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Lewiston-Porter Central School District

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School district in New York, United States

Lewiston-Porter Central School District, colloquially referred to as "Lew-Port", is a school district in the towns of Lewiston and Porter, New York, about fifteen miles (24 km) from the city of Niagara Falls.2 It is headquartered in Youngstown, United States.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1947Founded1
  • HeadquartersYoungstown, United States1
  • Websitewww.Lew-Port.com
  • Legal formSCHOOL3
  • LEI549300MUHPYFD7ZI6C303
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address4061 Creek Road, 14174 Youngstown, United States3

Lewiston-Porter Central School District, colloquially referred to as "Lew-Port", is a school district in the towns of Lewiston and Porter, New York, about fifteen miles (24 km) from the city of Niagara Falls.2

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History

Selected Former Superintendents

Tobias J. Collins–1950-?

Jerry J. Herman–?-1972

E.K. Stevens [interim]–1972 (Assistant Superintendent - Lewiston-Porter Central School District, returned to position)

Daniel Healey

Gail M. Stephens–1985-1988 (Superintendent - Whitmore Lake Public Schools, fired)

Walter S. Polka–1990-2003 (Assistant Superintendent for Instruction - Lewiston-Porter Central School District, retired)

Whitney K. Vantine–2003-2005 (Superintendent - Union Springs Central School District, named Superintendent of Cold Spring Harbor School District)

Donald W. Rappold [interim]–2005-2008 (Assistant Superinendent - Lewiston-Porter Central School District, returned to position)

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R. Christopher Roser–2008-2015 (Superintendent - Avoca Central School District, retired)

History

Lewiston-Porter High School opened in 1971 and was dedicated on October 3, 1971.

Former Principals

Harry K. Blakeslee–1947-1960 (Principal - Lewiston High School, named Director of Health/Physical Education for Lewiston-Porter Central School District and founder of the Lewiston Porter School District)

Paul W. Haley–1960-1967 (Biology teacher - Lewiston Porter High School, unknown)

James W. Davis–1967-1971 (unknown, named Assistant Principal for Instruction at Lewiston-Porter Central School District)

Theodore Wodzinski–1971-1974

Glenn Leis–1974-1980 (Principal - Newton High School, killed)

William H. Hockaday–1980-1986 (Deceased 2011, funeral announcement by family)

Richard A. Maratto–1986-1990 (Principal – Kensington High School, named Principal of Iroquois High School)

Roberta J. Love–1990-2002 (Assistant Principal – Williamsville North High School, retired)

Michael J. Gallagher–2002-2005 (Principal – North Collins Junior/Senior High School, named Principal of Hamburg High School)

Paul Casseri–2005-2015 (Principal – South Park High School, named Superintendent of Lewiston-Porter Central School District)

Andrew Auer–2015-2017 (Principal - Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Center, named Principal of Lewiston-Porter Middle School)

Jared D. Taft–2017-2019 (Vice Principal - Lackawanna High School, named Principal of Alexander Elementary School)

Whitney Vantine [interim]–2019-2020 (Interim Superintendent - West Seneca Central School District, retired)

History

Lewiston Porter Middle School was built and opened in 1957 as "Lewiston-Porter Junior High School."

History

The "IEC" was originally built and opened as Lewiston-Porter Central Junior-Senior High School on September 3, 1952. The school's named changed from South Elementary to Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Center in 2002.

History

In 2015, the Lewiston-Porter Primary Education Center was one of nineteen schools throughout New York State to be nominated by the New York State Education Department as a National Blue Ribbon School. The nineteen nominees were selected out of 6,500 schools throughout New York State and include elementary, middle, and high school levels as well as public, private, and charter schools.

From Wikipedia’s article on Lewiston-Porter Central School District, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1947Founded Founded1