North Tonawanda High School

North Tonawanda High School (NTHS) is a public high school located in North Tonawanda, New York. N.T.H.S. is the high school for the North Tonawanda City School District. The current principal is Mr. James Fisher, and the current assistant principals are Mr. Joshua Janese and Mr. Joseph Pray.

North Tonawanda High School
Address
405 Meadow Drive

North Tonawanda
,
(Niagara County)
,
New York
14120

USA
Coordinates43.050764°N 78.870764°W / 43.050764; -78.870764
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational
School boardNorth Tonawanda School Board
School districtNorth Tonawanda City School District
NCES District ID3621240[1]
SuperintendentGregory J. Woytila
CEEB code334-230
NCES School ID4009000100115[2]
PrincipalJames Fisher
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,157 (2016-17)[3]
Color(s)Red and Blue    
Athletics conferenceSection VI
MascotLumberjack
NewspaperThe Horizon
YearbookNorthStar
Feeder schoolsNorth Tonawanda Middle School
WebsiteNorth Tonawanda High School

Academics

Academies

North Tonawanda High School houses four smaller career academies: The Academy of Business and Finance, The Academy of Engineering & Architecture, the Academy of Information Technology, and the Academy of International Studies. Each academy accepts around twenty new students each school year, wherein each student takes a track of classes within that discipline to prepare students for further exploring that career strand in college.

History

North Tonawanda High School was built and opened in 1962.

Selected former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

  • Mr. George L. Lowry–1927-1962 (Teacher - North Tonawanda High School, named Principal of North Tonawanda Junior High[4])
  • Mr. Earl Fonner–1962-1972 (Assistant Principal - North Tonawanda High School, retired)
  • Dr. B. Frank Sheppard–?-1979 (Assistant Principal - North Tonawanda Middle School, retired)
  • Mr. John T. Mahoney–1979-1987 (Principal - Perry Junior/Senior High School, resigned)
  • Mr. Joseph Burruano–1987-1990 (Principal - Payne Junior High School, retired[5])
  • Mr. Martin R. Heavey, Jr.–1990-1993 (House II Principal - Orchard Park High School, named Principal of Cleveland Hill High School[6])
  • Mr. Franklin D. Ruggiero–1993-1999 (Principal - Jefferson Middle School, died[7])
  • Mr. Albert J. Almansberger–1999-2005 (Principal - Keshequa Junior-Senior High School,[8] retired)

Notable alumni, teachers and coaches

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for North Tonawanda City School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - North Tonawanda High School (4009000100115)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  3. "NORTH TONAWANDA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. George Lowry, North Tonawanda Principal. (1991, October 14). The Buffalo News
  5. Batzer, R. (1990, April 5). N. Tonawanda principal stepping down; Burruano retiring from high - school at semester's end. The Buffalo News
  6. Carroll, P. (1993, June 24). Heavey named Cleveland Hill Principal. The Buffalo News
  7. Batzer, D. (1999, May 20). Franklin D. Ruggiero dies; Principal of North Tonawanda - High School. The Buffalo News, p. E5.
  8. Batzer, R. (1999, August 12). Homeowner savings of $57 seen in school tax. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
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