School district in the U.S. state of New York
Cleveland Hill Union Free 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
- 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 2014)
- 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
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- ^ "NFL Players". NFL.com. 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. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Head Coach - Staff Directory". Canisius College Athletics. August 16, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Down but not out, a Buffalo virtuoso lets the music lead the way". The Buffalo News. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "John Konsek - Hall of Fame - New York State Golf Association". NYSGA. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "About". joann-miller. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Erie Community College Athletics :: Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "The Official Site of Daemen College Wildcats – Staff Directory". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ Gleason, Bucky (16 June 2017). "Bucky Gleason: Aaron Phillips' passion for baseball turns wildest dreams into reality". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Kilb, Sam (22 July 2011). "Cleve Hill grad builds body of work". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Cleveland Hill grad soared as NASA engineer". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Am-Pol Eagle". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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