North Tonawanda High School (NTHS) is a public high school located in
North Tonawanda, New York
North Tonawanda is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 31,568 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named after Tonawanda Creek, its south bo ...
. N.T.H.S. is the high school for the
North Tonawanda City School District
North Tonawanda City School District is a public school district that covers North Tonawanda, New York. The school district consists of 3,371 students (2017) in grades PreK-12 (One PreK center, three K-3 elementary schools, one 4-6 intermediate ...
. The current principal is Bradley Rowles.
Academics
Academies
North Tonawanda High School houses five smaller career academies: The Academy of Business and Finance, The Academy of Engineering & Architecture, the Academy of Information Technology, the Academy of International Studies, and the Academy of Health Science. Each academy accepts around twenty new students each school year, wherein each student takes a track of classes within that discipline to prepare students for further exploration of that career strand in college.
History
North Tonawanda High School was built and opened in 1962.
Selected former principals
''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses''
*George L. Lowry–1927-1962 (Teacher - North Tonawanda High School, named Principal of North Tonawanda Junior High
[George Lowry, North Tonawanda Principal. (1991, October 14). ''The Buffalo News''])
*Earl Fonner–1962-1972 (Assistant Principal - North Tonawanda High School, retired)
*B. Frank Sheppard–?-1979 (Assistant Principal - North Tonawanda Middle School, retired)
*John T. Mahoney–1979-1987 (Principal -
Perry Junior/Senior High School, resigned)
*Joseph Burruano–1987-1990 (Principal - Payne Junior High School, retired
[Batzer, R. (1990, April 5). N. Tonawanda
principal stepping down; Burruano retiring from high - school at semester's end. ''The Buffalo News''])
*Martin R. Heavey, Jr.–1990-1993 (House II Principal -
Orchard Park High School
Orchard Park High School is a secondary school in Orchard Park, New York. The school has approximately 1725 children in grades 9–12. The students are divided among three houses with a principal for each house and a principal who oversees the en ...
, named Principal of
Cleveland Hill High School[Carroll, P. (1993, June 24). Heavey named Cleveland Hill Principal. ''The Buffalo News''])
*Franklin D. Ruggiero–1993-1999 (Principal -
Jefferson Middle School, died
[Batzer, D. (1999, May 20). Franklin D. Ruggiero dies; Principal of North Tonawanda - High School. ''The Buffalo News'', p. E5.])
*Albert J. Almansberger–1999-2005 (Principal -
Keshequa Junior-Senior High School,
[Batzer, R. (1999, August 12). Homeowner savings of $57 seen in school tax. ''The Buffalo News'', p. B5.] retired)
James Fisher (retired 2022)
Notable alumni, teachers and coaches
*
Maryalice Demler, television news anchor
*
Tonio di Paolo, opera singer
*
Jill Krowinski, politician
*
Stan Rojek
Stanley Andrew Rojek (April 21, 1919 – July 9, 1997) born in North Tonawanda, New York was a shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1942 and 1946–47), Pittsburgh Pirates (1948–51), St. Louis Cardinals (1951) and St. Louis Browns (1952).
He hel ...
, baseball player
*
Roman Piskor, American football player
*
Earl Valiquette, Canadian football player
References
External links
District Website
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Public high schools in New York (state)
Schools in Niagara County, New York