Lewiston-Porter Central School District, colloquially referred to as "Lew-Port", is a

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in the towns of Lewiston and

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, about from the city of

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District

Lewiston-Porter educates students from

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, Lewiston, and

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. The district encompasses approximately in northern

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, on the shores of

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and bordering on the

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. 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 district contains five main structures: *District Offices *Primary building ''(grades K-2)'' *Intermediate building ''(grades 3-5)'' *Middle School ''(grades 6-8)'' *High School ''(grades 9-12)'' As of June 2015, Lewiston-Porter enrolled 2,077 students in K-12 with 12 pupils per teacher. The district had expenditures of $42,234,808 and spending per pupil of $19,241. The

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of Lewiston-Porter is Paul J. Casseri As of 2015, Lewiston-Porter students were: *Female students: 48.21% *Male students: 51.79% *White students: 92.93% *Black students: 1.77% *Hispanic students: 2.20% *Asian students: 1.48% *Native American students: 0.81% *Multiracial students: 0.81% *Gini-Simpson diversity index: 13.53% *Living with both parents: 74.76% *Economically disadvantaged: 17.25% *Youth poverty rate: 7.69% In 2014 Lewiston-Porter Central School District was the highest ranked school district (including both public and private high schools) in Niagara Country, and ninth overall in

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, in terms of overall academic performance. In 2015, Lewiston-Porter was rated tenth best in

and second in

, behind

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History

Selected Former Superintendents

*Tobias J. Collins–1950-? *Jerry J. Herman–?-1972 *E.K. Stevens nterimndash;1972 (Assistant Superintendent - Lewiston-Porter Central School District, returned to position) *Daniel Healey *Gail M. Stephens–1985-1988 (Superintendent -

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, firedBBALDWIN, R.. (1990, Mar 31). ALL SCHOOL CHARGES AGAINST STEPHENS DROPPED AS PART OF CASH - AGREEMENT. ''The Buffalo News'', p. A1.. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB1956F5B1A47A6?p=AWNB ) *Walter S. Polka–1990-2003 (Assistant Superintendent for Instruction - Lewiston-Porter Central School District,FISCHER, N. (1990, May 16). LEW-PORT APPOINTS NEW SUPERINTENDENT - POST IS AWARDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CURRENT ASSISTANT. ''The Buffalo News'', p. SPLIT.. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB1957DCEE24651?p=AWNB retiredKOWALIK, P. (2002, Oct 16). SUPERINTENDENT SAYS HE'LL - OFFICIALLY RETIRE MARCH 14. Buffalo News, The (NY), p. B2.. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0F6BFBA713CE9EB2?p=AWNB) *Whitney K. Vantine–2003-2005 (Superintendent -

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,KOWALIK - , P. (2003, Apr 10). BOARD NAMES VANTINE SUPERINTENDENT. ''Buffalo News, The (NY)'', p. B3.. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0FA6001C49F52D1A?p=AWNB named Superintendent of

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Westmoore - NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU, P. (2005, Aug 31). Board rehires Dell'Oso for principal job. Buffalo News, The (NY), p. B3.. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10C661A30CFD87F0?p=AWNB ) *Donald W. Rappold nterimndash;2005-2008 (Assistant Superinendent - Lewiston-Porter Central School District, returned to positionGee, D. (2008, Aug 20). Lew-Port appoints Roser to top job - Avoca educator to take over Oct.. ''Buffalo News, The (NY)'', p. B1.. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/122B2E694CF5BFC0?p=AWNB) *R. Christopher Roser–2008-2015 (Superintendent - Avoca Central School District, retired)

Schools

High school

Lewiston-Porter High School Lewiston-Porter Central School District, colloquially referred to as "Lew-Port", is a school district in the towns of Lewiston and Porter, New York, about from the city of Niagara Falls. District Lewiston-Porter educates students from Youngst ...

serves grades 9–12. The current principal is Bradley Rowles. The high school has a large gymnasium, a pool on the second floor, a large auditorium, and 3 floors of classrooms. Several sections of the high school underwent extensive renovation and remodeling, concluding in 2016. 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

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exchange program where students go to live with a volunteered family, and teachers and students of China live in Lewiston for a 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.

History

Lewiston-Porter High School began construction in 1950, and opened in September 1952.

= Former Principals

= *Harry K. Blakeslee–1947-1960 (Principal - Lewiston High School, named Director of Health/Physical Education for Lewiston-Porter Central School District and founder of the Lewiston Porter School District) *Paul W. Haley–1960-1967 (Biology teacher - Lewiston Porter High School, unknown) *James W. Davis–1967-1971 (unknown, named Assistant Principal for Instruction at Lewiston-Porter Central School District) *Theodore Wodzinski–1971-1974 *Glenn Leis–1974-1980 (Principal - Newton High School, killedhttp://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252011%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%25201980%2520%2520Grayscale%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%25201980%2520%2520Grayscale%2520-%25203397.pdf%23xml%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D2ebb3dae%26DocId%3D5989765%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cIndex%2520U%252dF%252dP%26HitCount%3D4%26hits%3D4c3%2B4da%2B4e0%2B4e1%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252011%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%25201980%2520%2520Grayscale%2FNorth%2520Tonawanda%2520NY%2520Evening%2520News%25201980%2520%2520Grayscale%2520-%25203397.pdf&xml=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D2ebb3dae%26DocId%3D5989765%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cIndex%2520U%252dF%252dP%26HitCount%3D4%26hits%3D4c3%2B4da%2B4e0%2B4e1%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false ) *William H. Hockaday–1980-1986 (Deceased 2011, funeral announcement by family) *Richard A. Maratto–1986-1990 (Principal – Kensington High School, named Principal of

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) *Roberta J. Love–1990-2002 (Assistant Principal –

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, retired) *Michael J. Gallagher–2002-2005 (Principal –

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, named Principal of Hamburg High School) *Paul Casseri–2005-2015 (Principal – South Park High School, named Superintendent of Lewiston-Porter Central School District) *Andrew Auer–2015-2017 (Principal - Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Center, named Principal of Lewiston-Porter Middle School) *Jared D. Taft–2017-2019 (Vice Principal - Lackawanna High School, named Principal of Alexander Elementary School) *Whitney Vantine nterimndash;2019-2020 (Interim Superintendent - West Seneca Central School District, retired)

Academics

Lew-Port High School is accredited by the

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Commission on Secondary Schools.

Middle school

Lewiston-Porter Middle School houses grades 6–8. The current principal is Andrew Auer. The middle school contains a gymnasium with a retractable batting cage, a cafeteria/auditorium, and one floor of classrooms.

History

Lewiston Porter Middle School opened in 1957 as "Lewiston Early Secondary School."

Intermediate Education Center

Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center (formerly South Elementary School) serves grades 3–5. The principal is Tina Rodriguez. The "IEC" as it is called by students and teachers, has a large gymnasium that can be divided, a large cafeteria once referred to as the “Lancer Inn”, two floors of classrooms and a one-story wing with music and art rooms facing east.

History

The "IEC" was formerly first built as a high school for the Lewiston-Porter School District in 1959. The school's named changed from South Elementary to Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Center in 2002.KOWALIK P. (2002, Aug 21). SCHOOL BOARD MAKES NEARLY $1 MILLION MOVE. ''Buffalo News, The (NY)'', p. B3.. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0F59874EFA98350A?p=AWNB

Primary Education Center

Lewiston-Porter Primary Education Center (formerly North Elementary School) houses grades K-2 and has an enrollment of 513 students. The Multi-Age Program hosts children from grades 1 - 3. The principal is Tamara Larson.

History

In 2015, the Lewiston-Porter Primary Education Center was one of nineteen schools throughout

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to be nominated by the

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as a

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. The nineteen nominees were selected out of 6,500 schools throughout New York State and include elementary, middle, and high school levels as well as public, private, and charter schools.

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 kelly green and white, which are the school district's colors. Lewiston-Porter has an array of sports programs, including

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

, cross country,

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...

, and

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

. Lew-Port has a turf field behind its high school which can hold football, soccer, and lacrosse games and practices for the school. Brad Halgash is the

athletic director An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and ...

. Lew-Port competes in the Niagara Frontier League (NFL) with rival schools including Niagara-Wheatfield,

, Lockport,

, and the

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. Currently, Lew-Port is in

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's Section 6. In Lew-Port history, only three Jersey numbers have been officially retired. They include: *Number 34 –

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player and Lew-Port alumnus

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's number was retired from the school's football program on September 1, 2006. *Number 74 – football player Kenny Mort's number was also retired in Lewiston Porter's football program. *Number 76 – football player Johnathan "J-Mill" Miller's number was retired from the football program on October 1, 2010. Additionally, a patch with his number was placed on the varsity sports teams' jerseys. Miller died on November 15, 2009, in a car accident.

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

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nasium in which they hold boys and girls Varsity and

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, and

matches. There is also a pool which can hold swim meets. Behind the middle school there are two

diamonds and two

diamonds for J.V. and Varsity baseball and softball.

Transportation

The school district offers transportation to/from students home to school in the form of school buses, operated by ''Ridge Road Express''. Students are permitted to be driven to school by their parents. Additionally, eleventh and twelfth grade students may drive to school if they have a

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Notable alumni

* Gary Baker, singer and songwriter *

Kyle Cerminara Kyle Cerminara is an American freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is a native of Lewiston, New York and attended high school at Lewiston-Porter Central School District. Cerminara attended college at the University at Buffalo and was n ...

, freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist *

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, American football coach *

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, lacrosse coach *

, former

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(

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NFL broadcaster * Jim Johnstone, former American basketball playerJim Johnstone at Basketball-Reference
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, politician and activist *Joe Cecconi, professional ice hockey player (Dallas Stars)

References

External links

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