Cleveland Hill Union Free School District
| Cleveland Hill Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
Cheektowaga, New York United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Soar Towards Excellence |
| Principal | Jill Sherman |
| Faculty | 157 |
| Number of students | 1,575 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Golden Eagles |
| Website | http://www.clevehill.wnyric.org/ |
Cleveland Hill School District is a K-12 school district within the Cleveland Hill hamlet of Cheektowaga, New York.
Fire of 1954
In 1954, a fire at the elementary school facility claimed the lives of 15 sixth-grade students, and severely burned Jackson C. Frank. The facility was made entirely of wood, prompting the United States to introduce code that prohibited wooden buildings from housing schools.[1]
Notable alumni
- Jackson C. Frank – Musician (Class of 1961)
- James C. Litz[2] – Artist (Class of 1966)
- Robert Nowak[3] – Basketball player, 2004 ECC Hall of Fame Inductee (Class of 1966)
- Roger Peck – Founder and President of Crown Energy Services, Inc. (Class of 1968)
- Jo Ann Miller[4] – Miss New York 1973, illustration consultant (Class of 1971)
- Christopher Scolese[5] – Associate administrator of NASA (Class of 1974)
- Steve Fister – Musician, former lead guitarist of Steppenwolf (Class of 1975)
- William Wieczorek[6] – Director, Center for Health and Human Research at Buffalo State College (Class of 1977)
- Mark Parisi[7] – Head coach of USCAA Champion Daemen College Wildcats Women's Volleyball team (Class of 1980)
- Sal Capaccio[8] – Sports talk host/Buffalo Bills beat reporter – WGR SportsRadio 550 and Buffalo Bills Radio Network (Class of 1991)
- Leia Militello – Broadcaster for WKBW-TV (Class of 1993)
- Antwon Burton[9] – Football player, 2015 ECC Hall of Fame Inductee (Class of 2001)
- Chae Hawk – Musician (Class of 2002)
- Ashlee Thomas[10] – Miss Howard University 2011 (Class of 2009)
References
- ↑ http://www.talkingproud.us/Education040206.html
- ↑ "Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc.". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Erie Community College Athletics :: Hall of Fame". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "About". joann-miller. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Cleveland Hill grad soared as NASA engineer". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "The Am-Pol Eagle". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "The Official Site of Daemen College Wildcats – Staff Directory". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "WGR 550 SportsRadio – Home of the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bills – Sal Capaccio's Blog". WGR 550 SportsRadio – Home of the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bills. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "NFL Players". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ http://challengercn.com/buffalo-beauty-crowned-miss-howard-university/
External links
Coordinates: 42°56′29″N 78°46′57″W / 42.9415°N 78.7824°W
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