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Frontier Central High School is located at 4432 Bayview Road in
Frontier High School was built in 1954 and opened in September 1955, replacing the former Blasdell High School (1843-1955).
The high school has expanded three times. The first expansion was in the early 1990s with an eight-room foreign language education wing. 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.
Official Website
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Hamburg, New York
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. The high school
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is attended by students in grades 9-12. It is located within the Frontier Central School District
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. The principal is Mr. Daniel Charland, and the assistant principals are Dr. David Smaczniak, Mr. James Helmicki, and Mrs. Shannon Thurston.
The high school is located in the Southtowns
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of Western New York
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. The school had an enrollment of 1,882 students in the 2016-17 school year. It is the 4th largest school in Western New York according to a 2017 Niche Survey. The athletic mascot is a falcon.
History
Frontier High School was built in 1954 and opened in September 1955, replacing the former Blasdell High School (1843-1955).
The high school has expanded three times. The first expansion was in the early 1990s with an eight-room foreign language education wing. 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.
Alumni
Ron Wolfley
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and Arizona Cardinals
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,
Joe Hesketh
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, a former pitcher
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for the Montreal Expos
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and Boston Red Sox
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Dave Wohlabaugh
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, a former center
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for the New England Patriots
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Jacob Schum, punter for the Green Bay Packers
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.Class of 2007
See also
*Hamburg High School (Hamburg, New York)
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* Orchard Park High School
Orchard Park High School is a secondary school in Orchard Park, New York. The school has approximately 1725 children in grades 9–12. The students are divided among three houses with a principal for each house and a principal who oversees the en ...
References
External links
Official Website
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