Greece-athena High School - Rochester, New York/NY

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Greece-athena High School

800 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY, 14612-3097 -

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Definition of Terms

Greece-athena High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Monroe County, NY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1417 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

93 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 339 students

Grade 10 - 370 students

Grade 11 - 344 students

Grade 12 - 364 students

This School

(NY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NY) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	2%	4%
% Hispanic	3%	17%
% Black	7%	19%
% White	87%	58%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NY) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

28%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NY) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Greece Central School District

This School's Agency

(NY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	20	4
Number of Students Managed	13,507 students	2,265 students
District Total Revenue	$173,935,000	$31,819,000
District Expenditure	$208,009,000	$31,869,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,877	$14,048
District Expenditure / Student	$15,400	$14,070
District Graduation Rates	92%	97%

Conference emphasizes need for technology in classroom (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 02:26:56 am
A conference for aspiring teachers Nov. 5 emphasized the need for educators to embrace the use of technology in the classroom.
Urban League encourages students to build future (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:56:12 am
Speakers at Sunday's Urban League of Rochester Black Scholars Early Recognition program, in its 25th year, encouraged students to think hard about the future.
Eagle Scout lessons have no boundaries (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:54:10 pm
Even though they no longer attend the same school, these three friends stayed together in Boy Scouts and achieved the rank of Eagle together.
Words of wisdom: ‘Never give up’ (San Mateo Daily Journal)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 11:10:50 am
Four minutes and 19 seconds changed the life of Jason McElwain forever. It was more than three years ago when the then senior in high school was given a shot to play in his team’s final basketball game of the season.
Greene battles charge of lack of experience in sheriff race (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 04:12:20 am
Daniel Greene, who is seeking to unseat Patrick O'Flynn as Monroe County sheriff, has a background largely in banking security.

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Greece Athena High School is a part of the Greece Central School District serving students in grades 9-12 in Rochester, New York. First built in 1969, Athena is the largest - both in size and population - of the four high schools. A notable recent addition to the school is its state-of-the-art performing arts center.
Trivia
Greece Athena High School special education student Jason McElwain received national attention after scoring twenty points in his first high school basketball game. McElwain, who has autism, scored all 20 of his points in the last four minutes. On July 12, 2006, ESPN awarded McElwain an ESPY Award in the "Best Sports Moment" category in recognition of his 20-point game.
Former NBA player John Wallace is also an alumnus of the school.
A 2002 alum, Kevin Greene was a contestant on the show, You're The One That I Want, a show to find stars to play the lead couple, Sandy and Danny on Broadway. Kevin was eliminated on February 25, 2007. He made it into the top five male contestants to play Danny Zuko on Broadway.
On May 23, 2005, United States President George W. Bush visited the school to talk about his plan for social security.
Magic Johnson paid a visit to the school in 2006 to give a motivational speech and meet with McElwain.
External links
Greece Athena High School home page

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