South Park High School (Buffalo, New York)
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| South Park High School | |
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| The front of the South Park campus | |
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| 150 Southside Parkway Buffalo, NY South Buffalo Buffalo, New York, Erie, 14220  United States |
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| Type | Public, Coeducational |
| Status | Priority School |
| School district | Buffalo Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Pamela C. Brown |
| School number | 206 |
| Principal | Theresa A. Schuta |
| Assistant principals | Denise M. Denz Orniece M. Hill Michael T. Morris |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Slogan | Instilling Pride... Expecting Excellence Since 1915 |
| Mascot | Tabitha Grekulak (2009-2010) Bear(spark) |
| Team name | Sparks |
| Newspaper | The Spark |
| Yearbook | The Dial |
| Website | South Park High School |
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 Ms. Denise Denz, Ms. Orneice Hill, and Mr. Michael Morris.
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History [edit]
South Park is located in South Buffalo, New York. 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]
From 2008-2010, South Park High was renovated and temporarily housed at School 87, which formerly housed Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. South Park High reopened in 2010.
Former principals [edit]
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
- Dr. Robert T. Bapst–1914-1932 (Principal - Public School 35, named Associate Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools)
- Mr. Frank P. Regan–1932-1958 (Vice Principal - South Park High School, retired)
- Dr. J. Norman Hayes–1958-1964 (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School, named Associate Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools[2])
- Mr. Thomas J. Connors–1964-1972 (Principal - Clinton Junior High School, retired)
- Mr. John J. Mattimore–1972-1986 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Principal of Burgard Vocational High School[3])
- Dr. Paul A. Lafornara–1986-1995 (unknown, named Principal of City Honors School[4])
- Mr. Raymond D. Perreault–1995-2002[5] (Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School, retired)
- Dr. Eileen H. Czarnecki–2002[5]-2004 (Acting Principal - E.C.C. 90, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School[6])
- Mr. Paul J. Casseri–2004-2005 (Assistant Superintendent of Personnel - Frontier Central School District, named Principal of Lewiston-Porter High School)
- Mrs. Patricia J. Welch-Thomas–2005-2009 (Assistant Principal – Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts,[7] retired[8])
Selected former assistant principals [edit]
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
- Mr. Frank Regan–1925-1932 (unknown, named Principal of South Park High School)
- Mr. F. Nicholas McCarthy–1932-1958
- Mr. Thomas Connors–1958-1962 (Social Studies teacher - South Park High School, named Principal of Clinton Junior High School)
- Mr. Raymond J. Schanzer–1962-1974 (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 (Physical Education teacher - Buffalo Public Schools, retired)
- Dr. John A. Demerly
- Ms. Mary C. Roche
- Mr. John J. Mattimore–1971-1972 (Assistant Principal - East High School, named Principal of South Park High School)
- Ms. Margaret R. Cunningham–?-1970s (Guidance Counselor - South Park High School, retired)
- Mr. William Bell
- Mr. Calvin Baxter
- Mr. Harold J. Collier
- Mr. Daniel J. Geary–?-1995 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School, named Assistant Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School)
- Mrs. Nancy W. Thompson–?-2003 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional High School, retired)
- Mr. Michael J. Mogavero–1998-2003 (Physical Education teacher - Riverside High School,[9] named Principal of Buffalo Traditional School[10])
- Mrs. Angela R. Reynolds-Hannah–2003-2004 (Guidance Counselor - Buffalo Traditional, 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. Ann Mogavero [interim]–2004-2005 (Ninth grade teacher - Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Career and Technical High School,[11] 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[12])
- Mr. Lawrence A. Grisanti–2006-2010 (Principal - Lorraine Elementary School,[13] retired[14])
Selected administrators [edit]
| Year | Superintendent | Principal | Asst. Principal | Asst. Principal | Asst. Principal |
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| 1925-1926 | Robert Pabst | Frank Regan | |||
| 1926-1927 | Robert Pabst | Frank Regan | |||
| 1927-1928 | Robert Pabst | Frank Regan | |||
| 1928-1929 | Robert Pabst | Frank Regan | |||
| 1929-1930 | Robert Pabst | Frank Regan | |||
| 1931-1932 | Robert Pabst | Frank Regan | |||
| 1932-1933 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1933-1934 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1934-1935 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1935-1936 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1936-1937 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1937-1938 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1938-1939 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1939-1940 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1940-1941 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1941-1942 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1942-1943 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1943-1944 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1944-1945 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1945-1946 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1946-1947 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1947-1948 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1948-1949 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1949-1950 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1950-1951 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1951-1952 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1952-1953 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1953-1954 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1954-1955 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1955-1956 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1956-1957 | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | |||
| 1957-1958 | Joseph Manch | Frank Regan | Nick McCarthy | ||
| 1958-1959 | Joseph Manch | Norman Hayes | Tom Connors | ||
| 1959-1960 | Joseph Manch | Norman Hayes | Tom Connors | ||
| 1960-1961 | Joseph Manch | Norman Hayes | Tom Connors | ||
| 1961-1962 | Joseph Manch | Norman Hayes | Tom Connors | ||
| 1962-1963 | Joseph Manch | Norman Hayes | Ray Schazner | John Toolen | |
| 1963-1964 | Joseph Manch | Norman Hayes | Ray Schazner | John Toolen | |
| 1964-1965 | Joseph Manch | Tom Connors | Ray Schazner | John Toolen | |
| 1965-1966 | Joseph Manch | Tom Connors | Ray Schazner | John Toolen | |
| 1966-1967 | Joseph Manch | Tom Connors | Ray Schazner | Rob Wilson | |
| 1967-1968 | Joseph Manch | Tom Connors | Ray Schazner | Rob Wilson | |
| 1968-1969 | Joseph Manch | Tom Connors | Ray Schazner | Rob Wilson | |
| 1969-1970 | Joseph Manch | Tom Connors | Ray Schazner | Rob Wilson | |
| 1970-1971 | Joseph Manch | Tom Connors | Ray Schazner | Rob Wilson | |
| 1971-1972 | Joseph Manch | Tom Connors | Ray Schazner | Rob Wilson | John Mattimore |
| 1972-1973 | Joseph Manch | John Mattimore | Ray Schazner | Rob Wilson | Dan Geary |
| 1973-1974 | Joseph Manch | John Mattimore | Ray Schazner | Rob Wilson | Dan Geary |
| 1974-1975 | Joseph Manch | John Mattimore | Herbert Coyar | Rob Wilson | Dan Geary |
| 1980-1981 | Eugene Reville | John Mattimore | Bill Bell | Rob Wilson | Dan Geary |
| 1985-1986 | Eugene Reville | Paul Lafornara | Jerry Pope | ||
| 1986-1987 | Eugene Reville | Paul Lafornara | Jerry Pope | ||
| 1988-1989 | Eugene Reville | Paul Lafornara | Jerry Pope | ||
| 1989-1990 | Albert Thompson | Paul Lafornara | Jerry Pope | ||
| 1990-1991 | Albert Thompson | Paul Lafornara | Calvin Baxter | ||
| 1992-1993 | Albert Thompson | Paul Lafornara | Calvin Baxter | ||
| 1993-1994 | Albert Thompson | Paul Lafornara | |||
| 1994-1995 | Albert Thompson | Paul Lafornara | |||
| 1995-1996 | Albert Thompson | Ray Perreault | |||
| 1996-1997 | Jim Harris | Ray Perreault | |||
| 1997-1998 | Jim Harris | Ray Perreault | |||
| 1998-1999 | Jim Harris | Ray Perreault | Nancy Thompson | Mike Mogavero | |
| 1999-2000 | Jim Harris | Ray Perreault | Nancy Thompson | Mike Mogavero | |
| 2000-2001 | Marion Canedo | Ray Perreault | Nancy Thompson | Mike Mogavero | |
| 2001-2002 | Marion Canedo | Ray Perreault | Nancy Thompson | Mike Mogavero | |
| 2002-2003 | Marion Canedo | Eileen Czarnecki | Nancy Thompson | Mike Mogavero | |
| 2003-2004 | Marion Canedo | Eileen Czarnecki | Bill Kresse | Angela Reynolds | |
| 2004-2005 | Yvonne Hargrave | Paul Casseri | Bill Kresse | Darren Brown | Ann Mogavero |
| 2005-2006 | James Williams | Pat Thomas | Denise Denz | Darren Brown | |
| 2006-2007 | James Williams | Pat Thomas | Denise Denz | Larry Grisanti | |
| 2007-2008 | James Williams | Pat Thomas | Denise Denz | Larry Grisanti | Orniece Hill |
| 2008-2009 | James Williams | Pat Thomas | Denise Denz | Larry Grisanti | Orniece Hill |
| 2009-2010 | James Williams | Terri Schuta | Denise Denz | Larry Grisanti | Orniece Hill |
| 2010-2011 | James Williams | Terri Schuta | Denise Denz | Mike Morris | Orniece Hill |
| 2011-2012 | Amber Dixon* | Terri Schuta | Denise Denz | Mike Morris | Orniece Hill |
| 2012-2013 | Pamela Brown | Terri Schuta | Denise Denz | Mike Morris | Orniece Hill |
References [edit]
- ^ South Park High School. (1914, September 5). The Buffalo Express. Retrieved from Disk2/Buffalo Ny Morning Express/Buffalo NY Morning Express 1914.pdf/Newspapers Buffalo NY Morning Express 1914 - 2415.PDF Fultonhistory.com
- ^ Haynes Named K.C. Speaker. (1965, October 26). Utica Daily Press. Retrieved from Small/Newspapers/Utica NY Daily Press/Utica NY Daily Press 1965 pdf/Utica NY Daily Press 1965 - 6935.pdf FultonHistory.com
- ^ John J. Mattimore, Principal in Buffalo schools . (2011, May 2). The Buffalo News
- ^ Simon, P. (1995, July 27). New Principals Named At 12 City Schools. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
- ^ a b Mills, R. P. (2004). New York State School Report Card Comprehensive Information Report. Albany: New York State Department Of Education.
- ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2004, February 11). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
- ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2005, December 21). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
- ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2009, July 8). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
- ^ Collison, K. (1996, December 20). Teachers Greet Ruling With Skepticism. The Buffalo News, p. A14.
- ^ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, November 12). Principals shifted to positions on central staff. The Buffalo News .
- ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article389046.ece
- ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, July 16). 'Meeting of the Board of Education: Principal Transfers.
- ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, August 23). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
- ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2010, August 25). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.]
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