North Tonawanda High School

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North Tonawanda High School or N.T.H.S., is a public high school located in North Tonawanda, New York. N.T.H.S. is the high school for the North Tonawanda City School District. The current principal is Mr. James Fisher, and the current assistant principals are Mr. Kristopher Clester, Mr. Michael Mann, and Mrs. Katie Smith.AcademicsAcademiesNorth Tonawanda High School houses four smaller career academies: The Academy of Business and Finance, The Academy of Engineering & Architecture, the Academy of Information Technology, and the Academy of International Studies. Each academy accepts around twenty new students each school year, wherein each student takes a track of classes within that discipline to prepare students for further exploring that career strand in college.HistorySelected former principalsPrevious assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Mr. George L. Lowry - 1927-1962 (Teacher - North Tonawanda High School, named Principal of North Tonawanda Junior High)Mr. Earl Fonner - 1962-1972 (Assistant Principal - North Tonawanda High School, retired)Dr. B. Frank Sheppard - ?-1979 (Assistant Principal - North Tonawanda Middle School, retired)Mr. John T. Mahoney - 1979-1987 (Principal - Perry Junior/Senior High School, resigned)Mr. Joseph Burruano - 1987-1990 (Principal - Payne Junior High School, retired)Mr. Martin R. Heavey, Jr. - 1990-1993 (Assistant Principal - Orchard Park High School, named Principal of Cleveland Hill High School)Mr. Franklin D. Ruggiero - 1993-1999 (Principal - Jefferson Middle School, died)Mr. Albert J. Almansberger - 1999-2005 (Principal - Keshequa Junior-Senior High School, retired)