Hamburg High School (Hamburg, New York)
Hamburg High School | |
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Address | |
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4111 Legion Drive , | |
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Type | Public |
Motto | Inspiring today. Empowering Tomorrow. |
School district | Hamburg Central School District |
Principal | John J. Crangle III[1] |
Assistant Principals [1] | Molly Hanzly Rose Kowalski |
Faculty | 87.33 (FTE)[2] |
Enrollment | 987 (2022-23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.30[2] |
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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
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History
[edit]Former Principals
[edit]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[3])
- Lawrence S. Hood–1972–1998 (Assistant Principal – Westhill Junior-Senior High School, retired[3])
- Jean M. Kovach–1998–2000 (Assistant Principal – West Seneca East High School,[3] named Director of Instruction of Hamburg Central School District[4])
- Jacqueline K. Peffer–2000–2005 (Principal – Middleport Elementary School,[4] named Principal of Union Pleasant Elementary School[5])
- Michael J. Gallagher–2005–2021 (Principal – North Collins Junior/Senior High School,[6] retired)
Notable alumni
[edit]- George Abbott, Broadway producer
- Rosemary Barnsdall Blackmon, writer and magazine editor
- Colleen Brunner, one of the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103; a scholarship for seniors is awarded annually in her memory
- Kathy Hochul, governor of New York[7]
- E. Howard Hunt, author, CIA officer, member of the White House Plumbers, organizer of the Watergate burglary
- Howard J. Osborn, former CIA director of security
- Alison Pipitone singer songwriter, and guitarist
- Tom Toles, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist for The Washington Post.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2023-2024 Student Handbook" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hamburg High School staff look back at Hochul's journey".