West Genesee High School

West Genesee High School offers a wide variety of Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses to its students. These courses are generally considered "much more rigorous than the general course offerings".[3]

Courses offered include English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, World History, US History, Statistics, Calculus, Physics, Biology, French Language, Spanish Language, Studio Art, Music Theory.[4]

In addition to AP courses, the school offers a number of courses through the Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) program. The students receive Syracuse University college credits, but the courses are taught by teachers named adjunct instructors by S.U. and are taught in classrooms at the high school as a part of a student's regular day.[5]

Courses offered through Project Advance include Economics, Psychology, Public Affairs, and Sociology.[4]

The school also offers courses for college credit through Onondaga Community College, a local community college. Like the SUPA courses, these courses are taught in classrooms at the high school.

Courses include Financial Accounting, Astronomy, CAD, Computer Information Systems, Introduction to Business, Photography and Precalculus.[4]

The boys' lacrosse team, coached by Shaun Smith, is widely recognized as one of the premier high school lacrosse teams in the United States. Hall of Fame coach Mike Messere was the head coach from 1975-2018. During his tenure, the Wildcats' finished the season 1st in the national high school rankings 8 times since 1990.

The team has won 15 New York State championships, including four consecutive between 2002 and 2005, and 34 Section III championships.[9][10]

As of 2011, the program has produced 52 high school All-Americans since 1971.

John Desko, the head coach of Syracuse University's men's lacrosse team is a former player and alumnus of the school.[11]

The girls' lacrosse team is also a regional power. The team began in 1995 and quickly rose to local and national prominence. The team has won six state championships in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2012.[12] Between 2001 and 2003, the Lady 'Cats won 67 consecutive games, and as of 13 October 2008 the team has won 48 consecutive games dating back to the beginning of the 2007 season.[13][12][14][15]

The West Genesee hockey team is a 3-time New York State Champion winning in 1990, 2001, and 2010, when the team was undefeated. The Wildcats have won 11 Section 3 championships including seven straight between 2008 and 2014.[16] Coach Frank Colabufo has an all-time record of 390-146-39.[17]

The most successful alumni is Rob Michel. He currently plays in the Philadelphia Flyers organization.

In the winter of 2018/19, the boys' basketball team secured the first state championship in the team's existence, and the girls' team was runner up in the state championship.

In the fall of 2007, the football team claimed its first New York State Class AA Championship.[18] The team is coached by Joe Corley, a position he has held since May 2008.