Union-Endicott High School

Union-Endicott High School
Union-Endicott High School
Address
	1100 E. Main Street; Endicott, New York 13760; United States
Coordinates	42°05′52″N 76°02′54″W / 42.0977°N 76.0484°W
Information
Type	Public
Founded	1915
School district	Union-Endicott Central School District
NCES District ID	361071000854
Superintendent	Nicole Wolfe
CEEB code	331850
Principal	Steven DiStefano
Teaching staff	91.09 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Number of students	999 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	10.97
Campuses	1
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Orange and black
Fight song	Fight on U-E, On Old U-E
Team name	Tigers
Rivals	Vestal Senior High School
Budget	$74,018,097 (2013–14)
Feeder schools	Jennie F. Snapp Middle School
Website	www.uek12.org/UEHS.aspx
	Union-Endicott Central School District Essential Facts

Union-Endicott High School (UEHS) is a public high school located in Endicott, New York. The school, a part of the Union-Endicott Central School District, enrolls 1,280 students from 9-12 and has a student/teacher ratio of 12.8:1.^[3] Union-Endicott was listed as the 4,190th best public high school in the United States in 2021 by U.S. News & World Report on their annual list of Best High Schools in America.^[3] In the 2013–14 school year the school had an operating budget of $74,018,097. The only feeder school is Jennie F. Snapp Middle School also located in Endicott.

History

Union-Endicott High School opened in 1915. During the summer of 2014, work was done to remove asbestos from the building. The initiative was part of a US$7 mil capital project that voters approved in a December 2013 referendum.^[4]^[5]

The firm of Cummings and Conrad were selected to design and build a three-story, brick school at a cost of just over $100,000. Work on the structure continued through early 1915. The builders had to contend with the farm at the rear of the property that is now Ty Cobb Stadium. They also had to put up with visitors to the adjoining Casino Park.

Ithaca architect Fred Thomas designed a new four-story addition to the school that merged elements of the original building. The new addition added 135,000 feet of space at a cost of $6.2 million. The modular design could change as needs shifted in the future. Work began in 1972, and the project was complete by 1974. The modern addition included laboratories, art and music rooms and health classrooms.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2014–15 school year, the Union-Endicott student body was 53% male, 47% female, 79% White, 7% Black, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 5% Multiracial. There was a total enrollment of 1,165 students.^[7]

Notable alumni

Tony Matisi (class of 1934) – NFL player^[8]
Julius Battista (class of 1937) – football player
Ed Zandy (class of c. 1938) – musician with Glenn Miller Band
Mitchell Olenski (class of 1940) – NFL player^[9]
Ken Zubay (class of 1942) - IBM executive and Minnesota state representative^[10]
Johnny Logan (class of 1945) - MLB player, 4-time All-Star
Johnny Hart (class of c. 1949) – cartoonist, creator of B.C., co-creator of The Wizard of Id^[11]
Jack Caprio (class of 1949) - writer, B.C. and The Wizard of Id.
Gary Wilson (class of 1971) - musician^[12]
David Barno (class of 1972) - Military general^[13]
Sarah Patterson (class of 1974) - Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics head coach 1979-2014
John Marshall - cartoonist, head artist of Blondie
Joe Mott (class of 1984) – NFL player^[14]
Isaiah Kacyvenski (class of 1996) – NFL linebacker and investor^[15]
Eric Appel (class of c. 1998) – television director
Josh Riley (class of 1999) – congressman^[16]
David Archer (class of 2001) – football coach^[17]
Jim Johnson (class of 2001) – MLB pitcher, 2-time saves leader^[18]
Arthur Jones (class of 2004) – NFL player^[19]
Jon Jones (class of 2005) – professional mixed martial artist, current UFC Heavyweight Champion^[20]
Jon Gernhart (class of 2006) – musician^[21]
Chandler Jones (class of 2008) – NFL player^[22]
Christopher Bill (class of 2010) – musician^[23]
Kylie Strom (class of 2010) – soccer player^[24]
Emily Mackay (class of 2016) – professional runner^[25]