Kensington High School

Kensington High School is a former high school located in Buffalo, New York. The building, located at 319 Suffolk Streetin Buffalo, currently serves home to Frederick Law Olmstead Academy.

History
The building was constructed in 1937 and ran for 67 years. The school was closed in 2004 due to poor academic performance and increasing student violence. The school would later house the Frederick Law Olmstead program, although the building is currently being renovated by LPCiminelli.

Selected former principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parenthesis
 * Mr. Thomas J. McDonnell–1937-1947
 * Mr. Charles J. Monan–1947-1950 (Vice Principal - Kensington High School, returned to teaching at South Park High School )
 * Mr. John M. Chassin–1950-1955 (Vice Principal - Kensington High School, unknown)
 * Mr. Garnett F. Roberts–1955-1956
 * Mr. Frank J. Kelly–1957-1966
 * Mr. Angelo J. Gianturco–1966-1981 (Vice Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Principal of City Honors School)
 * Mr. Gerald H. Hesson
 * Mr. Stanley Wegrzynowski
 * Mr. Mark L. Balen–1986-1990 (Vice Principal - Seneca Comprehensive High School, named Principal of Seneca Comprehensive High School)
 * Ms. Yvonne Hargrove–1990-1993 (Principal - Kensington Prep, named Assistant Superintendent for Integreation of Buffalo Public Schools)
 * Mr. Robert M. Barton–1993-2001 (Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School, named Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
 * Dr. Eileen H. Czarnecki–2001 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Acting Principal of E.C.C. 90)
 * Ms. Geraldine Horton–2001-2003 (Principal - Buffalo Vocational Technical Center, school closed)

Selected former assistant principals
Previous assignments and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
 * Mr. Charles Monan
 * Mr. John Chassin–?-1950 (Principal - South Park High School Annex, named Principal of Kensington High School)
 * Mr. Louis T. Masson–1957-1962 (Science teacher - Riverside High School, retired)
 * Mr. William Blomberg
 * Mr. Charles Soduro
 * Mr. Daniel Krzesinski
 * Mr. Fritz Hessel
 * Mr. Thomas Cosgrove (Assistant Principal - Burgard Vocational High School, unknown)
 * Mr. Thaddeus F. Weselak (Assistant Principal - Kensington Prep Academy, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts)
 * Mr. James Christmann–?-1989 (Assistant Principal - City Honors School, named Principal of Cheektowaga High School)
 * Mr. Elzie B. Fisher–1989-1990 (unknown, named Vice Principal of Lafayette High School)
 * Mr. Jon G. Lyon (Science teacher - Buffalo Traditional School, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School )
 * Mr. Gary R. Lopez–1995-? (unknown, named Assistant Principal of Riverside High School)
 * Mr. James J. Pautler–?-2002 (Vocational teacher - Seneca Vocational High School, named Principal of Burgard Vocational High School)
 * Mr. Carlos J. Villaroel–?-2002 (unknown, 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)