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{{Infobox school
{{infobox School
|name= Greece Athena High School
| name = Greece Athena High School
|image= Athena.PNG
| image = Athena.PNG
|imagesize = 200px
| image_size = 200px
| address = 800 Long Pond Rd
|type= Public [[High School]]
| city = [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]
|district= Greece Central School District
| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
|location= 800 Long Pond Road
| zipcode = 14612
|city= [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]
| country = United States
|state= [[New York (state)|New York]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|43|14|38|N|77|41|32|W|region:US-NY_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
|zipcode= 14612
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
|country= USA
| established = {{Start date and age|1969}}
|coordinates= {{coord|43|14|38|N|77|41|32|W|region:US-NY_type:edu_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| district = [[Greece Central School District]]
|established = {{Start date|1969 "The Golden Era"}}
| principal = Kelly Higgins-Flagler<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greececsd.org/domain/283|website=Athena High|title=Administration / Athena High School Administrators|access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
|principal= David Richardson
| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]-[[Twelfth grade|12]]
|schedtyp= Block Schedule
| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|361263001032|school_name=ATHENA HIGH SCHOOL|ref_name=NCES|access_date=March 9, 2021}}
|colors = {{color box|black}} [[Black (color)|Black]]<br/>{{color box|gold}} [[Gold (color)|Gold]]
| enrollment = 1,042 (2021-2022)<ref name=NCES />
|mascot = Trojan
| teaching_staff = 93.94 {{FTE}}<ref name=NCES />
|enrollment = 1,129 (2016-17)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3612630&ID=361263001032|title=ATHENA HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 7, 2019}}</ref>
| ratio = 11.09<ref name=NCES />
|superintendent=Kathleen Graupman|years=Grades 9-12|website=www.greececsd.org/Domain/8}}
| campus = Suburban
'''Greece Athena High School''' serves grades 9–12 as a part of the [[Greece Central School District]] in [[Greece, NY]], a suburb of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[New York (state)|New York]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greececsd.org/Page/741|title=About Athena High|website=www.greececsd.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>. It occupies the 1st and 2nd floors of the Athena Complex and shares its library and the Greece Performing Arts Center (G.P.A.C.) with [[Greece Athena Middle School]], which is located on the 3rd floor. The High school and middle school was visited by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2005.
| mascot = Trojans
| colors = Black and Gold<br />{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}}
| yearbook = Ekklesia
| website = {{URL|https://www.greececsd.org/Domain/8}}
}}

'''Greece Athena High School''' serves grades 9–12 as a part of the [[Greece Central School District]] in [[Greece, New York]], a suburb of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greececsd.org/Page/741|title=About Athena High|website=www.greececsd.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref> It occupies the 1st and 2nd floors of the Athena Complex and shares its library and the Greece Performing Arts Center (G.P.A.C.) with [[Greece Athena Middle School]], which is located on the 3rd floor. The high school and middle school was visited by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2005.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

The school gained increased prominence after the February 15, 2006, Trojans basketball game vs the Spencerport Rangers when basketball coach Jim Johnson inserted his team manager [[Jason McElwain]] with 4 minutes and 19 seconds left on the clock, McElwain, who has autism, ended up scoring twenty points including six three-point shots and one two-point shot, when the buzzer rang the crowd stormed the court in celebration and lifted McElwain on their shoulders.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=September 2019}}
*Brett Giehl, better known as [[Dalton Castle (wrestler)|Dalton Castle]], professional wrestler currently in [[Ring of Honor]] and previously in [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|CHIKARA]] and [[Impact Wrestling]]
*Brett Giehl, better known as [[Dalton Castle (wrestler)|Dalton Castle]], professional wrestler currently in [[Ring of Honor]] and previously in [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|CHIKARA]] and [[Impact Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.armdrag.com/archives/2004/greece_athena.htm | title = 2003-04 Greece Athena Trojans | website = ArmDrag.com | access-date = September 26, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Jason McElwain]], an [[Autism|autistic]] student, scored twenty points in his first high school [[basketball]] game. On July 12, 2006, [[ESPN]] awarded McElwain an [[ESPY]] Award in the "Best Sports Moment" category in recognition of his 20-point game.
*[[Jason McElwain]], an [[Autism|autistic]] student, scored twenty points in his first high school [[basketball]] game. On July 12, 2006, [[ESPN]] awarded McElwain an [[ESPY]] Award in the "Best Sports Moment" category in recognition of his 20-point game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=2348397|title=Autistic teen's hoop heroics hook Hollywood|date=2006-02-28|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref>
*[[John Wallace (basketball)|John Wallace]] former NBA player
*[[John Wallace (basketball)|John Wallace]] former NBA player
*[[Donna Lynne Champlin]] actress
*[[Donna Lynne Champlin]] Broadway actress
*[[Kara Lindsay]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actress
*[[Kara Lindsay]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actress
*[[Anthony Lamb (basketball)|Anthony Lamb]] current NBA player


==Related pages==
==See also==
*[[Greece Arcadia High School]]
*[[Greece Arcadia High School]]
*[[Greece Athena Middle School]] (same building and busing)
*[[Greece Athena Middle School]] (same building and busing)
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*[[Odyssey Academy|Greece Odyssey Academy]]
*[[Odyssey Academy|Greece Odyssey Academy]]


==References==
== External links ==
*[http://greececsd.org/Domain/8 Greece Athena High School home page]
*http://www.hudl.com/athlete/6114437/highlights/308648450

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.greececsd.org/Domain/8}}

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Latest revision as of 18:30, 18 August 2024

Greece Athena High School
Address
Map
800 Long Pond Rd

,
14612

United States
Coordinates43°14′38″N 77°41′32″W / 43.24389°N 77.69222°W / 43.24389; -77.69222
Information
TypePublic
Established1969; 55 years ago (1969)
School districtGreece Central School District
NCES School ID361263001032[2]
PrincipalKelly Higgins-Flagler[1]
Teaching staff93.94 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,042 (2021-2022)[2]
Student to teacher ratio11.09[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Black and Gold
   
MascotTrojans
YearbookEkklesia
Websitewww.greececsd.org/Domain/8

Greece Athena High School serves grades 9–12 as a part of the Greece Central School District in Greece, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York.[3] It occupies the 1st and 2nd floors of the Athena Complex and shares its library and the Greece Performing Arts Center (G.P.A.C.) with Greece Athena Middle School, which is located on the 3rd floor. The high school and middle school was visited by President George W. Bush in 2005.[citation needed]

The school gained increased prominence after the February 15, 2006, Trojans basketball game vs the Spencerport Rangers when basketball coach Jim Johnson inserted his team manager Jason McElwain with 4 minutes and 19 seconds left on the clock, McElwain, who has autism, ended up scoring twenty points including six three-point shots and one two-point shot, when the buzzer rang the crowd stormed the court in celebration and lifted McElwain on their shoulders.

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Administration / Athena High School Administrators". Athena High. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - ATHENA HIGH SCHOOL (361263001032)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "About Athena High". www.greececsd.org. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "2003-04 Greece Athena Trojans". ArmDrag.com. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Autistic teen's hoop heroics hook Hollywood". ESPN.com. February 28, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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