Kensington High School (Buffalo, New York)
Kensington High School is a former high school located in Buffalo, New York. Named for the Kensington neighborhood it is located in, the building is located at 319 Suffolk Street in Buffalo. It currently serves as home to the Frederick Law Olmsted School at Kensington.[1]
| Kensington High School | |
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| Address | |
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319 Suffolk Street Kensington Buffalo , Erie , New York 14215 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°55′51.90″N 78°48′37.66″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Aegis Fortissima Virtus (Virtue is the Strongest Shield) |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 2003 |
| School district | Buffalo Public Schools |
| School number | 203 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Team name | Knights |
| Yearbook | The Compass |
History
Kensington High School is one of three Art Deco buildings in the City of Buffalo.[1] The building was constructed in the 1930s and opened in 1937, operating for 67 years. The school was closed in 2003 due to a myriad of reasons including poor academic performance, a high concentration of students in poverty, the threat of take over from New York State, increasing student violence, as well as the school district's financial crisis.[1][2][3]
In the years that followed, Kensington housed adult GED and vocational classes, and was one of the locations for Buffalo's Opportunity Program, an alternative school service for suspended students,[1] as well as the temporary home of Hutchinson Central Technical High School while it was renovated from 2005 to 2007. It was later announced that the building would be the home for Olmsted High School. Olmsted was operated at Kensington from 2007 to 2010 before the building was renovated by LPCiminelli from 2010 to 2012. In Fall 2012, Kensington reopened to Olmsted students.
Kensington was also home to the Buffalo Academy of Science and Math, a small magnet high school, from 1989 to 1993 when it was moved to Riverside High School.[4]
Former principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parenthesis
- Mr. Thomas J. McDonnell–1937-1947 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, passed away[5])
- Mr. Charles J. Monan–1947-1950 (Principal - South Park High School Annex, returned to teaching at South Park High School)
- Mr. John M. Chassin–1950-1955 (Vice Principal - Kensington High School, retired)
- Mr. Garnett F. Roberts [interim]–1955-1957 (Director of Center Schools - Buffalo Public Schools, retired)
- Mr. Frank J. Kelly–1957-1966 (Vice Principal - Kensington High School, retired)
- Mr. Angelo J. Gianturco–1966-1977 (Vice Principal - Grover Cleveland High School,[6] named Principal of City Honors School)
- Mr. Rocco A. Lamparelli [interim]–1977 (Supervising Principal - South Buffalo Public Schools, returned to position)
- Mr. Gerald H. Hesson–1977-1982 (Principal - Fillmore Middle School, named Principal of Buffalo Traditional School)
- Mr. Stanley J. Wegrzynowski–1982-1985 (unknown, named Director of Science Education for Buffalo Public Schools)
- Dr. Richard A. Marotto–1985-1986 (Vice Principal - Burgard Vocational High School, named Principal of Lewiston-Porter High School)
- Mr. Mark L. Balen–1986-1990 (Vice Principal - Seneca Vocational High School,[7] named Principal of Seneca Vocational High School[8])
- Mrs. Yvonne Hargrave–1990-1993 (Principal - Kensington Prep,[8] named Assistant Superintendent for Integration of Buffalo Public Schools)
- Mr. Robert M. Barton–1993-2001 (Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School,[9] named Principal of Seneca Vocational High School[10])
- Dr. Eileen H. Czarnecki–2001 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School,[10] named Acting Principal of E.C.C. 90[11])
- Ms. Geraldine Horton–2001-2003 (Principal - Buffalo Vocational Technical Center,[10] school closed[2])
Selected former assistant principals
Previous assignments and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
- Mr. John Chassin–1937-1950 (Principal - South Park High School Annex, named Principal of Kensington High School)
- Mr. William H. Davenport–1950-1952 (Assistant Principal - Fosdick-Masten Park High School, named Principal of East High School)
- Mr. Abraham Axelrod–1952-1955 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Principal of Lafayette High School)
- Mr. Frank Kelly–1955-1957 (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School, named Principal of Kensington High School)
- Mr. Louis T. Masson–1957-1962 (Science teacher - Riverside High School, retired[12])
- Mr. Wilber E. Unger–1962-1966 (Science teacher - Lafayette High School, named Project Administrator of Buffalo Public Schools[13])
- Mr. William Blomberg–1964-1978 (Assistant Principal - East High School, named Assistant Principal of Riverside High School)
- Mr. Alfred H. Rasp–1966-1969 (Assistant Principal for Instruction - Lakewood High School, named Assistant Principal of East High School)
- Mr. Charles L. Sodaro–1968-1971 (Assistant Principal - Southside Junior High School, named Assistant Principal of Riverside High School)
- Mr. Alfred H. Rasp–1971-1978 (Assistant Principal - East High School, unknown)
- Mr. Daniel J. Krzesinski–1978-1987 (Assistant Principal - Genesee Humboldt Junior High School, named Assistant Principal of McKinley Vocational High School)
- Mr. Thomas A. Cosgrove–1978-1979 (Assistant Principal - East High School, unknown)
- Mr. Fritz F. Hessel–1979-1981
- Mr. Daniel J. Geary–1981-1984 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Assistant Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
- Mr. Gary R. Lopez–1984-1985 (Physical Education teacher - Buffalo Public Schools, named Assistant Principal of Riverside High School)
- Mrs. Yvonne Hargrave–1985-1987 (Assistant Principal - Campus West School, named Principal of Kensington Prep)
- Mr. James J. Christmann–1987-1989 (Assistant Principal - City Honors School, named Principal of Cheektowaga High School[14])
- Mr. William J. Bell–1987-1988 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Alternative High School)
- Mr. Gerald D. Pope–1988-1992 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School,[15] named Assistant Principal of Kensington Prep)
- Mr. Thaddeus F. Weselak–1990-1997 (Assistant Principal - Kensington Prep, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts)
- Mr. Jon G. Lyon–1992-1993 (Science teacher - Buffalo Traditional School, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School[16])
- Mr. Daniel Krzesinski–1993-1995 (Assistant Principal - Kensington Prep,[4] retired)
- Mr. Gary Lopez–1995[17]-1999 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Public Schools, named Assistant Principal of Riverside High School)
- Mr. Larry J. Hunley–1999-?
- Mr. James J. Pautler–?-2002 (Electrical Vocational teacher - Seneca Vocational High School,[18] named Principal of Burgard Vocational High School)
- Mr. Carlos J. Villarroel–?-2002 (Spanish teacher - Kensington High School, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School)
- Mr. William A. Kresse–2002-2003 (Assistant Principal - Musselman High School, named Assistant Principal of South Park High School)
- Mr. Terence A. Jenkins–2002-2003 (unknown, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Traditional School)
Administration
| Year | Superintendent | Principal | Assistant Principal | |
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| 1937-1938 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1938-1939 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1939-1940 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1940-1941 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1941-1942 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1942-1943 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1943-1944 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1944-1945 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1945-1946 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1946-1947 | Robert Pabst | Tom McDonnell | John Chassin | |
| 1947-1948 | Robert Pabst | Charlie Monan | John Chassin | |
| 1948-1949 | Robert Pabst | Charlie Monan | John Chassin | |
| 1949-1950 | Robert Pabst | Charlie Monan | John Chassin | |
| 1950-1951 | Ben Willis | John Chassin | Bill Davenport | |
| 1951-1952 | Ben Willis | John Chassin | Bill Davenport | |
| 1952-1953 | Parmer Ewing | John Chassin | Abe Axelrod | |
| 1953-1954 | Parmer Ewing | John Chassin | Abe Axelrod | |
| 1954-1955 | Parmer Ewing | John Chassin | Abe Axelrod | |
| 1955-1956 | Parmer Ewing | Chassin/Roberts* | Frank Kelly | |
| 1956-1957 | Parmer Ewing | Garnett Roberts* | Frank Kelly | |
| 1957-1958 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Louis Masson | |
| 1958-1959 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Louis Masson | |
| 1959-1960 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Louis Masson | |
| 1960-1961 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Louis Masson | |
| 1961-1962 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Louis Masson | |
| 1962-1963 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Wilber Unger | |
| 1963-1964 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Wilber Unger | Bill Blomberg |
| 1964-1965 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Wilber Unger | Bill Blomberg |
| 1965-1966 | Joseph Mench | Frank Kelly | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1966-1967 | Joseph Mench | Angel Gianturco | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1967-1968 | Joseph Mench | Angelo Gianturco | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1968-1969 | Joseph Mench | Angelo Gianturco | Charlie Sodaro | Bill Blomberg |
| 1969-1970 | Joseph Mench | Angelo Gianturco | Charlie Sodaro | Bill Blomberg |
| 1970-1971 | Joseph Mench | Angelo Gianturco | Charlie Sodaro | Bill Blomberg |
| 1971-1972 | Joseph Mench | Angelo Gianturco | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1972-1973 | Joseph Mench | Angelo Gianturco | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1973-1974 | Joseph Mench | Angelo Gianturco | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1974-1975 | Joseph Mench | Angelo Gianturco | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1975-1976 | Eugene Reville | Angelo Gianturco | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1976-1977 | Eugene Reville | Gianturco/Lamparelli* | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1977-1978 | Eugene Reville | Gerald Hesson | Al Rasp | Bill Blomberg |
| 1978-1979 | Eugene Reville | Gerald Hesson | Dan Krzesinski | Tom Cosgrove |
| 1979-1980 | Eugene Reville | Gerald Hesson | Dan Krzesinski | Fritz Hessel |
| 1980-1981 | Eugene Reville | Gerald Hesson | Dan Krzesinski | Fritz Hessel |
| 1981-1982 | Eugene Reville | Gerald Hesson | Dan Krzesinski | Dan Geary |
| 1982-1983 | Eugene Reville | Stan Wegrzynowski | Dan Krzesinski | Dan Geary |
| 1983-1984 | Eugene Reville | Stan Wegrzynowski | Dan Krzesinski | Dan Geary |
| 1984-1985 | Eugene Reville | Stan Wegrzynowski | Dan Krzesinski | Gary Lopez |
| 1985-1986 | Eugene Reville | Rick Marotto | Dan Krzesinski | Yvonne Hargrave |
| 1986-1987 | Eugene Reville | Mark Balen | Dan Krzesinski | Yvonne Hargrave |
| 1987-1988 | Eugene Reville | Mark Balen | Bill Bell | Jim Christmann |
| 1988-1989 | Eugene Reville | Mark Balen | Jerry Pope | Jim Christmann |
| 1989-1990 | Albert Thompson | Mark Balen | Jerry Pope | |
| 1990-1991 | Albert Thompson | Yvonne Hargrave | Jerry Pope | Thad Weselak |
| 1991-1992 | Albert Thompson | Yvonne Hargrave | Jerry Pope | Thad Weselak |
| 1992-1993 | Albert Thompson | Yvonne Hargrave | Jon Lyon | Thad Weselak |
| 1993-1994 | Albert Thompson | Bob Barton | Dan Krzesinski | Thad Weselak |
| 1994-1995 | Albert Thompson | Bob Barton | Dan Krzesinski | Thad Weselak |
| 1995-1996 | Albert Thompson | Bob Barton | Gary Lopez | Thad Weselak |
| 1996-1997 | Jim Harris | Bob Barton | Gary Lopez | Thad Weselak |
| 1997-1998 | Jim Harris | Bob Barton | Gary Lopez | |
| 1998-1999 | Jim Harris | Bob Barton | Gary Lopez | |
| 1999-2000 | Jim Harris | Bob Barton | Jim Pautler | |
| 2000-2001 | Marion Canedo | Bob Barton | Jim Pautler | Carlos Villarroel |
| 2001-2002 | Marion Canedo | Czarnecki/Horton | Jim Pautler | Carlos Villarroel |
| 2002-2003 | Marion Canedo | Geraldine Horton | Bill Kresse | Terence Jenkins |
Famous Alumni
- Ed Hughes–Former National Football League coach
Kensington Prep
| Kensington Prep | |
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1409 East Delavan Avenue Buffalo , Erie , New York 14215 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Closed | 1993 |
| Grades | 9 |
From 1987 to 1993, Kensington High had a satellite school, "Kensington Prep" for its ninth graders, in an effort to provide a structured atmosphere for its freshmen and attract more Caucasian students.[19] The school was located at the former Archbishop Carroll High School at 1409 East Delavan Avenue, and offered enriched programs in mathematics, sciences, and computers.[20] The school was closed in 1993, and 9th graders returned to Kensington.[21]
Former principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
- Ms. Yvonne Hargrave–1987-1990 (Assistant Principal - Kensington High School, named Principal of Kensington High School)
- Ms. Barbara A. Schnell–1990 (Supervisor of Pupil Personnel Services - Buffalo Public Schools, named Interim Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School)
- Mrs. Doris H. Erickson–1990-1991 (Principal - South Park Prep, retired)
- Mr. Gerald H. Hesson–1991-1992 (Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School, retired)
- Mr. Gerald D. Pope [interim]–1992-1993 (Assistant Principal - Kensington High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Traditional School)
Former assistant principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
- Mr. Alfred H. Rasp–1987-1989 (Assistant Principal - Burgard Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
- Mr. Thaddeus Weselak–1989-1990 (Guidance Counselor - Burgard Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Kensington High School)
- Mr. Daniel Krzesinski–1990-1993 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Kensington High School)
Administration
| Year | Superintendent | Principal | Asst. Principal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | Eugene Reville | Yvonne Hargrave | Thad Weselak |
| 1988-1989 | Albert Thompson | Yvonne Hargrave | Thad Weselak |
| 1989-1990 | Albert Thompson | Yvonne Hargrave | Thad Weselak |
| 1990-1991 | Albert Thompson | Doris Erickson | Dan Krzesinski |
| 1991-1992 | Albert Thompson | Gerald Hesson | Dan Krzesinski |
| 1992-1993 | Albert Thompson | Jerry Pope* | Dan Krzesinski |
References
- Olmsted seniors' homecoming brief, bittersweet. (2012, June 22). The Buffalo News. Retrieved from http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article914899.ece
- Simon, P. (2003, April 17). Kensington high will close after this year. The Buffalo News, p. A1.
- Simon, P., & Warner, G. (2003, April 18). School's closing halts a proud legacy. The Buffalo News, p. A1.
- Hammersley, M. (1993, September 6). Changes in store for Buffalo schools . The Buffalo News, p. TRK
- McDonnell, P. (2012, November 1). The Frederick Law Olmsted school at Kensington-Buffalo's other art deco building. Retrieved from http://www.buffalorising.com/2012/11/the-frederick-law-olmsted-school-at-kensington-buffalos-other-art-deco-building.html Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Angelo J. Gianturco , Ex-principal in Buffalo district - March 1, 1921 -- Aug. 28, 2009. (2009, August 29). The Buffalo News, p. D5.
- Cardinale, A. (1997, August 31). Mark Balen's latest coup nets school board catbird seat. The Buffalo News, p. C1.
- Hammersly, M. (1990, August 8). Fisher will head school board. The Buffalo News, p. TRK.
- Racz, G. N. (1995, January 15). Great Expectations: Robert Barton's grand vision for Kensington High. The Buffalo News, p. E1.
- Sapong, E. D. (2001, November 23). Kensington High blames principal for woes. The Buffalo News, p. C2.
- Simon, P. (2002, July 23). Charter school plan poses fiscal concern. The Buffalo News, p. B1.
- Louis T. Masson, science author, educator. (1992, August 28). The Buffalo News, p. DEATH.
- W. e. unger, u.s. school aide, dlies . (1967, July 15). The Buffalo Courier-Express. Retrieved from http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers 21/Buffalo NY Courier Express/Buffalo NY Courier Express 1967/Buffalo NY Courier Express 1967 a - 0643.pdf
- Cheektowaga principal is schooled in computers . (1989, July 22). The Buffalo News, p. C6.
- Uncrowned community builders. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://uncrownedcommunitybuilders.com/person/jerry-pope
- Jon G. Lyon, Retired Buffalo School Principal. (2011, September 28). The Buffalo News.
- Heaney, J. (1995, August 24). City schools hire firm in job. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
- Heaney, J. (1998, June 8). Troubled students - school lacks tools to handle behavioral problems. The Buffalo News, p. A1.
- Hammersley, M. (1992, July 31). Board member backs school consolidation. The Buffalo News
- Hammersley, M. (1991, September 20). Slaying spurs search for answers at school. The Buffalo News, p. A9.
- Hammersley, M. (1993, September 6). Changes in store for buffalo schools. The Buffalo News
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