Hamburg High School (Hamburg, New York)
| Hamburg High School | |
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| Address | |
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4111 Legion Drive , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Inspiring today. Empowering Tomorrow. |
| School district | Hamburg Central School District |
| Principal | John J. Crangle (interim) |
| Assistant Principal | Michael C. Tylock |
| Faculty | 83.01 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,159 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.96[1] |
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| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | Hamburg High School |
Hamburg High School is a public secondary school in Hamburg, Erie County, New York, United States. Hamburg High School has approximately 1,300 students in grades 9-12. The mascot of Hamburg High School is the bulldog, and the school colors are purple and white. Their chief athletic rivals are the cross-town Frontier Falcons, Orchard Park Quakers, and Lake Shore Eagles.
Academics[]
History[]
Former Principals[]
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
- Byron Heath
- Ford R. Park
- Albert H. Downey–1909–1918 (Principal – Williamsville High School, named Principal of Waterloo High School)
- Frank N. Zurbick–1918–1926
- Vernon Simmons–1926–1940 (History teacher – Hamburg High School, resigned)
- Leon E. Leader–1940–1946
- Spencer W. Ravel–1940–1972 (unknown, retired[2])
- Lawrence S. Hood–1972–1998 (Assistant Principal – Westhill Junior-Senior High School, retired[2])
- Jean M. Kovach–1998–2000 (Assistant Principal – ,[2] named Director of Instruction of Hamburg Central School District[3])
- Jacqueline K. Peffer–2000–2005 (Principal – Middleport Elementary School,[3] named Principal of Union Pleasant Elementary School[4])
- Michael J. Gallagher–2005–2021 (Principal – ,[5] retired)
Notable alumni[]
- Rosemary Barnsdall Blackmon (1939), writer and magazine editor
- Colleen Brunner (1986), one of the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103; graduated from Hamburg in 1986; a scholarship for seniors is awarded annually in her memory
- E. Howard Hunt (1936), author; CIA officer; member of the White House Plumbers; organizer of the Watergate burglary
- Tom Toles Pulitzer prize winning political cartoonist for The Washington Post.
- George Abbott Broadway producer.
- Alison Pipitone singer songwriter and guitarist.
- Kathy Hochul, governor of New York.
References[]
- ^ a b c "HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c Robinson, K. (1998, June 22). Hamburg high school principal leaving after 26 years in post. The Buffalo News, p. C5.
- ^ a b Ploetz, E. (2000, July 7). Peffer named high school principal. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
- ^ Werbitsky, E. (2005, September 21). $12.7 million bond project approved. The Buffalo News, p. B3.
- ^ Lew-Port selects new principal. (2002, October 1). The Buffalo News, p. B3.
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