Cleveland Hill Union Free School District

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District
Location
Cheektowaga , Erie County, New York United States
Coordinates	42°56′29″N78°46′57″W / 42.9415°N 78.7824°W / 42.9415; -78.7824
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Soar Towards Excellence
Established	1836
Superintendent	David Evans
Students and staff
Students	1,365
Faculty	170
District mascot	Golden Eagles
Colors	Blue and gold
Other information
Website	www.clevehill.org

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District is a K-12 school district within the Cleveland Hill hamlet of Cheektowaga, New York.

Fire of 1954

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

• 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)
• Mickey Harmon – Artist (Class of 2002)
• 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

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

External links

• Official website