Amherst Central High School

4301 Main St, Amherst, NY 14226
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Amherst Central High School is a public high school in Snyder, New York, a hamlet within the town of Amherst, which is within the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It is the only high school in the Amherst Central School District. Its enrollment is approximately 802 students. The school opened in 1931; construction on the current building began in 1929.DistrictThe high school served 802 students from grades nine through twelve for the 2012-13 academic year. The school's Parent-Teacher Association is a joint organization with the Amherst Middle School. The 15sqmi Amherst School District has a population of 27,578 as of October 2012. The high school serves the school district which encompasses the neighborhoods of Eggertsville and Snyder, as well as small portions of the village of Williamsville and the town of Cheektowaga.In 1998 the high school was judged one of the 100 best in the country by Newsweek magazine, with students taking the highest number of Advanced Placement examinations in Western New York.Fine artsAmherst is well known for the high quality of their music program. Instrumental music comprises a string department consisting of Symphony Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Operetta Pit Orchestra, Sinfonia, and chamber ensembles. The band department consists of Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble, as well as smaller sectional ensembles. There is a vocal music department, which includes Concert Choir, Concert Chorale, Sweet Sixteens, and Varsity Singers. The music teachers are Mr. Craig Incontro-Band Director/Music Department Chair, Mr. Matt Pendrak-Orchestra Director, Mr. Justin Pomietlarz-Choral Director/Operetta Producer.

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