Kenmore East High School (nicknamed Ken-East; also Kenmore East Senior High School) is a

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Kenmore West Senior High School Kenmore West Senior High School (nicknamed Ken-West) is one of two public high schools in the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District. The other is Kenmore East Senior High School. History Founding In 1938, a WPA grant of about $700,00 ...

Overview

Kenmore East is located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. It is one of three high schools within the Ken-Ton School District. Mr. Trevor Brown is the current Principal, while Joseph Greco and Shawn Siddall are Assistant Principals, and Nathan Bourke is the schools Athletics Coordinator.

Athletics

Kenmore East features three different competitive levels of play - junior varsity, varsity, and club sports. Some sports have been combined with Kenmore West to form one unified Kenmore Team, the most notable being the Girls Swim Team's Niagara Frontier League Championship winning streak and the Girls Hockey state championship in 2013. *Baseball *Basketball (Girls & Boys) *Bowling *Cheerleading *Cross Country *Field Hockey *Football *Golf *Gymnastics *Hockey (Girls & Boys) *Lacrosse (Girls & Boys) *Rifle *Rugby (Girls & Boys) *Soccer (Girls & Boys) *Softball *Swimming (Girls & Boys) *Tennis (Girls & Boys) *Track (Girls & Boys) *Volleyball (Girls & Boys) *Wrestling

Notable alumni

* Keith Franke/

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References

External links

Kenmore East High School Website
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Overview

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

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