Hutchinson Central Technical High School
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256 South Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, New York, Erie 14201 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°53′31″N 78°52′44″W / 42.89194°N 78.87889°WCoordinates: 42°53′31″N 78°52′44″W / 42.89194°N 78.87889°W |
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| School type | Public, Coeducational Exam/Magnet High School |
| Motto | Skill / Knowledge / Power |
| Established | 1904 Mechanics Arts 1954 Hutch-Tech HS |
| Founded | Wed, September 14, 1904 at Elm Street School #11. |
| Founder | Dr. Daniel Upton |
| School board | Buffalo Board of Education |
| School district | Buffalo City School District |
| Oversight | New York State Education Department |
| School number | 304 |
| CEEB code | 331035 |
| Principal | Dr. Gabrielle Morquecho |
| Faculty | 71 (2009) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1129 (2009) |
| Classes | Technical, College Prep, Regents |
| Average class size | 32 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Athletics | Football, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Cross country, Track, SwimmingGolf |
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Engineers 
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| Newspaper | Techtonian |
| Yearbook | Techtonian |
| Affiliations | University of Buffalo, SUNY, USNY, NYSED |
| Website | www |
Hutchinson Central Technical High School, informally known as Hutch-Tech, is a high school in the City of Buffalo, New York. Its founding on September 14, 1904 under the name Mechanics Arts High School marked the beginning of technical education on the secondary level in the city of Buffalo. The current principal is Dr. Gabrielle Morchequo, and the current assistant principals are Mr. Daniel Zack, Mr. Gregory Stefanone, and Mr. Pedro Estrada.
The school was first housed in the then Elementary School No. 11 on Elm Street near Clinton Street. Dr. Daniel Upton, the founder of the school and its first principal, began operations with a faculty of four teachers and a pupil registration of sixty-four.
In September 1905, the school's name was changed to Technical High School, pending the move to a new building to be built on Cedar Street and Clinton Ave; the cornerstone was layed on November 14, 1912. The Cedar Street building opened on July 14, 1918 with an enrollment of 1009 students, 863 boys and 146 girls. It offered evening classes, the first of its kind in Buffalo at the time.
The program of studies at Technical High School differed from that of other Buffalo high schools, in its introduction of Industrial Chemistry Machine Design, Engineering College Preparatory, Electrical, Commercial Art and Building Design and Construction to the program of the high school at this point.
The school received a charter from the Regents of the State of New York (now the New York State Education Department) under the name Technical High School of Buffalo in 1918, and remained in this building until 1954. In the Spring of 1921, Tech began issuing Entrance Exams and became what is now known as a Magnet School, even though with its course load it would normally fall into the classification of a Vocational-technical school. That practice still continues today to help select classes, which now consist of roughly 200-300 students.
The school was in great demand during its forty years of instruction at this location. Most of Technical High School's equipment was transferred to the building formerly occupied by Hutchinson Central High School. This building, located at South Elmwood Avenue and Chippewa Street, was completely renovated, remodeled and repainted. It is located within the boundaries of the West Village Historic District.
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