Hamburg High School (Hamburg, New York)
| Hamburg High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
4111 Legion Drive , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Inspiring today. Empowering Tomorrow. |
| School district | Hamburg Central School District |
| Principal | John J. Crangle III[1] |
| Assistant Principals [1] | Molly Hanzly Kelley Mason |
| Teaching staff | 83.00 (FTE)[2] |
| Enrollment | 996 (2025-2026)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.00[2] |
| Color | |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | Hamburg High School |
Hamburg High School is a public secondary school in Hamburg, Erie County, New York, United States. The school has 996 students in grades 9-12 as of the 2024-2025 school year. 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
Hamburg High School offers 171 academic courses, 16 of which are Advanced Placement (AP) classes[1]. The school is also a member of Erie 1 BOCES, and as such offers a number of career and technical education courses.[3]
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
- Kathy Hochul, governor of New York[8]
- George Abbott, Broadway producer
- Rosemary Barnsdall Blackmon, writer and magazine editor
- 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
- ^ a b c "Curriculum Handbook 2026-2027" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Hamburg High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Erie 1 BOCES Component Districts".
- ^ 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".