Frontier Central High School

Frontier Central High School is located at 4432 Bayview Road in Hamburg, New York. The reason for the name "Frontier" is because of the area of which the district covers. Urban Cities like Lackawanna and the City of Buffalo to the north. And The rural setting of Evans and Eden to the south make up a very diverse school district. Frontier is often called the out most Frontier of the city and the gateway to the rural Southtowns. The high school is attended by students in grades 9-12. It is the high school for the Frontier Central School District. The principal is Mr. Jeffrey Sortisio, and the assistant principals are Mrs. Courtney Charleson-Smith, Mr. William McDonagh, and Mr. David Smaczniak.Frontier Central High School is located in the Southtowns of Western New York. The school had an enrollment of 1,882 students ranging from 9-12 grade in the 2016-17 school year. It is the 4th largest school in Western New York according to a 2017 Niche Survey. Their athletic mascot is a blue falcon and their chief athletic rivals are Hamburg High School and Orchard Park High School.HistoryIn 2012, renovations commenced on the science wing, the auditorium, and basement. A new library was added, and the main hallway was renovated. In addition, a new vestibule was constructed next to the new library. All the renovations were completed in 2014. In 2017, renovations have been added to the back hallway, which is now called the Senior Hallway. New black and blue paint have been added, and every June, the graduating class will leave their hand prints on the walls with paint. Since Fall of 2017, assistant principal Mr. David Smaczniak's Golden Retriever, Cooper, has been the therapy dog at FHS. Many students see him as the "unofficial school mascot."