Greece Athena High School
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Greece Athena High School is a part of the Greece Central School District
serving students in grades 9-12 in Rochester
, New York
. First built in 1969, Athena is the largest - both in size and population - of the four high schools. A notable recent addition to the school is its state-of-the-art performing arts center.
Greece Athena High School opened in 1969. Athena
is a student-centered secondary school in which the
staff strives to maintain a focus on high academic
achievement while creating a learning environment
in which all students feel valued. Athena also offers
Advanced Placement courses, several Dual Credit
courses through which students can earn high
school and Monroe Community College (MCC) or
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) credit
simultaneously, authentic science research and various career internship opportunities. Athena has
been awarded the PLTW certificate and has multiple
nationally recognized music ensembles.
Athena provides a wide variety of experiences to
its 1,316 students. More than 30 extracurricular
activities are available to students, including
Student Council, National Honor Society, Model UN,
Mock Trial, an Association of Marketing Students,
MasterMinds, Math Team, Envirothon Team, Show
Choir, Trojan Tribune, and a variety of academic
clubs. Students are encouraged to participate in the
creation of new clubs. Some of Athena’s newest
organizations — Principal’s Forum, Safe School
Ambassadors, Odyssey of the Mind, and Martial
Arts — were a direct result of student interest.
's Phantom of the Opera. They sold out five performances and added a sixth performance which also sold out. Chritine Daae was played by senior Lisa Muldowney. Raoul Le Vicomte de Changne was played by senior Erik Olsen. The Phantom
was played by junior Michael Leadbetter. Carlotta
was played by junior Emily Beseau. Piangi was played by senior Alex Pasquarella. Meg Giry
was played by senior Lexi Gleichauf. Madame Giry
was played by senior Jess Drew.
Greece Central School District
The Greece Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 14,000 students in the town of Greece in Monroe County with over 3,700 employees and an operating budget of $180 million ....
serving students in grades 9-12 in Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. First built in 1969, Athena is the largest - both in size and population - of the four high schools. A notable recent addition to the school is its state-of-the-art performing arts center.
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is a student-centered secondary school in which the
staff strives to maintain a focus on high academic
achievement while creating a learning environment
in which all students feel valued. Athena also offers
Advanced Placement courses, several Dual Credit
courses through which students can earn high
school and Monroe Community College (MCC) or
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) credit
simultaneously, authentic science research and various career internship opportunities. Athena has
been awarded the PLTW certificate and has multiple
nationally recognized music ensembles.
Athena provides a wide variety of experiences to
its 1,316 students. More than 30 extracurricular
activities are available to students, including
Student Council, National Honor Society, Model UN,
Mock Trial, an Association of Marketing Students,
MasterMinds, Math Team, Envirothon Team, Show
Choir, Trojan Tribune, and a variety of academic
clubs. Students are encouraged to participate in the
creation of new clubs. Some of Athena’s newest
organizations — Principal’s Forum, Safe School
Ambassadors, Odyssey of the Mind, and Martial
Arts — were a direct result of student interest.
Music
In the 2010-2011 school year, the Athena music department was one of the first high schools across the nation to perform Andrew Lloyd WebberAndrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
's Phantom of the Opera. They sold out five performances and added a sixth performance which also sold out. Chritine Daae was played by senior Lisa Muldowney. Raoul Le Vicomte de Changne was played by senior Erik Olsen. The Phantom
Phantom
Phantom may refer to:* Ghost, in traditional belief, a physical manifestation of the soul or spirit of a deceased person* Illusion, a distortion of the senses-Music:* Phantom , a 1991 musical* The Phantom...
was played by junior Michael Leadbetter. Carlotta
Carlotta
Carlotta is an Australian cabaret performer and television celebrity. She began her career as an original member of the long-running Les Girls cabaret show, performed entirely by heavily costumed males, which started in 1963 in the purpose built Les Girls building which stood on a prominent...
was played by junior Emily Beseau. Piangi was played by senior Alex Pasquarella. Meg Giry
Meg Giry
Meg Giry is one of the fictional characters from Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera. In the story she is Madame Giry's oldest daughter....
was played by senior Lexi Gleichauf. Madame Giry
Madame Giry
Madame Giry is a character in the Gaston Leroux novel, The Phantom of the Opera. She is a fairly intermediate character in the novel, although her role is much increased in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical...
was played by senior Jess Drew.
Notable Alumni
- Jason McElwainJason McElwainJason McElwain, , is a high-functioning autistic American; he came to fame on national news in 2006 when he played for four minutes during a high school basketball game and scored twenty points....
autistic student scored twenty points in his first high school basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
game. On July 12, 2006, ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
awarded McElwain an ESPYEspy-People:* Cecil Espy , American baseball player* Duane Espy, American baseball figure* James Pollard Espy , American meteorologist.* Mike Espy , American politician* William Gray Espy , American actor...
Award in the "Best Sports Moment" category in recognition of his 20-point game. - Former NBA player John WallaceJohn Wallace (basketball)John Gilbert Wallace is a retired American professional basketball player, in the forward position.He was picked 18th by the NY Knicks in the 1996 draft....
- BroadwayBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
star Kevin Greene
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