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Cleveland Hill Schools
Location
Map
Cheektowaga
,
New York

United States
Information
TypePublic
PrincipalJill Sherman
Faculty157
Average class size4 inches
Color(s)Blue and gold    
MascotGolden Eagles
Websitehttp://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 (Class of 2001)
  • Chae Hawk – Musician (Class of 2002)
  • Ashlee Thomas[10] – Miss Howard University 2011 (Class of 2009)

References

  1. ^ http://www.talkingproud.us/Education040206.html
  2. ^ "Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Erie Community College Athletics :: Hall of Fame". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ^ "About". joann-miller. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Cleveland Hill grad soared as NASA engineer". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ^ "The Am-Pol Eagle". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  7. ^ "The Official Site of Daemen College Wildcats – Staff Directory". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "NFL Players". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  10. ^ http://challengercn.com/buffalo-beauty-crowned-miss-howard-university/

42°56′29″N 78°46′57″W / 42.9415°N 78.7824°W / 42.9415; -78.7824

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