East Rochester Junior-Senior High School

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East Rochester Junior-Senior High School
Address
200 Woodbine Avenue
East Rochester, New York, 14445
USA
Coordinates 43°06′27″N, 77°29′33″W
Information
School district East Rochester Union Free School District
Principal Jill Slavny (acting)
Vice principal Brian Touranjoe (acting)
Students 596 (2007)
Grade 7 95 (2006)
Grade 8 102 (2006)
Grade 9 102 (2006)
Grade 10 97 (2006)
Grade 11 74 (2006)
Grade 12 78 (2006)
Other 11 (2006)
Faculty 76 (2007)
School type public high school
Grades 7-12
Campus Suburban
Motto Tradition and Vision
Nickname Bombers
School Colour(s) Brown and White, with Orange
Homepage

East Rochester Junior-Senior High School (ERHS) is a public high school serving 596 students in the seventh through twelfth grade in East Rochester, New York, USA and is part of the East Rochester Union Free School District. The student-teacher ratio is 12:1.[1] The Acting Principal is Jill Slavny.

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On February 3, 2007, a hydrogen fuel cell was installed at the high school, providing self-generated electricity to the school.[2][3]

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ERHS is known as "The Home of Champions", with a history producing state-wide and national champions in several sports, including golf, baseball, bowling, wrestling, and cheerleading. The school has several new or renovated facilities and has recently switched to the Wayne County League, where it competes against schools its own size.[4]

The ERHS Bombers have won Section V team titles in several sports, including:[5]

  • 1998-99: Cheerleading (Class CC)
  • 1997-98: Girls cross country (Class CC)
  • 1996-97: Girls cross country (Class CC)
  • 1995-96: Boys cross country (Class CC)
  • 1994-95: Baseball (Class A), Boys cross country (Class CC), Field hockey
  • 1993-94: Baseball (Class B), Boys cross country (Class CC), Wrestling (Class C)
  • 1992-93: Baseball (Class B), Boys cross country (Class CC), Wrestling (Class C)

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In 2004, 2005 and 2006, more than 75% of graduates received a Regents diploma, which exceeds the state average. Student weighted overall test scores compared to other schools in New York is 76 (0-100 scale).[6]

[edit] Honors

"For exceptional work in 2002-03," English teacher Mary Eilers-Knapp received a certificate for excellence in teaching from the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester.[7]

[edit] Notable Alumni

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