South Park High School (Buffalo, New York)

South Park High School is a high school located in Buffalo, New York. It serves Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current principal is Mrs. Theresa Schuta, and the current assistant principals are Mrs. Molly Forero, Mr. Joshua Miller, Mr. Michael Morris, Mrs. Kathleen Thomas.

South Park High School
Vires Acquirit Eundo
Address
150 Southside Parkway

South Buffalo

Buffalo
,
Erie
,
New York
14220

United States
Coordinates42°51′10.6″N 78°49′27.3″W
Information
TypePublic/Coeducational
StatusTargeted Support & Intervention
School districtBuffalo Public Schools
School number206
PrincipalTheresa A. Schuta
Assistant
Principals		Molly A. Forero
Joshua T. Miller
Michael T. Morris
Kathleen Thomas
Grades9-12
Color(s)Red & Black    
MascotSparks (Bear)
Team nameSparks
NewspaperThe Spark
YearbookThe Dial
WebsiteSouth Park High School

History

South Park is located in South Buffalo. It was organized in 1914, but the building's construction was not completed until the 1915–1916 school year. For its first year, the school was temporarily housed at School 36.[1] It was designed by architect Edward Brodhead Green.

From 2007 to 2009, South Park High School was renovated and the school was temporarily housed at School 87, which formerly housed Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. South Park High School's building reopened in 2009.

Annexes

Beginning in the 1930s, South Park High began opening up annexes in other school buildings due to the excessive student body account. The first annex was opened in 1932 at School 67, with a second being opened a few years later at School 72, and a third at School 69 in 1936. The following year, the School 72 and 69 annexes were closed and replaced by the School 7 annex. In 1941, both the School 7 and School 67 annexes were closed and all students attended the main building.[2] School 67 would later be revived as an annex in the late 60's and continued to operate as such until the early 1990s.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

  • Mr. Frank Regan–1925-1932 (Business teacher - South Park High School, named Principal of South Park High School)
  • Mr. F. Nicholas McCarthy–1932-1958 (Mathematics teacher - South Park High School, retired)
  • Mr. Thomas Connors–1958-1962 (Social Studies teacher - South Park High School, named Principal of Clinton Junior High School)
  • Mr. Raymond J. Schanzer–1962-1980 (Social Studies teacher - Grover Cleveland High School, retired)
  • Mr. John F. Toolen–1962-1966 (Guidance Counselor - Grover Cleveland High School, named Principal of Southside Junior High School)
  • Mr. Robert J. Wilson–1966-1984 (Principal - Clinton Junior High School, retired)
  • Mr. John J. Mattimore–1971-1972 (Assistant Principal - East High School, named Principal of South Park High School)
  • Mr. Herbert P. Coyne [interim]–1974-1975 (Physical Education teacher - South Park High School, returned to teaching)
  • Mr. Daniel J. Geary–1972-1981 (Guidance Counselor - Burgard Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Kensington High School)
  • Mr. William J. Bell–1981-1986 (unknown, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Alternative High School)
  • Mr. Gerald D. Pope–1984-1987 (Supervisor of School Integration - Buffalo Public Schools, named Assistant Principal of Kensington High School)
  • Ms. Crystal A. Boling–1985-1986 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Assistant Principal of Emerson Vocational High School[11])
  • Mr. Calvin J. Baxter–1987-1992 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy of Visual & Performing Arts)
  • Mr. Harold J. Collier–?-1998 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired)
  • Mrs. Nancy W. Thompson–1992-2003 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired)
  • Mr. Michael J. Mogavero–1998-2003 (Physical Education teacher - Riverside High School,[12] named Principal of Buffalo Traditional School[13])
  • Mrs. Angela R. Reynolds-Hannah–2003-2004 (Guidance Counselor - Buffalo Traditional School, named Assistant Principal of City Honors School)
  • Dr. William A. Kresse–2003-2005 (Assistant Principal - Kensington High School, named Principal of City Honors School)
  • Ms. Anne K. Mogavero–2004-2005 (English teacher - Harry Van Arsdale Jr. High School,[14] named Director of English Language Arts for Buffalo Public Schools)
  • Mr. Darren J. Brown–2004-2006 (Math teacher - Grover Cleveland High School, named Principal of Community School 53[15])
  • Mrs. Denise M. Denz–2005-2015 (Acting Assistant Principal - Waterfront Elementary School, retired)
  • Mr. Lawrence A. Grisanti–2006-2010 (Principal - Lorraine Elementary School,[16] retired[17])
  • Mrs. Orniece M. Hill–2007-2017 (Social Studies teacher - Buffalo Public Schools, named Acting Principal of Lovejoy Discovery School)

Selected administrators
School 187, where South Park High students were housed from 2007 to 2009.
Year Superintendent Principal Assistant Principals
1914-1915Henry EmersonRobert Pabst
1915-1916Henry EmersonRobert Pabst
1916-1917Henry EmersonRobert Pabst
1917-1918Henry EmersonRobert Pabst
1918-1919Ernst HartwellRobert Pabst
1919-1920Ernst HartwellRobert Pabst
1920-1921Ernst HartwellRobert Pabst
1921-1922Ernst HartwellRobert Pabst
1922-1923Ernst HartwellRobert Pabst
1923-1924Ernst HartwellRobert Pabst
1924-1925Ernst HartwellRobert Pabst
1925-1926Ernst HartwellRobert PabstFrank Regan
1926-1927Ernst HartwellRobert PabstFrank Regan
1927-1928Ernst HartwellRobert PabstFrank Regan
1928-1929Ernst HartwellRobert PabstFrank Regan
1929-1930Ernst HartwellRobert PabstFrank Regan
1931-1932Ernst HartwellRobert PabstFrank Regan
1932-1933Ernst HartwellFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1933-1934Ernst HartwellFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1934-1935Ernst HartwellFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1935-1936Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1936-1937Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1937-1938Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1938-1939Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1939-1940Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1940-1941Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1941-1942Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1942-1943Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1943-1944Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1944-1945Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1945-1946Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1946-1947Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1947-1948Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1948-1949Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1949-1950Robert PabstFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1950-1951Ben WillisFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1951-1952Ben WillisFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1952-1953Parmer EwingFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1953-1954Parmer EwingFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1954-1955Parmer EwingFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1955-1956Parmer EwingFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1956-1957Parmer EwingFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1957-1958Joseph ManchFrank ReganNick McCarthy
1958-1959Joseph ManchNorman HayesTom Connors
1959-1960Joseph ManchNorman HayesTom Connors
1960-1961Joseph ManchNorman HayesTom Connors
1961-1962Joseph ManchNorman HayesTom Connors
1962-1963Joseph ManchNorman HayesRay SchanzerJohn Toolen
1963-1964Joseph ManchNorman HayesRay SchanznerJohn Toolen
1964-1965Joseph ManchTom ConnorsRay SchanzerJohn Toolen
1965-1966Joseph ManchTom ConnorsRay SchanzerJohn Toolen
1966-1967Joseph ManchTom ConnorsRay SchanzerRob Wilson
1967-1968Joseph ManchTom ConnorsRay SchanzerRob Wilson
1968-1969Joseph ManchTom ConnorsRay SchanzerRob Wilson
1969-1970Joseph ManchTom ConnorsRay SchanzerRob Wilson
1970-1971Joseph ManchTom ConnorsRay SchanzerRob Wilson
1971-1972Joseph ManchTom ConnorsRay SchanzerRob WilsonJohn Mattimore
1972-1973Joseph ManchJohn MattimoreRay SchanzerRob WilsonDan Geary
1973-1974Joseph ManchJohn MattimoreRay SchanzerRob WilsonDan Geary
1974-1975Joseph ManchJohn MattimoreRay SchanzerHerb Coyer*Dan Geary
1975-1976Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreRay SchanzerRob WilsonDan Geary
1976-1977Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreRay SchanzerRob WilsonDan Geary
1977-1978Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreRay SchanzerRob WilsonDan Geary
1978-1979Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreRay SchanzerRob WilsonDan Geary
1979-1980Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreRay SchanzerRob WilsonDan Geary
1980-1981Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreBill BellRob WilsonDan Geary
1981-1982Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreBill BellRob Wilson
1982-1983Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreBill BellRob Wilson
1983-1984Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreBill BellRob Wilson
1984-1985Eugene RevilleJohn MattimoreBill BellJerry Pope
1985-1986Eugene RevillePaul LafornoraBill BellJerry PopeCrystal Barton
1986-1987Eugene RevillePaul LafornaraBill BellJerry Pope
1987-1988Eugene RevillePaul LafornaraHarold CollierCalvin Baxter
1988-1989Eugene RevillePaul LafornaraHarold CollierCalvin Baxter
1989-1990Albert Thompson*Paul LafornaraHarold CollierCalvin Baxter
1990-1991Albert ThompsonPaul LafornaraHarold CollierCalvin Baxter
1991-1992Albert ThompsonPaul LafornaraHarold CollierCalvin Baxter
1992-1993Albert ThompsonPaul LafornaraHarold CollierNancy Thompson
1993-1994Albert ThompsonPaul LafornaraHarold CollierNancy Thompson
1994-1995Albert ThompsonPaul LafornaraHarold CollierNancy Thompson
1995-1996Albert ThompsonRay PerreaultHarold CollierNancy Thompson
1996-1997Jim HarrisRay PerreaultHarold CollierNancy Thompson
1997-1998Jim HarrisRay PerreaultHarold CollierNancy Thompson
1998-1999Jim HarrisRay PerreaultMike MogaveroNancy Thompson
1999-2000Jim HarrisRay PerreaultMike MogaveroNancy Thompson
2000-2001Marion CanedoRay PerreaultMike MogaveroNancy Thompson
2001-2002Marion CanedoRay PerreaultMike MogaveroNancy Thompson
2002-2003Marion CanedoEileen CzarneckiMike MogaveroNancy Thompson
2003-2004Marion CanedoEileen CzarneckiAngela ReynoldsBill Kresse
2004-2005Yvonne HargravePaul CasseriDarren BrownBill KresseAnn Mogavero
2005-2006James WilliamsPat ThomasDarren BrownDenise Denz
2006-2007James WilliamsPat ThomasLarry GrisantiDenise Denz
2007-2008James WilliamsPat ThomasLarry GrisantiDenise DenzOrniece Hill
2008-2009James WilliamsPat ThomasLarry GrisantiDenise DenzOrniece Hill
2009-2010James WilliamsTheresa SchutaLarry GrisantiDenise DenzOrniece Hill
2010-2011James WilliamsTheresa SchutaMike MorrisDenise DenzOrniece Hill
2011-2012Amber Dixon*Theresa SchutaMike MorrisDenise DenzOrniece Hill
2012-2013Pamela BrownTheresa SchutaMike MorrisDenise DenzOrniece Hill
2013-2014Pamela BrownTheresa SchutaMike MorrisDenise DenzOrniece Hill
2014-2015Don Ogilvie*Theresa SchutaMike MorrisDenise DenzOrniece Hill
2015-2016Kriner CashTheresa SchutaMike MorrisThomas*/ForeroOrniece Hill
2016-2017Kriner CashTheresa SchutaMike MorrisMolly ForeroKatey Thomas
2017-2018Kriner CashTheresa SchutaMike MorrisMolly ForeroKatey ThomasJosh Miller
2018-2019Kriner CashTheresa SchutaMike MorrisMolly ForeroKatey ThomasJosh Miller
2019-2020Kriner CashTheresa SchutaMike MorrisMolly ForeroKatey ThomasJosh Miller

*Denotes interim appointment

Alumni

References
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