Hamburg High School (Hamburg, New York) Explained

Hamburg High School
Motto:	Inspiring today. Empowering Tomorrow.
Principal:	John J. Crangle III^[1]
Principal1:	Molly Hanzly Rose Kowalski
Principal Label1:	Assistant Principals ^[2]
Address:	4111 Legion Drive
Enrollment:	987 (2022-23)^[3]
Faculty:	87.33 (FTE)
Ratio:	11.30
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.

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^[4])
• Lawrence S. Hood - 1972–1998 (Assistant Principal – Westhill Junior-Senior High School, retired^[4])
• Jean M. Kovach - 1998–2000 (Assistant Principal – West Seneca East High School,^[4] named Director of Instruction of Hamburg Central School District^[5])
• Jacqueline K. Peffer - 2000–2005 (Principal – Middleport Elementary School,^[5] named Principal of Union Pleasant Elementary School^[6])
• Michael J. Gallagher - 2005–2021 (Principal – North Collins Junior/Senior High School,^[7] retired)

Notable alumni

• 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^[8]
• 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.

External links

• http://www.hamburgschools.org

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-2024 Student Handbook.
2. Web site: 2023-2024 Student Handbook.
3. Web site: HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. August 9, 2024.
4. Robinson, K. (1998, June 22). Hamburg high school principal leaving after 26 years in post. The Buffalo News, p. C5.
5. Ploetz, E. (2000, July 7). Peffer named high school principal. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
6. Werbitsky, E. (2005, September 21). $12.7 million bond project approved. The Buffalo News, p. B3.
7. Lew-Port selects new principal. (2002, October 1). The Buffalo News, p. B3.
8. Web site: Hamburg High School staff look back at Hochul's journey .