Frontier Central High School

Frontier Central High School
Location
4432 Bayview Road

Hamburg
,
New York
14075

United States
Information
TypeComprehensive public high school
MottoWorking Together for Excellence
Established1954
School district
Frontier Central High School
CEEB code330505
NCES School ID
361167000925
Principal
Daniel A. Charland
Faculty118.28 on FTE basis (as of 2023–2024)
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Student to teacher ratio
11.06
LanguageEnglish
Campus size
112 acres
Campus type
Suburban
Colors
  Blue and white
Athletics conference
Section 6 (NYSPHSAA)
MascotFalcon
Team nameFrontier Falcons
RivalHamburg High School
AccreditationsNew York State Board of Regents
NewspaperInflight
YearbookGateway
Communities served
Town of Hamburg
Websitewww.frontiercsd.org

Frontier Central High School is a high school located in Hamburg, New York. A part of the Frontier Central School District, the school teaches students from grades 9-12. The principal is Daniel Charland, and the assistant principals are David Smaczniak, James Helmicki, and Shannon Thurston.[citation needed]

The high school is located in the Southtowns of Western New York. It had an enrollment of 1,882 students in the 2016-17 school year. According to a 2017 Niche Survey, it is the 4th largest school in Western New York.[citation needed] The athletic mascot is a falcon.

History

Front entranceway and bus circle
Library Media Center

Frontier High School was built in 1954 and opened on September 7, 1955, replacing the former Blasdell High School. It was dedicated on April 15, 1956.

The high school has expanded three times. The first expansion was in the early 1990s with an eight-room foreign language education wing.: 6  The second expansion was in 1998 with 23 classrooms. The third expansion was in 2013, with the addition of a new library media center and secured vestibule. The renovations were completed in 2014.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - Frontier Senior High School (361167000925)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "$5 Millions Sought For New Frontier School". The Sun and the Erie County Independent. March 5, 1953. p. 16. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ Baker, James D. (2002). A History of the Frontier School District (PDF). Frontier Central School District. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ Adamczak, Rick (August 20, 1998). "Frontier District building project nearing completion". The Sun and the Erie County Independent. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ Apthorpe, Dr. Bret (September 2014). "Message From The Superintendent" (PDF). Frontier News. Vol. 53, no. 1. Frontier Central School District. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Joe Hesketh". Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ Class of 2007
  9. ↑ "Jake Schum Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
  11. ↑ "Ron Wolfley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

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