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'''Cicero-North Syracuse High School''' was originally ''Cicero High School'' (constructed in [[1967]]) but was consolidated with the North Syracuse High School in the North Syracuse School District of the [[United States]] in [[1983]] to form the current-day high school. The high school hosts grades 10-12 and currently has an estimated 2,577 students. The current school principal is former history teacher James F. Froio. The school hosts about twenty co-ed sports, with state titles in men's [[cross-country running]] in [[1989]], [[1995]], [[1996]], ladies' [[softball]] in [[2000]], [[2004]] and [[2006]], and men's baseball in [[1995]]. The school is also home to the Michael J. Bragman Athletic Complex, which was constructed in 1998 and is considered a [[state-of-the-art]] facility. Over the years, increasing student populations have resulted in many additions to the school, most recently in [[1999]].

CNS gives students the chance to explore many different career and academic opportunities with a wide range of electives from Business Law, Adolescent Psychology, Music Theory, Creative Writing, Architectural Drawing, and Crucible of Change. The school also offers a plethora of AP classes, which gives student the opportunity to get credit for college, and be challenged academically.{{POV-statement}}

The school also hosts some forty clubs, including a Cinema Club, which hold its annual CINEFEST every year a [[SADD]] chapter, whose main project includes the After the Ball Party for seniors, [[GSA]] organization, which hosts a Day of Silence, and promotes awareness and tolerance within the building, an anti-stereotype group called IMAGES (Intelligent Minds Against Growing and Existing Stereotypes), which focuses on problems not only in the school, but in our society, and UMOJA, which promotes ethnic and racial diversity in our school. CNS also sponsors [[FBLA]], [[FCCLA]], and [[Science Olympiad]] clubs, and DECA,CNS also added a new Model United Nations charters to it's list of clubs and activities.

In 1976, the school was the site of a [[Strike action|strike]] by the [[New York State United Teachers]] that lasted two weeks, resulting in replacement teachers from nearby [[Syracuse University]] being hired as temporary replacements. However, one teacher, physics teacher Emilio Colabello, was killed as a drunk driver hit a ditch and careened into a line of striking teachers. The strike ended by ruling of the [[New York State Supreme Court]] ordering the six leaders to ten days in jail.

== CurrentMajor Issues ==

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During the 2006-2007 school year, the school has hosted two school wide summits, one focusing on dress code, and the other on Respect in the building.

In 2006, CNS won the SALTY award for best High School Musical with their performance of "The Music Man"

During the fall of 2004, numerous students were questioned for the pipe-bombing of a newspaper box in the neighborhood Darby Farms, one of Cicero's oldest neighborhoods. No students have been charged as of yet.

In 2004 theIn high2004 schoolCNS was host to a sudden rash of bomb threats, totaling seventeen in a three-month span. These were almost always target at this school only. Two students were later arrested for at least one threat written on a note in and left in a bathroom at the school. The school had faced a previous series of threats around 1996.

The issue of teen drinking came up after a juniorJunior student, Kaitlin Kozlowski (16), was killed in a car accident in which her friend, senior Danielle Breman (17), was driving while intoxicated on January 30, [[2005]]. Breman was later sentenced to five months in prison.

The [[GSA]] (Gay-Straight Alliance) is often a conflict between the school and some taxpayers who are against its presence in the school. A similar situation exists with the Bible Club. Neither organization has been ordered to disband at this time.

On November 16, 2005, a 15-year old in the high school used gasoline concealed in a water bottle to start a fire in the boys' bathroom on the second floor of the school. A second fire occurred shortly afterwards in the basement when a dryer malfunctioned. In order to insure the safety of the students and the faculty, classes were cancelledcanceled the rest of that day. The student faced second degree arson charges.

== External linksLinks ==

*[http://www.nscsd.k12.ny.us/schools/CNS1/ School Website] - Old SchoolCNS Web-Site]

*[http://nscsd.org/high_school.cfm]- newNew schoolCNS websiteSite]

*[http://news10now.com/content/all_news/central_new_york/?SecID=86&ArID=60077] - An Article Discussing The Gun Found]

*[http://www.cnshockey.org CNS Northstars Varsity Hockey Team website]

*[http://www.freewebs.com/nysfbla CNS' FBLA Site]