Lancaster High School (Lancaster, New York)
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| Motto | Once a redskin always a redskin |
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| Established | 1953 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Daniel Paveljack |
| Faculty | ~120 |
| Students | ~2200 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 1 Forton Drive, Lancaster, New York, USA |
| District | Lancaster Central School District |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Mascot | Redskin |
| Yearbook | 'The Cayugan' |
| Newspaper | The Quill |
| Website | Lancaster High School |
Lancaster High School is a high school in Lancaster, New York, United States of America. It is operated by the Lancaster Central School District. It is the largest high school in Erie County, New York, measuring over a mile in hallway length. Its mascot is the Redskin. Lancaster High School offers many rigorous courses, including several AP and Honors classes plus three career themed academies, Project Lead the Way [1], the Academy of Finance [www.naf.org], and the Health/Careers Academy. The school has over 2100 students. In 2005, the school graduated 455 students.
In 2007, the school announced that retiring assistant principal Mr. Ponvert would be replaced by Mrs. Theresa Adamec (grades 9-10). The other assistant principals include Mr. Cornell (Grade 11) and Mr. Bender (Grade 12).
Lancaster is also has a large number of clubs including SADD, the Ski Club, Block L (Varsity Club), the Performing Arts Society, the Cayugan, DECA, and the Science Olympiad. In 2007 the Science Olympiad Club placed 5th in regional competition for the third year in a row. In 2005 the PAS was the first in Western New York to perform Beauty and the Beast. The 2006 musical was Brigadoon. In 2007 the school performed Hello Dolly. The 2008 musical was Once Upon A Mattress. The musical in 1998 was Fiddler on the Roof, and won the Kenny award for best musical that year. The school also supports a team that participates in the MasterMinds academic competition within New York State. The Lancaster Marching Redskins has also been successful in recent years, including a sweep of all categories in the Gator Bowl competition in January 2006.
[edit] The Tech Department
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The technology department offers many courses to students with different interests. The school offers five courses for the Project Lead the Way sequence, which is intended to prepare future engineering students for college and help them decide which type of engineering they would like to pursue. The department offers courses in other fields, such as computer graphics one and two, media productions, computer integrated manufacturing, basic electronics, computer science, architectural drafting, home repair and maintenance, and other courses. They also offer a new AP Computer Science program.
[edit] Sports
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The School has many prominent sports teams, including Track and Field, Wrestling, Men and Woman's Volleyball, Baseball, Tennis, Lacrosse, Soccer, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Cross Country Running, Swimming, Basketball, Gymnastics, Bowling, and Wrestling. The athletics director is Mr. Jankiewicz. The football team's traditional rival is the Depew Wildcats. However, Depew is not in the same division as Lancaster, so the game Lancaster/Depew game is more for fun than league standing. This does not however dampen the homecoming week spirits. Many events happen during this week, including the historical "Bonfire" held at Lancaster High School. There is also a parade down Central Avenue in Lancaster in which students are invited to decorate their cars and drive to the game. Lancaster has an excellent volleyball program in both mens and womens. Both programs have brought home state titles in the past couple years. The Varsity hockey team has appeared in Super Sunday (The WNY Ice Hockey Championship) several times, and boast some of the best players in the WNY area.
