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
- Web site: 2023-2024 Student Handbook.
- Web site: 2023-2024 Student Handbook.
- Web site: HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. August 9, 2024.
- Robinson, K. (1998, June 22). Hamburg high school principal leaving after 26 years in post. The Buffalo News, p. C5.
- 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.
- Web site: Hamburg High School staff look back at Hochul's journey .