Kensington High School

Kensington High School
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The Kensington High School building in Spring 2011
Address
319 Suffolk Street Suffolk-Bailey Buffalo, New York, Erie, 14215 USA
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1937
Status	Closed
Closed	2004
School board	Buffalo Public Schools
School number	203
Grades	9-12

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)

Administration

Year	Superintendent	Principal	Asst. Principal
1957-1958		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1958-1959		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1959-1960		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1960-1961		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1961-1962		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1969-1970		Angelo Gianturco	Bill Blomberg	Charlie Sadaro
1978-1979		Gerald Hesson	Daniel Krzesinski	Tom Cosgrove
1980-1981	Euegne Reville	Gerald Hesson	Daniel Krzesinski	Fritz Hessel
1988-1989	Euegne Reville	Mark Balen	James Christmann
1989-1990	Eugene Reville	Mark Balen	Elzie Fisher
1995-1996	Albert Thompson	Bob Barton	Gary Lopez
2001-2002	Marion Canedo	Czarnecki/Horton	Jim Pautler	Carlos Villaroel
2002-2003	Marion Canedo	Geraldine Horton	Bill Kresse