Kenmore East High School (nicknamed Ken-East; also Kenmore East Senior High School) is a
high school
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in the
Town of Tonawanda, New York
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. Its name refers to the
Village of Kenmore in New York. The school's
mascot
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is a
bulldog
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to
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/
Adrian Adonis
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(former undisputed world wrestling champion)
*
Cal Kern
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, owner of the
Niagara Power
History
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*
Jon L. Luther CEO of
Dunkin Brands as well as the chairman of
Wingstop
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and many others
*
Billy Sheehan
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, rock bass guitar player (Talas, David Lee Roth Band, Mr. Big)
*
James Oberg
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(1962), author and Soviet space expert
*
Paul Vogt, actor and comedian
*
Jeff Glor
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Early life and education
Glor was ...
, CBS News anchor
See also
*
Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District
The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District, also called the Ken-Ton School District, or simply Ken-Ton Schools, serves Kenmore and a majority of the Town of Tonawanda in New York State. It is one of the largest in Western New Yor ...
References
External links
Kenmore East High School Website
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Public high schools in New York (state)
High schools in Erie County, New York
1959 establishments in New York (state)
Educational institutions established in 1959