Cleveland Hill Union Free School District Explained

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

Fire of 1954

See 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)
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rising to great acts of heroism, the tragedies of deadly school fires . 2007-10-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020140451/http://www.talkingproud.us/Education040206.html . 2007-10-20 .
2. Web site: NFL Players. . 10 December 2015.
3. Web site: 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. 10 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210221349/http://www.wgr550.com/pages/12040526.php. 10 December 2015. dead.
4. Web site: Head Coach - Staff Directory . Canisius College Athletics . August 16, 2021 . January 26, 2022.
5. Web site: 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 . 16 July 2021.
6. Web site: Down but not out, a Buffalo virtuoso lets the music lead the way . The Buffalo News . 8 October 2020 . 16 July 2021.
7. Web site: John Konsek - Hall of Fame - New York State Golf Association . NYSGA . 28 August 2015 . 16 July 2021.
8. Web site: Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc.. 10 December 2015.
9. Web site: About. joann-miller. 10 December 2015.
10. Web site: Erie Community College Athletics :: Hall of Fame. 10 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211134430/https://athletics.ecc.edu/hall-of-fame/. 11 December 2015. dead.
11. Web site: The Official Site of Daemen College Wildcats – Staff Directory. 10 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205205817/http://wildcats.daemen.edu/staff.aspx?staff=37. 5 February 2015. dead.
12. Web site: Gleason . Bucky . Bucky Gleason: Aaron Phillips' passion for baseball turns wildest dreams into reality . The Buffalo News . 16 June 2017 . 16 July 2021.
13. Web site: Kilb . Sam . Cleve Hill grad builds body of work . The Buffalo News . 22 July 2011 . 16 July 2021.
14. Web site: Cleveland Hill grad soared as NASA engineer. Buffalo Business First. 10 December 2015.
15. Web site: Buffalo Beauty Crowned Miss Howard University! | CHALLENGER COMMUNITY NEWS | Serving Buffalo, Rochester and Surrounding Areas in WNY . 2013-06-23 . dead . https://archive.today/20130624214605/http://challengercn.com/buffalo-beauty-crowned-miss-howard-university/ . 2013-06-24 .
16. Web site: The Am-Pol Eagle. 10 December 2015.