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Kenmore East High School

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Patrick Heyden

Color(s)
  
Navy Blue and Gold

Phone
  
+1 716-874-8402

Founded
  
1959

Established
  
1959

Grades
  
8–12

Website
  
Link

Mascot
  
Bulldog

Address
  
350 Fries Rd, Tonawanda, NY 14150, USA

District
  
Ken-Town of Tonawanda School District

Similar
  
Sweet Home High School, Canisius High School, St Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Williamsv South High School, Cardinal O'Hara High Sch

Kenmore East High School (also Kenmore East Senior High School) is a high school in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. Its name refers to the Village of Kenmore. The school's mascot is a bulldog. The school was founded in 1959 and is the sister school to Kenmore West Senior High School. The school is run by principal Patrick Heyden, with Elaine Thomas and Joseph Greco as assistants.

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Overview

Kenmore East is located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. It is one of two high schools within the Ken-Ton School District with rival Kenmore West High School being the other.

Academics

In 2009, Kenmore East High School was ranked 70th out of 131 Western New York high schools in terms of academic performance.

Athletics

Kenmore East features three different competitive levels of play - junior varsity, varsity, and club sports. Some sports have been combined with West to form one Kenmore Team, The most notable being Girls hockey which won states in 2013.

  • Baseball
  • Basketball (Girls & Boys)
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey (Girls & Boys)
  • Lacrosse (boys club)
  • Power Lifting (club)
  • Rifle
  • Rugby (Girls & Boys)
  • Soccer (Girls & Boys)
  • Softball
  • Swimming (Girls & Boys)
  • Tennis (Girls & Boys)
  • Track (Girls & Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls & Boys)
  • Wrestling
  • Clubs and activities

    The school is home to a wide variety of clubs and sports. Sports include Rugby for both females and males.

    Other clubs

    School music clubs include Chorale, Women's Choir, Chamber Singers (AKA Select Choir AKA Company of Song), Orchestra, Band, and Jazz Band. Other 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, Race Unity Club,Web Club, Skeptics Club, and Wilderness Club, among others. The Eastonian is the school's newspaper and is written by students.

    Notable alumni

  • Keith Franke/Adrian Adonis (former undisputed world wrestling champion)
  • Cal Kern, owner of the Niagara Power
  • Jon L. Luther CEO of Dunkin Brands
  • Billy Sheehan, rock bass guitar player (Talas, David Lee Roth Band, Mr. Big)
  • James Oberg (1962), author and Soviet space expert
  • Paul Vogt, actor and comedian
  • References

    Kenmore East High School Wikipedia