Hamburg High School (Hamburg, New York)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Hamburg High School
| image = 200px
| motto = Inspiring today. Empowering Tomorrow.
| type = Public
| district = Hamburg Central School District
| principal = John J. Crangle III{{cite web|url=https://cdnsm5-ss10.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_18918624/File/_2023THRU2024HANDBOOK.pdf|title=2023-2024 Student Handbook}}
| principal1 = Molly Hanzly
Kelley Mason
| principal_label1 = Assistant
Principals {{cite web|url= https://hhs.hamburgschools.org/staff_directory |title= hhs.hamburgschools.org}}
| address = 4111 Legion Drive
| city = Hamburg
| state = New York
| country = United States
| enrollment = 996 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3613350&ID=361335001099|title=HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=April 5, 2025}}
| teaching_staff = 83.00 (FTE)
| colors = {{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}
| mascot = Bulldog
| website = [https://hhs.hamburgschools.org/ 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
= 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, retiredRobinson, K. (1998, June 22). Hamburg high school principal leaving after 26 years in post. The Buffalo News, p. C5.)
- Lawrence S. Hood–1972–1998 (Assistant Principal – Westhill Junior-Senior High School, retired)
- Jean M. Kovach–1998–2000 (Assistant Principal – West Seneca East High School, named Director of Instruction of Hamburg Central School DistrictPloetz, E. (2000, July 7). Peffer named high school principal. The Buffalo News, p. B5.)
- Jacqueline K. Peffer–2000–2005 (Principal – Middleport Elementary School, named Principal of Union Pleasant Elementary SchoolWerbitsky, E. (2005, September 21). $12.7 million bond project approved. The Buffalo News, p. B3.)
- Michael J. Gallagher–2005–2021 (Principal – North Collins Junior/Senior High School,Lew-Port selects new principal. (2002, October 1). The Buffalo News, p. B3. 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{{cite web | url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2021/08/11/hamburg-high-school-looks-back-at-kathy-hochul-s-journey | title=Hamburg High School staff look back at Hochul's journey }}
- 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
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External links
- http://www.hamburgschools.org
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