Fredonia High School is a

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Fredonia, New York Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 9,871 as of the 2020 census. Fredonia is in the town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie. The village is the home of the State University of New York at Fredonia ( ...

. The Fredonia Central School District owns two campuses, Wheelock and the Main Campus, but the entire student population is currently at the Main Campus due to declining enrollment. The Wheelock building housed the entire school district until there was not enough room for the large incoming classes. When the school was at Wheelock, Fredonia's yearbook was called The Hilltopper which has led people to believe that this was actually the school mascot, however, the mascot has always been the

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. The graduating class of 2006 had 145 students, but the 2012 graduating class had approximately 100.

Academics

In 2009, Fredonia High School ranked 30th out of 131 Western New York high schools in terms of academic performance.

Sports

Nine Fredonia students won a total of ten New York State individual championships between 1978 and 2006 in diving, wrestling and track and field. The boys' baseball team was the State Class B champion in 2006 and in 2013.Fredonia State Champions

Noted alumni

Don Reinhoudt Donald C. Reinhoudt (born March 5, 1945) is an American former powerlifter and strongman. He won the IPF World Powerlifting Superheavyweight Championship four consecutive times (1973–1976), and won the World's Strongest Man in 1979. Widely co ...

(class of 1963), first and only 4 time-in-a-row IPF World Powerlifting Superheavyweight Champion (1973 - 1976) *

Jeff Shaver Jeffrey Thomas Shaver (born July 30, 1963) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics on July 6, 1988. Amateur career Shaver attended Fredonia High School, where he ...

, former MLB player *

Jenn Suhr Jennifer Lynn Suhr (née Stuczynski; born February 5, 1982) is an American former pole vaulter. She has been an Olympic and World champion, has been ranked #1 in the World, has been the #1 American pole vaulter since 2006, and has won a total of ...

(class of 2000), American pole vaulter, Olympic Silver Medalist in Beijing 2008 also Olympic Gold Medalist London 2012, and holder of the American women's pole vault record *

George Borrello __NOTOC__ George M. Borrello (born May 27, 1967) is an American businessman and politician. He is currently a New York State Senator representing District 57 since 2019. Previously, he served as County Executive for Chautauqua County, New York ...

(class of 1985), New York State Senator (2019—present)

References

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