Greece Athena High School
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| Greece Athena High School | |
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| A front view of the middle/high school. | |
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| 800 Long Pond Road Rochester, New York 14612 |
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| Coordinates | 43°14′38″N 77°41′32″W / 43.24389°N 77.69222°WCoordinates: 43°14′38″N 77°41′32″W / 43.24389°N 77.69222°W |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | Greece Central School District |
| Principal | Richard Snyder |
| Schedule type | Block Schedule |
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.[citation needed]
[edit] Trivia
- Greece Athena High School special education student Jason McElwain received national attention after scoring twenty points in his first high school basketball game. McElwain, who has autism, scored all 20 of his points in the last four minutes. On July 12, 2006, ESPN awarded McElwain an ESPY Award in the "Best Sports Moment" category in recognition of his 20-point game.
- Former NBA player John Wallace is also an alumnus of the school.
- A 2002 alum, Kevin Greene was a contestant on the show, Grease: You're The One That I Want, a show to find stars to play the lead couple, Sandy and Danny on Broadway. Kevin was eliminated on February 25, 2007. He made it into the top five male contestants to play Danny Zuko on Broadway.
- On May 23, 2005, United States President George W. Bush visited the school to talk about his plan for social security.
- Magic Johnson paid a visit to the school in 2006 to give a motivational speech and meet with McElwain.
