Kenmore East High School
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| Kenmore East Senior High School | |
| Location | |
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| 350 Fries Rd. Town of Tonawanda, NY 14150 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District |
| Principal | LuAnn Ostanski |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Established | 1959 |
| Homepage | Link |
Kenmore East High School is a member of the Ken-Ton School District. This school is located in Tonawanda, New York on 350 Fries Road. The school's mascot is a bulldog. The school was founded in Tonawanda, New York in 1959 and is the sister school to Kenmore West. The two schools are each other's main rivals and the East-West football game is supported by many.
The school's previous principal, Barbara Field, was forced to retire due to Huntington's Disease. The school is now run by LuAnn Ostanski, with Carm Persico and Jimmy D as assistants.
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[edit] Overview
Kenmore East is located in the heart of a suburban town. Students are all familiar with Gino's Pizza Place across the road, which is a hotspot for lunch breaks. Students are also familiar with the employees and goods at Valero gas station, located down the street. Certain students more than others know this gas station. Senior Opportunities are accessible for Seniors at the school, which means that they can leave during free periods or lunches upon presenting their Senior Opps cards.
Dances are frequent in the beginning of the year, and the last big dance before the Junior and Senior proms is Snowball, the winter formal (very similar to Kenmore West's Tinsel Ball).
There are nine class periods and one homeroom period throughout the day from 7:52am until 2:49pm. There is late remediation until 3:14pm and buses pick up students until 3:55pm.
The Library and Media center is open five days a week during school hours. Students can loan books for a month at a time free of charge.
The K.E. Reporter is a newsletter that is sent home to student's parents every two months. The Principal addresses the parents and the newsletter informs them of upcoming school events, medical issues, achievers in the classroom, order forms for school apparel, and general student body news
[edit] Academics
[edit] Graduation Requirements
The school follows the State recommended curriculum, as may be seen below. Minimum 3 Science credits: Earth Science (freshman year), Biology (sophomore year), Chemistry (junior year). Students have an opportunity to take the above classes in a different order or substitute them with AP courses, Oceanography and Astronomy, Physics, or Anatomy.
4 Social Studies Credits: Global History (Freshman year), Global History and Geography (Sophomore year), U.S. History (Junior Year), and Government and Economics (Senior year). AP courses are also offered, with AP European History open to sophomores.
Minimum three math credits. The math courses are numbered by year (freshman year math is math 1, sophomore year is math 2, and so on) and a letter. "A" indicates the most simplified version of the course and "H" indicates honors. Statistics, Calculus, and other courses such as business math are also offered.
4 English Credits: English is required every year and AP courses are offered in this field (as with all).
Languages: Kenmore East has the three basic languages: French, Spanish, and German.
Other required credits include Health, Physical Education, and Music or Visual Arts.
[edit] Departments/Faculty
Departments and notable faculty include:
- Art- Denise Carr, Matthew SaGurney, Richard Scaduto
- Business- Wendy Cox, Jennifer Dorigo, Nancy Pray
- English- Jeff Diegelman, Brennan Hanagan, Paul Lasch, Heather Wulf, Jeremy Liss,
- FACS- Julie Stuhlmiller
- Health- Kim Miller, Patricia Penetrante
- LOTE (Foreign Language)- Karen Young, Eileen Sauret
- Math- Michael Bailey, Todd Corcoran, Jeff Orlowski, Jack Blanch, Keith Augustine
- Music- Gail Bauser
- Physical Education- Kyle Horvatis, Jay Robbins, Shinobu Farrugia, Patricia Penetrante
- Science- Keith Brophy, Ralph Criteli, Robert O'Connor, Shelley Connelly, Joe Allen
- Social Studies- Matt Chimera, Joe Iacuzzo, Dean Mesi, Les Simon, Christopher Knab,
- Special Education- Lynn Marabella
- Technology- Tim Joy, Tom Koprevich, Joe Korniczky
There are many art classes offered, like Studio Art (required before any other art classes can be taken), Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Illustration, and Photography.
[edit] Athletics
There is a variety of sports, both Junior Varsity and Varsity that both male and female students can take part in. As with most high schools, football is a huge part of Kenmore East. The game versus Kenmore West is a huge game every year. The Homecoming game is also an event that students enjoy. Students representing each class (Freshmen-Seniors) can build a float and drive it from the school's parking lot to the football game. Home games are played at Parker Field in Tonawanda. Since 1959 the school has compiled a 161-223-14 record. Matt Chimera is the current head coach, and the sixth coach in the school's history. Sports at Kenmore East include:
- Baseball
- Basketball (Girls & Boys)
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Rifle
- Soccer (Girls & Boys)
- Softball
- Swimming (Girls & Boys)
- Tennis (Girls & Boys)
- Track (Girls & Boys)
- Volleyball (Girls & Boys)
- Wrestling
[edit] Clubs & Activities
The school is home to a wide variety of clubs and sports. There are clubs for all passions, from Anime to Wilderness. Featured sports are typical of any other, with a recent addition of Rugby for both females and males.
[edit] Sports
There are a few club sports at Kenmore East. These sports are not sponsored directly by the school, and are part of independent leagues. These teams are often created by the students themselves with the hope that the school will sponsor them after a few years. These sports include Boys Lacrosse, Rugby, and Ski Club
[edit] Other Clubs
The school offers typical music groups like Chorale, Women's Choir, Select Choir (AKA Company of Song), Orchestra, Band, and Jazz Band. Other non-musical clubs include Art Club, Booster Club, Drama Club, Bible Club, Games Club, Library Club, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, National Honor Society (NHS), Ping-Pong, Web Club, and Wilderness Club, among others. The Estonian is the school's newspaper and is written by students who wish to take the class. Heather Wulf and Susan Grabenstatter advise the class.
