Williamsville North High School, known locally as "North" or "Will North" is a public high school in the
Williamsville Central School District of
Williamsville, New York
Williamsville is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 5,423 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Jonas Williams, an early settler. It is part of the Buffalo– Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistic ...
. The school offers a comprehensive program with multi-level instruction in many academic areas.
Robert Coniglio has been principal since July, 2020.
Admissions
The demographic breakdown of the 1,412 students enrolled in 2019–2020 was:
*Male - 739
*Female - 673
*Native American/Alaskan - 4
*Asian/Pacific islanders - 147
*Black - 77
*Hispanic - 57
*White - 1,075
*Multiracial - 50
216 students were eligible for free lunch; 26 were eligible for reduced-price lunch.
Athletics
North's boys' athletic teams are referred to as the Spartans, and the girls' teams as the Lady Spartans.

Williamsville North is a member of the ECIC-I athletic conference within Section VI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. North fields teams in many sports, in both the girls' and boys' divisions. Boys' sports include football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, gymnastics, wrestling, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, and track and field. Girls' sports include cross country, basketball, golf, field hockey, gymnastics, soccer, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, track and field, soccer, swimming, and diving. The school also offers
cheerleading
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In 2013 the Williamsville North football team made it to the Class A Championship for the first time in school history, but lost. The Spartans defeated
Sweet Home High School in the Class A Section 6 title, the Spartans broke Sweet Homes record of winning six straight Section 6 titles in a row and 69 game winning streak against teams in Section 6.
The Williamsville North
ice hockey
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program has won multiple Division 1 New York state titles. The team won titles in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011, and 2017
Notable alumni
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Karen Mohlke
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Life an ...
(1987), Biologist Human Genetics
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Mona Bijoor (1985), businesswoman and internet entrepreneur
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Lynn Schofield Clark
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(1982), professor of
media studies at the
University of Denver
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Chris Gronkowski (2005),
American football
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fullback
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Dan Gronkowski (2003), American football
tight end
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Glenn Gronkowski (2011), American football fullback
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Rob Gronkowski
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, (attended through junior year, did not graduate WNHS) American football tight end
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Chris Hajt (1996),
ice hockey
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defenseman
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Wes Phillips, American football assistant coach
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Jamey Rodemeyer, gay activist
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Peter Salovey
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(1975), President of
Yale University
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References
External links
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Educational institutions established in 1968
1968 establishments in New York (state)
Public high schools in New York (state)
Schools in Erie County, New York