The first secondary school in Cheektowaga was Pine Hill High School, erected in 1921 at 1635 East Delavan Avenue. This school operated for forty years before the current Cheektowaga Central High School was constructed and opened in 1960. The high school housed grades 7-12 before the opening of Central Middle School in 1989 in an adjacent wing of the high school.
Former principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
Mr. Charles S. Allgeier-1960-1969
Ms. Bertha K. Dauer-1969-1977
Dr. Leslie Lewis-1977-1987
Mr. Robert C. D'Angelo-1987-1989
Mr. James G. Christmann-1989-1993
Mr. George W. Radka-1993-2000
Mr. Steven L. Wright-2000-2007
Mrs. Susan L. Cain-2007-2014
Former assistant principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
Ms. Bertha Dauer-1960-1969
Mr. Jack P. Beck-1969-1970
Mr. H. Kenneth Salenger-1970-1974
Dr. Leslie Lewis-1974-1977
Mr. Joseph T. McCarthy-1974-1987
Mrs. Christine A. Malarkey-1987-1998
Mr. Steven Wright-1998-2000
Mrs. Gretchen Sukdolak-2000-2005
Mrs. Susan Cain-2005-2007
Mr. Micah Hanford-2007-2009
Mr. Scott Zipp-2009-2014
Cheektowaga Middle School
Cheektowaga Central Middle School is located at 3600 Union Road and serves grades 5 through 8. The current principal is Mr. Micah Hanford and the current assistant principal is Mrs. Elizabeth Zaccarine.
History
Cheektowaga Central Middle School was formed in 1989. Previously, grades 7 and 8 were housed at Cheektowaga High School. From 1993-2003, both the high and middle school shared principals and other staff until the middle school was reborn in 2003. An addition was built onto the east wing of the school to accommodate the new middle school in 2003.
Former Principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
Mr. George W. Radka-1989-2000
Mrs. Cheryl M. Buggs-2003-2007
Mr. Brian K. Bridges-2007-2013
Mrs. Gretchen Sukdolak-2013-2016
Former Assistant Principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
Pine Hill Education Center was located at 1635 East Delavan and serves grades PK through 12
History
Pine Hill was opened as an elementary school in 1960 at the site of the former Pine Hill High School. After several years, Pine Hill High School was demolished and the current Pine Hill school was constructed in its place. The new building's defining feature was the "open classroom" design which allowed for greater student interaction between classrooms. It began as an elementary school, later became a middle school for grades five and six, before finally switching to primary grades. The primary school closed in 2011, and the building now houses the district's alternative education program. The alternative program, opened in 2011, serves students who are referred from the Cheektowaga Middle and High Schools in needed of a smaller, more structured learning environment. In 2018, the school was closed and the alternative education program was moved to the high school campus. The building now houses the EDGE Academy from Erie 1 BOCES.
Former Principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses