Greece Athena High School

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]

Greece Athena High School
Address
Map
800 Long Pond Rd

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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

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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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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