North" is a public high school in the Williamsville Central School District of Williamsville, New York. The school offers a comprehensive program with multi-level instruction in many academic areas. Robert Coniglio has been principal since July, 2020.[4]
| Williamsville North High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1595 Hopkins Road , 14221 | |
| Coordinates | 43°1′27″N 78°44′13″W / 43.02417°N 78.73694°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Spartans: Learning Today... Leading Tomorrow |
| Established | 1968 |
| School district | Williamsville Central School District |
| NCES District ID | 3631470[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Darren Brown-Hall[2] |
| CEEB code | 335983 |
| NCES School ID | 363147004218[3] |
| Principal | Robert Coniglio[2] |
| Teaching staff | 121.23 (FTE)[3] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1412[3] (2019–2020) |
| • Grade 9 | 343[3] |
| • Grade 10 | 343[3] |
| • Grade 11 | 350[3] |
| • Grade 12 | 331[3] |
| • Other | 45[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.65:1[3] |
| Campus type | Suburban[3] |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Nickname | Spartans |
| SAT average | 1206[2] |
| Newspaper | Fusion |
| Yearbook | Olympian |
| Website | www |
Admissions edit
The demographic breakdown of the 1,412 students enrolled in 2019–2020 was:
- Male - 739
- Female - 673
- Native American/Alaskan - 4
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 147
- Black - 77
- Hispanic - 57
- White - 1,075
- Multiracial - 50
216 students were eligible for free lunch; 26 were eligible for reduced-price lunch.[3]
Athletics edit
North's boys' athletic teams are referred to as the Spartans, and the girls' teams as the Lady Spartans.
Williamsville North is a member of the ECIC-I athletic conference within Section VI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. North fields teams in many sports, in both the girls' and boys' divisions. Boys' sports include football, basketball, baseball, bowling, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, gymnastics, wrestling, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, and track and field. Girls' sports include cross country, basketball, bowling, golf, field hockey, gymnastics, soccer, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, track and field, soccer, swimming, and diving. The school also offers cheerleading.
In 2013 the Williamsville North football team made it to the Class A Championship for the first time in school history, but lost.[5] The Spartans defeated Sweet Home High School in the Class A Section 6 title, the Spartans broke Sweet Homes record of winning six straight Section 6 titles in a row and 69 game winning streak against teams in Section 6.
The Williamsville North ice hockey program has won multiple Division 1 New York state titles. The team won titles in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011, and 2017[6]
Notable alumni edit
- Karen Mohlke (1987), Biologist Human Genetics
- Mona Bijoor (1985), businesswoman and internet entrepreneur
- Lynn Schofield Clark (1982), professor of media studies at the University of Denver
- Chris Gronkowski (2005), American football fullback
- Dan Gronkowski (2003), American football tight end
- Glenn Gronkowski (2011), American football fullback
- Rob Gronkowski, (attended through junior year, did not graduate WNHS) American football tight end
- Chris Hajt (1996), ice hockey defenseman
- Wes Phillips, American football assistant coach
- Jamey Rodemeyer, gay activist
- Peter Salovey (1975), President of Yale University
References edit
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Williamsville Central School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c "2020 School Profile" (PDF). Williamsville North. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Search for Public Schools - Williamsville North High School (363147004218)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Sandra Tan (November 14, 2007). "Woman is first to head high school in district". Buffalo News.
- ^ "2013 NYSPHSAA Football Championships presented by the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council (Class A) - MaxPreps".
- ^ . Archived from the original on October 11, 2016.
External links edit
- School Home Page
- District Home Page