Greece Athena High School
- Greece Athena High School
infobox School
name= Greece Athena High School
imagesize = 300px
caption= A front view of the middle/high school.
type= Public
district= Greece Central School District
location= 800 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14612
principal= Richard Snyder
schedtyp= Block Schedule
Greece Athena High School [http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/] 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.Fact|date=September 2007
School sports
Men's
Fall
Varsity/JV/Frosh Football
Varsity/JV X-Country
Varsity/JV/Modified A Soccer
Winter
Varsity/JV/Frosh Basketball
Varsity Bowling
Varsity Ice Hockey
Varsity/JV Swimming
Varsity/JV Indoor Track
Varsity/JV Wrestling
Spring
Varsity/JV/Modified A Baseball
Varsity/JV Outdoor Track
Varsity/JV Tennis
Varsity/JV Lacrosse
Women's
Fall
Varsity/JV/Modified A Cheerleading
Varsity/JV X-Country
Varsity/JV/Modified A Soccer
Varsity/JV Swimming
Varsity/JV Tennis
Varsity Gymnastics
Varsity/JV Volleyball
Varsity Golf
Winter
Varsity/JV/Frosh Basketball
Varsity/JV/Modified A Cheerleading
Varsity Bowling
Varsity/JV Indoor Track
Spring
Varsity/JV Softball
Varsity/JV Outdoor Track
Varsity/JV Lacrosse
Clubs and organizations
* Art Club
* Biology Club
* Concert Band
* DECA
* Italian Club
* Jazz Ensemble
* Masterminds
* Math Team
* Model UN
* M.O.L.E.
* National Honor Society
* Mock Government
* Peer Mediation
* Select Choir
* Show Choir
* Ski Club
* Student Council
* Symphonic Band
* Women's Choir
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, "", 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.
External links
* [http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=r66p108hs06h&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=8316656 Bird's eye view of Greece Athena]
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