Cleveland Hill Union Free School District

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Coordinates: 42°56′29″N 78°46′57″W / 42.9415°N 78.7824°W / 42.9415; -78.7824
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Cleveland Hill United Free School District
Location
Cheektowaga
, Erie County, New York
United States
Coordinates42°56′29″N 78°46′57″W / 42.9415°N 78.7824°W / 42.9415; -78.7824
District information
TypePublic
MottoSoar Towards Excellence
Established1836
SuperintendentJon MacSwan
Students and staff
Students1,338
Faculty169
District mascotGolden Eagles
ColorsBlue and gold    
Other information
Websitewww.clevehill.org

Cleveland Hill UFSD is a K-12 school district within the Cleveland Hill hamlet of Cheektowaga, New York.

Fire of 1954[edit]

Main article: 1954 Cleveland Hill School District fire

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[edit]

  • Antwon Burton[2] – Football player, 2015 ECC Hall of Fame Inductee (Class of 2001)
  • Sal Capaccio[3] – Buffalo Bills beat and sideline reporter for WGR (Class of 1991)
  • Steve Fister – Musician, former lead guitarist of Steppenwolf (Class of 1975)
  • Jackson C. Frank – Musician (Class of 1961)
  • Kim Griffin[4] – Head coach of Canisius Golden Griffins softball (Class of 2003)
  • Nan Harvey[5] – former Buffalo Bulls coach, 2012 Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (Class of 1974)
  • Chae Hawk – Musician (Class of 2002)
  • Damone Jackson[6] – Musician (Class of 2009)
  • Molly Kennedy – Motivational Speaker (Class of 1992)
  • John Konsek[7] – Golfer, 2015 NYSGA Hall of Fame Inductee (Class of 1958)
  • James C. Litz[8] – Artist (Class of 1966)
  • Leia Militello – Broadcaster for WKBW-TV (Class of 1993)
  • Jo Ann Miller[9] – Miss New York 1973, illustration consultant (Class of 1971)
  • Robert Nowak[10] – Basketball player, 2004 ECC Hall of Fame Inductee (Class of 1966)
  • Mark Parisi[11] – Head coach of USCAA Champion Daemen Wildcats Women's Volleyball team (Class of 1980)
  • Roger Peck – Founder and President of Crown Energy Services, Inc. (Class of 1968)
  • Aaron Phillips[12] – Professional baseball player (Class of 2015)
  • Trevor Sajdak[13] – Bodybuilder (Class of 1988)
  • Christopher Scolese[14] – Associate administrator of NASA (Class of 1974)
  • Ashlee Thomas[15] – Miss Howard University 2011 (Class of 2009)
  • William Wieczorek[16] – Director, Center for Health and Human Research at Buffalo State College (Class of 1977)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rising to great acts of heroism, the tragedies of deadly school fires". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  2. ^ "NFL Players". NFL.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Head Coach - Staff Directory". Canisius College Athletics. August 16, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Class, Induction. "NAN HARVEY – Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame". Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame – Honoring men and women who have contributed to the welfare of amateur and professional sports in Greater Buffalo by performance, time, effort and/or financial support. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Down but not out, a Buffalo virtuoso lets the music lead the way". The Buffalo News. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ "John Konsek - Hall of Fame - New York State Golf Association". NYSGA. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  9. ^ "About". joann-miller. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Erie Community College Athletics :: Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  11. ^ "The Official Site of Daemen College Wildcats – Staff Directory". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  12. ^ Gleason, Bucky (16 June 2017). "Bucky Gleason: Aaron Phillips' passion for baseball turns wildest dreams into reality". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  13. ^ Kilb, Sam (22 July 2011). "Cleve Hill grad builds body of work". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Cleveland Hill grad soared as NASA engineer". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Buffalo Beauty Crowned Miss Howard University! | CHALLENGER COMMUNITY NEWS | Serving Buffalo, Rochester and Surrounding Areas in WNY". Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  16. ^ "The Am-Pol Eagle". Retrieved 10 December 2015.

External links[edit]

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