Spencerport High School

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Spencerport High School

Type	Public high school
Principal	Ty Zinkiewich
Students	1600+ (2007)
Grades	9-12
Location	2707 Spencerport Road, Spencerport, New York, USA
District	Spencerport Central School District
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Ranger Bear
Newspaper	The Voice
Website	Spencerport High School Online

Spencerport High School is the only high school in the Spencerport Central School District, located at 2707 Spencerport Road, in Spencerport, New York. Led by Principal Ty Zinkiewich, the school has over sixteen hundred students and staff and offers a wide variety of courses from Photography to Sports and Entertainment Management.^[1]

Contents 1 Campus 2 Curriculum 2.1 Do the Right Thing 2.2 Block Scheduling 3 Spencerport Academy 4 Extracurricular activities 4.1 Clubs and Activities 4.2 Music Department 4.3 Athletics 5 Wrestling 5.1 Individual New York State Champions 6 Notable Alumni 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Campus

The school is two stories high and has two gymnasiums, two cafeterias, and a pool. A new larger eight-lane pool with a diving area is to be built by 2009, and is currently under construction. A weight room with brand new equipment and an extra practice room used for cheerleading, wrestling, and baseball is also available. The school recently built an auditorium (2003) that seats one thousand people and hosts multiple school and community events. Also recently built was an additional hallway for health, second language, technology, and the academy classes. The newest addition to the High School is its remodeled weight room, which opened in December 2007.

[edit] Curriculum

[edit] Do the Right Thing

The school is slowly becoming famous for its PBIS Green Team and its "Do the Right Thing" program. This team of teachers has created catchy songs for Spencerport to know in order for students to remember the school's new "Ranger Creed" and encourage positive behavior.

[edit] Block Scheduling

As of September 2006, high school students are taking classes under a block schedule. Block scheduling is defined as at least part of the daily schedule organized into larger blocks of time (more than 60 minutes) to allow flexibility for a diversity of instructional activities. The Board of Education approved the change on November 8, 2005, following three years of examining the advantages and disadvantages.

Spencerport’s block schedule features four 80-minute classes each day, one 20 minute advisement period, one 30 minute lunch (one of three lunches within the third block) and one 35 minute after school activity period. A committee of students and staff monitor and discuss the schedule on a monthly basis.

[edit] Spencerport Academy

Spencerport Academy, the district's alternative high school, opened in September of 2003, with 32 students. The Academy is located within Spencerport High School, in the recently built east wing.

The Academy serves 36 students in grades 9-12, and offers Regents-level courses. Students who graduate from the Academy are awarded a Spencerport Diploma, with the appropriate designation. The Academy is an integrated program that is open to students with or without an IEP.

The Academy is staffed by an administrator (Assistant Principal), full time secretary, guidance counselor, social worker, and five teachers (English, Science, Social Studies, Math, and Special Ed.).

The Academy is a voluntary program for students who are at risk of dropping out or failing. Students must be referred to the program by the IST (Instructional Support Team) in conjunction with building administration. The student spends a day at the Academy, and is accepted or denied enrollment based on input from the student, parent, Academy staff and administration.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Clubs and Activities

Spencerport offers a wide array of clubs and activities including:

[edit] Music Department

Spencerport High School is also widely known for their excellent music program, winning many state and national contests. Their infamous jazz band, directed by muscian John Viavattine, is specifically noted for producing many of the best musicians in New York state.

[edit] Athletics

The Spencerport Central Schools interscholastic athletic program has been built upon the positive qualities of pride, commitment and performance with an emphasis on academics, sportsmanship, drug-free participation and safety. The expectation is for excellence both on and off the playing fields.

Spencerport offers 84 teams in 28 sports (including varsity, junior varsity, freshman and modified A and B programs). Teams and student-athletes have distinguished themselves with winning records and championships in Monroe County, Section V and New York State competitions. Many teams also have been recognized for their team grade point average, including two state champions, through the NYSPHSAA Team Scholar-Athlete program. Spencerport is best known for its wrestling team, which has won many county, sectional and multiple NYS championships. Our varsity teams participate in the Spencerport Student Athletes Care program (a community service volunteer project). Spencerport student-athletes also have the opportunity to be members of the Varsity Club and P.R.I.D.E. (Proud Rangers Inspire a Drug-free Environment).

All candidates must sign up for each season in which they wish to participate. Approved interscholastic physicals are good for one calendar year. The student-athlete must also receive a seasonal health recertification from the school nurse in order to participate in a sport. Sports practice for fall, winter and spring sports start in August/September, November and March respectively.

Spencerport Athletics made headlines on February 16, 2006 for their basketball team being defeated by the famous, ESPY award winning, Jason McElwain "J'Mac."

[edit] Wrestling

The Wrestling Program at Spencerport High School is one of the most accomplished high school wrestling programs in the United States.^[2] The Rangers, as all Spencerport teams are known, are currently led by head coach Bill Jacoutot, and their 56-year history includes coaches Leo Bernabi (41-11-1), Frank Meilnicki (36-2-1) and Walt Teike (161-26-2). Jacoutot began coaching at Spencerport with the 1981-82 season. His teams hold the state record for most consecutive tournament wins (16 teams or more) at 12. The Rangers have been Monroe County Divisional Champions 35 times (most recent 2008), Monroe County Tournament Champions 28 times (most recent 2008), Section V Champions 28 times (most recent 2008), and NYS Champions 6 times (most recent 2008). Spencerport is currently ranked 10th in the nation among public and private schools by W.I.N. magazine and has won a consecutive state title. Jacoutot has also coached ten individual New York State Champion wrestlers.

[edit] Individual New York State Champions

• 1974, 75 Frank DeAngelis*
• 1984 John Suhr
• 1986 Mike LoPresti
• 1986 Rick Suhr
• 1987 Tom Billone
• 1989 Joe LoPresti
• 1993 Sirrell Gissendanner*
• 1997 Jason DeBruin
• 1999 Shawn Hibbs
• 1999 Gary Borrelli
• 2008 Paul Glover
• 2008 Bryan Bourne

(*) Most Outstanding Wrestler

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Matt Merritt, Musician, Guitarist in Tinted Image^[3]
• Charlie McMullen, Marathon runner^[4]
• Martin Sargent, American television personality & Internet Superstar
• Steve Silver, 2006 USA Wrestling "Man of the Year" and Olympic Wrestler^[5][6]
• Rich Suhr, World-class pole vaulting coach^[7]
• Cathy Turner, Short track speed skating Olympic Gold Medal winner in 1992 and 1994
• Joel Vickers, Musician, Saxophonist in Tinted Image^[8]
• Tom Villard, American actor
• Alan Zemaitis, Professional American football cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Spencerport High School Courses
• Spencerport High School Profile (provided by schooltree.org)
• Official Spencerport Rangers Wrestling Website