Lewiston-Porter Central School District

Lewiston-Porter Central School District
Address
4061 Creek Road
Youngstown, New York, 14174
United States
Information
Funding type Public
Motto Aiming Higher
Established 1947
Superintendent Chris Roser
Faculty 208
Grades K-12
Enrollment 2500
Color(s) Kelly green and White          
Mascot Lancer
Nickname Lew-Port
Website Lew-Port.com

Lewiston-Porter Central School District (also called Lew-Port) is a school district in Youngstown, New York, about 15 miles (24 km) from Niagara Falls, New York. Students from Youngstown, Lewiston, New York, and Ransomville, New York can attend. The district encompasses approximately 54 square miles (140 km2) in northern Niagara County, on the shores of Lake Ontario and bordering on the Niagara River. Centralized in 1947, the District is contained in the towns of Lewiston and Porter. About 70% of the District’s taxable property falls within the Town of Lewiston, while the Town of Porter makes up approximately 30% of the assessed value of the District. The school consists of 5 buildings: District Offices, Primary building (grades K-2), Intermediate building (grades 3-5), the Middle School (grades 6-8), and the High School (grades 9-12). They also recently added a bus garage station.

The superintendent of Lewiston-Porter is Chris Roser.

Schools

High school

The principal at Lew-Port High School is Paul J. Casseri and the Assistant Principal is John Evert. The school holds grades 9-12.

The high school includes a large gymnasium, a pool on the second floor, a cafeteria in the basement, a large auditorium, and 3 floors of classrooms.

Over 40 percent of the students participate in interscholastic sports. There are over 30 extracurricular opportunities for students to explore many different interests. Lew-Port High School has a China exchange program where students go to live with a volunteered family, and teachers and students of China live in Lewiston for 6-month period of time. Lew-Port has formed relationships with sister high schools in Italy, Argentina, France, China, Belgium, and England.

98.4% of Lewiston Porter High School students complete High School, and 84% of the students will further their education in a college setting.

Middle school

The principal of the middle school is Dean L. Ramirez The grades of the school are 6th through 8th and the enrollment at the middle school is 550.

The middle school contains a gymnasium with a retractable batting cage, a cafeteria/auditorium, and one floor of classrooms.

Intermediate Education Center

The principal of the Lew-Port Intermediate Education Center is Andrew Auer. It holds grades 3-5 and the total enrollment is 477 students.

Primary Education Center

Tamara Larsen is the Elementary Principal. The Primary Education Center at Lew-Port houses grades K-2 and has an enrollment of 513 students.

Special Education

The Lewiston-Porter Central School District provides students with disabilities the appropriate services to meet each student's educational needs. A student is classified through the District's (CSE) Committee on Special Education Department or (CPSE) Committee on Preschool Education. The office is located in the Administration Building.

Sports

The name of the schools sports team is the "Lewiston-Porter Lancers". The logo consists of a medieval lancer standing ready to charge, covered in green and white, which are the school district's colors. Lewiston-Porter has an array of sports programs, including baseball, football, basketball, bowling, wrestling, cheerleading, track and field, cross country, tennis, volleyball, gymnastics, swimming, golf, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, and softball. Lew-Port has a turf field behind its high school which can hold football, soccer, and lacrosse for the school. Scott Townsend is the athletic director.

Former NFL player, Daryl Johnston went to Lew-Port. His number 34 was retired from the school's football program on September 1, 2006. Kenny Mort's number 74 was also retired in Lewiston Porter's football program.

On November 15, 2009, a senior at Lewiston-Porter, Johnathan Miller, "J-Mill" as he was called by his friends, family, and peers, died in a fatal car accident. On October 1, 2010, J-Mill's number 76 was retired from the football program and a patch with his number was placed on the varsity sports teams' jerseys.

Lew-Port competes in the NFL (Niagara Frontier League) with rival schools such as Niagara-Wheatfield, Niagara Falls, and Lockport. Lew-Port is in New York's Section 6.

Stadiums

Lew-Port has two stadiums behind their high school. Blakeslee Field, most commonly used for football, can also be used for soccer and lacrosse. It is a synthetic artificial grass turf field. Next to Blakeslee Field is Elia Stadium, which is a full size soccer field. Both stadiums have four large sections of bleachers. In the Lew-Port High School, there is a full size gymnasium in which they hold boys and girls Varsity and Junior Varsity basketball, and wrestling matches. There is also a pool which can hold swim meets. Behind the middle school there are two baseball diamonds and two softball diamonds for J.V. and Varsity baseball and softball.

Transportation

The transportation for Lewiston-Porter is mainly buses. Most of the students take Ransomville Bus Lines Buses, while some students are driven in to the school by parents. Eleventh and twelfth graders may drive to school if they have a New York State license.

Controversy

On June 8, 2009, The Buffalo News reported that Lewiston-Porter school board President Robert J. Weller was regularly forwarding offensive e-mails to friends and former members of the board.

Notable alumni

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