Williamsville North High School

When Williamsville North High School was built in 1968, it became the Williamsville Central School District's second high school.

The demographic breakdown of the 1,285 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:

• Male - 52.1%
• Female - 47.9%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
• Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.6%
• Black - 5.0%
• Hispanic - 2.7%
• White - 80.8%
• Multiracial - 3.7%

11.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

North's boys' athletic teams are referred to as the Spartans, whereas the girls' teams are referred to as the Lady Spartans.

Williamsville North is a member of the ECIC-I athletic conference within Section VI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. North fields teams in many sports, in both the girl's and boy's divisions. Boys sports include Football, Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Volleyball, and Track and Field. Girls sports include Cross Country, Basketball, Golf, Field Hockey, Gymnastics, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Track and Field, Soccer, Swimming, and Diving. Cheerleading is also offered.

[4] There are three sections of the Music Department at North High School: Band, Orchestra, and Chorus. Available classes are the following: Music in Our Lives l and ll, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Mixed Chorus, Concert Choir, Choraleers, Concert Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra. In recent years, the amount of student involvement in this area as increased. This gave an incentive for a possible renovation of the Music Departments throughout the Williamsville Central School District.

[5][6][7] On December 13, 2018, members in the community were given the chance to vote on a renovation project for the music departments in the High and Middle schools of Williamsville Central School District. It is a $36.6 million project of the district as a whole. Despite this large cost, there will be no tax increase. This is because of three reasons. First, the project will begin when the district’s current debt will be paid off and the annual general fund budget will include $1,560,000 in payment for this project’s debt. Second, money from existing reserve accounts will be used. Thirdly, the project qualifies for NYS building aid, which will cover between 52 and 60 percent of the total cost.

The renovation cost for Williamsville North HS is estimated at $6,414,778. The proposed scope of work is estimated to be 9,828 sq. ft. New additions will include a chorus room, orchestra room, practice/lesson rooms, bathrooms, and storage. Renovation to the current music facilities will include two music classrooms (C130 and C129); the instrument storage room, music library, and lesson teaching space; band office/percussion practice room and music library/prop room in new dressing rooms for drama program; relocation of music classroom to OT/PT room; conversion of current darkroom into a storage room. There will also be renovations made to the Auditorium. This will include restoring existing stage front, replace stage floor, new sound system, new carpet, acoustical improvements, handrail replacements, and ADA modifications.

There are numerous clubs at North covering a variety of interests. Everything from Environmental, to Drama, to Japanese club has a home at North. North also has Cultural Awareness Club that puts on an assembly every two years as well as Guitar Club that performs about once a month. Newer clubs include Film club, Stock Market Club, and the Gay Straight Alliance. The two major writing clubs at north are Fusion, once a monthly newspaper, and Aquilo the yearly magazine that reviews and publishes the best works from many students in the school like poems, short stories and illustrations. Academic clubs are also well represented through Science Olympiad, Masterminds, and Mock Trial. North has active chapters in many national organizations like DECA, as well as National, German, and Math Honor Society.

• Mona Bijoor (1985), businesswoman and internet entrepreneur
• Lynn Schofield Clark (1982), professor of media studies at the University of Denver
• Chris Gronkowski (2005), American football fullback
• Dan Gronkowski (2003), American football tight end
• Glenn Gronkowski (2011), American football fullback
• Rob Gronkowski, American football tight end
• Chris Hajt (1996), ice hockey defenseman
• Jamey Rodemeyer, gay activist
• Peter Salovey (1975), President of Yale University

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