Dry–1935-1946 (Vice Principal - Hutchinson Central Technical High School, unknown) C. Gordon Ryther–1946-1947 (Vice Principal - Hutchinson Central Technical High School, returned to VP post) Martin H. Kuehn–1947-1959 (unknown, died) Ernest Zeferjahn–1960-1971 (unknown, retired) Russell Guest [interim]–1971 (Assistant Principal - Hutchinson Central Technical High School, retired) Martin J. O'Donnell–1971-1974 (Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, retired) Anthony D. Vetrano–1974-1986 (Principal - Fillmore Middle School, named Director of Vocational Education for Buffalo Public Schools) Joseph Gentile–1986-1994 (unknown, named Principal of Clarence High School) David M. Greco–1994-2010 (Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired) Sabatino Cimato–2010-2015 (Principal - North Park Academy, named Associate Superintendent in Charge of Leadership of Buffalo Public Schools) Clubs and extra-curricular activities The school offers a number of extra-curricular activities. Sports teams include: football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, hockey, swimming, rowing, golf, and Track. The school also features a number of clubs and organizations including: Student Council, Students Against Drunk Driving, GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance), Kappa Sigma Phi, Drama Club, JROTC, Foreign Language Clubs, Engineering Organizations, Drill Team, Cheerleading and a school newspaper club. Staff-led musical instruction supports several musical groups including a jazz ensemble, concert band and marching band. In the news In recognition of its unique programs and past accomplishments, Hutchinson Central Technical High School was honored as a National School of Excellence in 1988-1989 by the U.S. Department of Education. In 1996, Redbook magazine cited HCTHS as one of the top 150 high schools in the country. In October 2005, the New York Civil Liberties Union successfully pressured the school to release students from their mandatory Junior ROTC program, arguing that the practice violates the State's Education Law, which provides that no child may be enrolled in JROTC without prior written parental consent. In the end, Greco did release the student in question, and all others, but not without the attention of the local media. WGRZ, the local NBC broadcast channel, carried the story, as did the local publication Artvoice. On November 21, 2008, John Hoffmeister, former CEO of Shell Oil in Houston, spoke to the student body about alternative energy, in an event organized by the Buffalo Urban League. Following the theft of a student's bicycle from Hutch Tech in March 2009, the administration announced a policy that in essence banned bike riding to and from the school. The student brought the matter before the Buffalo school board, and the first bike rack at Hutch Tech