Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District


Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District is a public school district in New York State located in the Town of Lewiston, New York, about from Niagara Falls, New York. The District serves students from the towns of Niagara and Wheatfield.

Administration

The District offices are located at 5700 West Street Sanborn, Niagara, New York The Superintendent Daniel Ljiljanich.

District administrators

The Board of Education consists of seven members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Elections are held each May for board members and to vote on the School District Budget.
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The school district operates six schools.

Niagara-Wheatfield High School

Niagara-Wheatfield High School is located at 2292 Saunders Settlement Road in Sanborn, New York and serves grades 9 through 12. The current interim principal is Mr. Jeffrey White, and the current assistant principal is Mr. Matthew McCall.

History

Niagara Wheatfield High School was built in 1956 and opened on September 8, 1958.
Former Principals
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Edward Town Middle School is located at 2292 Sanders Settlement Road in Sanborn and serves grades 6, 7, and 8. The Principal is Mr. Jordan Schmidt.

History

Edward Town Middle School was built in 1964 and opened in 1965. It was named for Edward Town in April 1966, who helped organize the Niagara Wheatfield district.
Former Principals
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Colonial Village Elementary School is located in Lewiston, and is located at 1456 Saunders Settlement Road. It serves grades K through 5. The current principal is Mrs. Marissa Vuich.

History

Colonial Village Elementary was built in 1949.
Selected former principals
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Errick Road Elementary School is located at 6839 Errick Road in Wheatfield and serves grades K through 5. The principal is Mrs. Nora O'Bryan

History

Errick Road Elementary was built in 1948.
Selected former principals
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Tuscarora Indian School is located at 2015 Mt. Hope Street in Lewiston and serves grades K through 6. The current is Elizabeth Corieri.

History

Tuscarora Indian School was built in 1953.
Selected former principals
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West Street Elementary School is located at 5700 West Street in Sanborn and serves grades K through 5. The principal is Theron Mong.

History

West Street Elementary was built in 1997/1998 and opened in September 1999.

Former principal

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Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School's official school colors are black & white and red. The school's mascot is the Falcon, and its sports teams and other competitive teams are also referred to as the "Niagara-Wheafield Falcons."

Sports

Athletics: NW has sports programs, including baseball, football, basketball, bowling, wrestling, cheer-leading, track, cross country, tennis, volleyball, swimming, golf, soccer, hockey and softball. Niagara-Wheatfield competes in the NFL with rival schools such as Lewiston-Porter, Niagara Falls, and Lockport. Niagara-Wheatfield is in New York's Section 6.

Notable alumni

, Class of 1998, is a former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion.

2008: 50 Year Golden Anniversary

In 2008, Niagara-Wheatfield celebrated its "golden anniversary" of 50 years with a 1950s-style sock hop, inviting all NW alumni who have graduated from the school since its opening 50 years ago.

Brief history and student demographics

The original high school was built on the Haseley family farm land in 1958, which the family sold to the state. The dual Edward Town Middle School and Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School complex is located on Saunders Settlement Road near the hamlet of "Walmore", an original Franco-German Lutheran settlement formed in 1843, to which the Haseley family is related. There are still several families living in the town of Wheatfield today who are descendants of the original Franco-German immigrant families. The families established the hamlets of Saint Johnsburg, Bergholz, and Walmore after escaping harsh religious persecution in their former European homeland.
There is also a Native American population with a deep history that has a historical presence in the school district. The Tuscarora reservation is located directly across the street from the middle school and high school, and is home to the Tuscarora Nation.