1970-1971

Due to ill health, Mr. Ernest Zeferjahn retired and Mr. . Russell Guest was Acting Principal.

1971-1972

Mr. Martin O’Donnell was appointed the principal… Girls were coming back to Tech.

1973-1974

Upon Mr. Guest’s retirement, Mr. John T. Butler took over as assistant principal.

1974-1975

Mr. Martin O’Donnell, having retired due to ill health, the new principal is Mr. Anthony D. Vetrano. He had been our guidance counselor several years ago.

1975-1976

Tech observed America’s Bicentennial by making a Liberty pole, a metal replica of the one in the village of early Buffalo on the Terrace.  With appropriate ceremony, it was erected on the school lawn June 4, 1976.

1978-1979

Courses offered at Tech were these: Computer Electronics, Computer Science, Mechanical Technology, Building Technology, Electrical Technology, Industrial Chemistry, and Engineering College Preparatory.  All meet college entrance requirements anywhere.

The history of Hutch Tech High School in during the ninth decade reflects human values at their best, i.e., fidelity of purpose and ever rising educational standards.  Educators here continue to teach students the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to pursue lifelong careers and to meet the challenge endemic to Technical and Science fields.

1980

Chester T. Bijak's sudden death saddened all and left a void at Hutch Tech.The New York State Department of Education in Albany required the services of Donald Guerra, Guidance Counselor and Norman Streit, Materials Testing teacher as members of the Futuring Committee on Technical Education.

1981

Dr. Virginia M. Foley, was the first female Assistant Principal appointed to Hutch Tech High School...The Beta Sigma Phi was formally established as the girls' honors sorority with Patricia Krasinski, as the founding moderator.  Principal Anthony D. Vetrano founded this organization in order to equalize academic recognition and leadership opportunities and incentives for female students.

1982

Hutch Tech sponsored the rededication of Johnson Park to honor the first Mayor of Buffalo, Dr. Ebenezer Johnson, as its contribution to the Civic Sesquicentennial Celebration of the chartering of Buffalo as a city in 1832...The faculty placed a commemorative plaque on a pastoral monument, which was dedicated by the Honorable James Griffin, Mayor of Buffalo in a civic ceremony on June 2, 1982, in Johnson Park...The first mayor once owned the land comprising Johnson Park and the parcels on which the school is built.

1983

Administrative and faculty efforts, were focused on the Reregistration Program...This program, under the direction of the New York State Department of Education and the Buffalo Board of Education, was a long-term school evaluation process which began in the Fall of 1983 and continued until 1985...It required each department to compare and critique its educational program with regard to state norms and then to compose and write new programs of instruction which would either remediate or upgrade the educational process.

1984

John Butler, Assistant Principal, began a well earned retirement...Anthony E. Leone became our new Assistant Principal...A Back to School Night for Alumni and Friends on May 18th marked the Eightieth Anniversary Celebration of Technical Education in Buffalo.

1985

Inauguration of the Interlibrary Loan Program allowed Hutch Tech students access to resources in all types of libraries at the local, state and federal levels.

1986

Joseph F. Gentile became Principal of Hutch Tech High School after Anthony D. Vetrano left to assume the duties of Director of Vocational Education of the Buffalo Public Schools...The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. honored Hutch Tech and Senior Anthony Bartowiak with its prestigious Horatio Alger Scholarship Award in ceremonies at which many civic and business leaders were present...The interior of the school began to take on a new look and life...Under the direction of Mr. Gentile and the guidance of Thomas Latham, Building Technology teacher, attractive bulletin boards were designed and installed throughout the school and striking murals painted by students adorn the basement areas.

1987

Nicholas DiPirro became Assistant Principal of Hutch Tech when Anthony Leone took up duties of Assistant Principal at Seneca Vocational High School...Terrence McHenry, who had taught Social Studies at the school for 26 years, passed away after a long illness and was mourned by all who had known him.  In his memory, the McHenry Memorial Run was established for the benefit of the McHenry Scholarship Fund...A Biotechnology Core, under the direction of Sanford Morris, was started in 1987...To celebrate the Bicemtennial Anniversary of the Constitution of the United States of America, Tech students received a first place award from the Honorable Henry Nowak, Congressional Representative for outstanding achievement in the Student Congressional Hearing on the History and Principles of the Constitution.

1988

The Hutchinson Central Technical Alumni Association was formed and elected Mr. Wayne Kroll as the first president...Hutch Tech was one of 3 local school to receive the New York State School of Excellence Award at ceremonies which we sponsored by the New York State Board of Regents in Albany...The Tech Court Room was founded by Gary Eckert...Faculty and students mourned the deaths of Harvey Austin, a Physical Education teacher and Anthony Leone, who had left the faculty a few months before...The monetary value of scholarships received by Tech's 1988 graduates tripled, having totaled $662,876.

1989

Hutch Tech has been nominated for the prestigious "Nation School of Excellence Award" which is given only to quality schools by the United States Department of Education...Mr. Gary Kanaley replaced Mr. Kroll as Alumni President...Alfred Boyd, who taught Freshman class in Heat Treatment and Exploratory Shop, passed away and was mourned by all...The Department of Computer Technology now has State-of-the-Art equipment which includes microcomputers and mainframes.  Computer Technology is at present a major course of study for one hundred students.  All freshmen now take an Introductory Programming course.

Coming Soon - the 1990's and the 21st Century

The same strong commitment to technical education, which bonded the Technical High School faculties of earlier years, is required of the present faculty, and certainly will be necessary if future educational staff is to keep Hutchison Central Technical high School responsive to the needs of the community.