Gordon MacRae (actor, singer, father of Meredith MacRae).Michael Herr (author, "Dispatches," "Walter Winchell: A Novel," "Kubrick," co-wrote screenplay for the film " Full Metal Jacket).Thom Filicia (interior designer, cast member of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy").Ben Burtt (sound effects designer for Star Wars and other films).John Berendt (author, " Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", among others).The Celtic Ensemble has been defunct since January 2007. While the Celtic Ensemble generally performed pieces of Irish origin, they did occasionally play music from other parts of the British Isles, original compositions, and popular tunes. In 2005, members of the Celtic Ensemble performed in the pit for Nottingham's production of Under Milk Wood. The Celtic Ensemble originally played at numerous venues in Nottingham High School and around the Syracuse community, including the annual Westcott Street Cultural Fair and Petit Branch Library. Nottingham was the only school in the district to have this type of ensemble. The Nottingham Celtic Ensemble was a small, Trad-oriented, student-directed Celtic band at Nottingham that ran from 2004 to 2006. Celtic Band (defunct as of January 2007).Some require auditions, and most can be taken for credit. Nottingham has a number of bands and choirs, in which any student may participate. During the same year 305 (23%) students were suspended for one full day or longer. The 2005-2006 school year had an annual attendance rate of 90%. 423 Classes were taught, with an overall average class size of 24 students per class. įor the 2006-2007 school year 95 teachers worked at Nottingham, along with 1 principal, 3 assistant principals, and 8 other professional staff. During the 2006-2007 school year 139 (or 11%) students dropped out. In 2007 Nottingham graduated 189 students, 72% (136) of these students received Regents Diplomas, 21% (39) received Regents Diplomas with "Advanced Designation". For the same period 12% (150) of students were reported as being "Limited English Proficient". The student body's racial/ethnic origin was: Black or African American 60% (781), White 27% (355), Hispanic or Latino 8% (108), Asian or Native/Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 3% (37), American Indian or Alaska Native 1% (10). This was down 3.5% from the previous year's total of 1338.įor the same year, 50% (648) of the student body was eligible for free lunch, and 9% (111) were eligible for reduced-price lunch. 2.3 The Nottingham Celtic Ensemble (defunct)įor the 2006-2007 school year Nottingham had a total enrollment of 1291 students: 311 Grade 9, 344 Grade 10, 308 Grade 11, and 282 Grade 12, with 46 students "ungraded".The program is called Syracuse University Project Advanced (SUPA) and offers college level courses such as Biology, Psychology, and Environmental Writing. It also offers some courses in association with nearby colleges and universities such as Syracuse University and SUNY ESF (Environmental Science and Forestry). The school offers many AP and Honors courses (such as AP Global History, AP World History, AP English, AP Chemistry, and AP Physics). It is known regionwide for its band, choirs, and theatrical productions. Nottingham is often considered the "music and arts" public high school in Syracuse (though there are other competent programs in the area). Between 19 a new library, gym, and Olympic-sized swimming pool were added, and a walkway was built connecting the former George Washington Elementary School to the main building. In 1952 the high school moved to its current location on East Genesee Street. It was named for the prominent Syracuse attorney William Nottingham (1853–1921), who had served on the Syracuse University Board of Trustees and on the New York State Board of Regents. The school was established in 1921 (making it the oldest high school in the city of Syracuse) in the building that is now T. It currently has an enrollment of about 1200 students in grades 9–12. William Nottingham High School is a public high school located at 3100 East Genesee Street in Syracuse, New York.
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