won several National Invitational competitions in Myrtle Beach, SC and Virginia Beach, VA, winning "Stellar Trumpet Section" and several individual awards were won including lead trumpet, Tee Nelson, and solo trumpet, Wayne Tucker. The Wind Ensemble, a select version of its main Concert Band traditionally plays a copy of the original arrangement of Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride. Drama The Henninger High School Drama Club puts on 2-3 performances a year. Unlike many high schools in the area, at least two of these performances are musicals. In the past several years, the Club has been particularly ambitious. In the spring of 2006, they performed the Syracuse area debut (High School and professional) of Elton John and Tim Rice's: Aida. In the fall of the same year they performed the Syracuse area debut of Disney's High School Musical. In the spring of 2008 Henninger was the first high school in the area to do the musical, Miss Saigon. Other shows in recent years include Fiddler on the Roof in 2004, West Side Story in Fall 2007, and Once On This Island in Spring 2010. Academics Henninger High School's academic program is different in that it is divided into various "focus teams." The four main teams are Business, Media and Communications, Art Focus and Health Careers. The two largest teams, Health Careers and Art Focus are the only programs of their kind in the surrounding area. Health Careers in particular is a program aimed for students heading towards the medical profession. Benefits from Health Careers include many medical-based courses as well as volunteer work at local hospitals. Henninger High School also has chapters in the National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society and the only chapter of the National Art Honor Society in Upstate New York Notable alumni Andray Blatche – professional basketball player Karl Buechner – metalcore vocalist for Earth Crisis, Freya and Path of Resistance Andy Mineo – Christian hip hop artist Joseph A. Nicoletti – Syracuse City Council and New York State Assembly representative Jessimae Peluso – stand-up comedian and television personality from MTV's Girl Code Tom Romano – professional baseball player Ray Seals – professional football player Lazarus Sims – professional basketball player Marquise Walker – professional football player Frank Whaley – actor, director, screenwriter and comedian References External links Henninger High School Website Current site Public high schools in New York (state) Schools in Onondaga County, New York