Cicero–North Syracuse High School

Cicero–North Syracuse High School is an American public high school located in Cicero, New York, United States serving tenth through twelfth grade students. The school is part of the North Syracuse Central School District.

Cicero–North Syracuse High School
Address
6002 Route 31

Cicero
,
(Onondaga County)
,
New York
13039

United States
Coordinates43.1769°N 76.1065°W / 43.1769; -76.1065
Information
School typePublic school (government funded), High school
Established1967 (1967) (Cicero High School)
School districtNorth Syracuse Central School District
NCES District ID3621210[1]
CEEB code331378
NCES School ID362121002997[2]
PrincipalJamie Sullivan (Interim)
Faculty135.01 (on a FTE basis)[2]
Grades10–12; Ungraded
Enrollment1,975 (2018-19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio14.63[2]
LanguageEnglish
Schedule7:35 AM - 2:00 PM
CampusSuburb: Large
Color(s)     
Royal Blue, Kelly Green and White
MascotNorthstars
NicknameC–NS, CNS
RivalLiverpool High School
YearbookPolaris
Websitewww.nscsd.org/cnshs

Overview

Cicero–North Syracuse High School hosts grades 10-12 and serves approximately 2,300 students. The school principal (interim) is Jamie Sullivan. Cicero–North Syracuse High School is often called C–NS. C–NS hosts many extracurricular activities, such as student clubs and sports teams. C–NS is the home of the Cicero–North Syracuse "Northstars" Marching Band. The school hosts about twenty co-ed sports, with New York State Championship titles in men's cross-country running in 1989, 1995, and 1996, and in girls softball in 1989, 1999, 2004, 2006 and 2013.[4]

In 1993, the marching band won the Bowl Games of America national championship and in 1994 won the New England Scholastic Band Association championship.[5]

In 2006, CNS won the Syracuse Area Live Theater Youth (S.A.L.T.Y.) award for best High School Musical with their performance of "The Music Man"[6] During the 2006-2007 school year, the school has hosted two school wide summits, one focusing on dress code.

In 2009, the Cicero–North Syracuse High School Varsity Winterguard were crowned as the WGI SA Class Champions, winning the National Title for the first time, with a nearly perfect score of 97.4. They received a Perfect Score in the Movement Caption. In 2017 the Junior Varsity took first place in the Mid York Color Guard Circuit in the class SA2. The varsity team took first in Scholastic Open and received the bronze medal at WGI World Championships in Dayton OH. These achievements boosted the Varsity Winterguard to the Scholastic World class.

In 2009, a math teacher at Cicero–North Syracuse was accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint.[7][8][9] He was previously arrested for stolen license plates. He was sentenced to 4 years in jail.[10][11]

In 2010, the Boys and Girls varsity basketball teams became Section 3 champions for the first time in school history.

In 2016 and 2017 the Marching Band won the Large School 2 state championships for the New York State Field Band Conference. This was the first championship win for the band in 29 years. Also in 2017, the band won the USBands 5A National Championship in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The group also performed in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade[12]

Threats

On April 23, 2018, a concerned student informed a resource officer at the school about a potential school shooting after another classmate made statements that they were going to carry out acts of violence against the students and staff at the school. Deputies investigated the incident and charged a senior with making a terrorist threat. The Sheriff's Office of Onondaga County said they will continue to work closely with the staff and students at the school to ensure that they have a safe environment.[13]

Clubs
  • Class Of... (Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Years)
  • C–NS Dance Ensemble
  • DECA (FBLA and DECA have now combined as of the '07-'08 school year)
  • ECOS
  • FCCLA
  • Feminist Club
  • GSA
  • IMAGES (Intelligent Minds Against Growing and Existing Stereotypes)
  • Insights Literary Magazine
  • Marching Band http://cnsmarchingband.org/
  • Math League
  • Model United Nations
  • National Honor Society
  • Newspaper Club
  • Pride Club
  • SADD
  • Science Olympiad
  • Ski Club
  • Student Engineering Club
  • Student Government
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • UMOJA
  • Winter Drumline
  • Winterguard
  • Year Book
  • Youth Alive

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for North Syracuse Central School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Cicero–North Syracuse High School (362121002997)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  3. "Cicero–North Syracuse High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. "CNS Softball Record" Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  5. "About Us". CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE NORTHSTARS MARCHING BAND. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  6. "SALTY Awards 2006" Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  7. "Cicero–North Syracuse teacher accused of Minoa bank robbery had prior arrest". syracuse.com. 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  8. "Teacher accused of robbery made off with nearly $32,000: News". ValleyCentral.com. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  9. "School reacts to math teacher's robbery arrest: News". CNYcentral.com. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  10. "Former teacher Mark Gurniak sentenced to four years for Minoa bank robbery". syracuse.com. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  11. "Gurniak sentenced to four years in prison - YNN". Centralny.ynn.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  12. "C–NS marching band takes national stage in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (photos)". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  13. https://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2018/04/police_central_new_york_high_school_student_threatened_to_shoot_students_staff.html
  14. "Extra Curricular" (PDF). Nscsd.org. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
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