Seneca Vocational High School

Seneca Vocational High School
Address
666 East Delevan Aveune East Side Buffalo, New York, Erie, 14215 United States
Information
Type	Public, Vocational
Opened	1907
Closed	2006
School board	Buffalo Public Schools
School number	306
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Green and White
Team name	Indians

Seneca Vocational High School (also known as Seneca Comprehensive High School and Seneca High School) is a former vocational high school located in Buffalo, New York. It was one of the first vocational schools built in Western New York. The building, located at 666 East Delavan Avenue in Buffalo, currently serves home to The Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School.

History

Seneca was the oldest vocational high school in Buffalo, and was constructed three months after the first vocational school in the state of New York was completed. The building was constructed in 1925 and received an addition in 1925. Seneca High School stopped admitting new students in 2006, although it remained open so that the remaining classes of 2007 and 2008 were allowed to graduate. In the fall of 2006, the school reopened as the Math Science and Tech Prep at Seneca. From 2010-2012, the Seneca building was renovated by LPCiminelli. During that time, MST Prep students were educated at Black Rock Academy until Seneca was ready to be re-opened.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parenthesis

• Dr. Elmer S. Pierce–1909-1943 (Principal - Seneca Vocational School, retired)
• Mr. Richard A. Reagan–1943-1950 (Principal - Emerson Vocational High School, retired)
• Mr. Laverne H. Engel–1950-1962 (Vice Principal - Seneca Vocational High School, retired)
• Mr. William E. Pritchard–1962-1967 (Principal - Fosdick-Masten Park High School, retired)
• Mr. Angelo F. Suozzi–1967-1975 (Vice Principal - Seneca Vocational High School, retired)
• Mr. Leonard S. Sikora–1975-1990 (Principal - Bennett High School, retired)
• Mr. Mark L. Balen–1990-1996 (Principal - Kensington High School, retired)
• Ms. Anne G. Flansburg–1996-1998 (unknown, retired)
• Ms. Geraldine Horton–1998-2001 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Principal of Buffalo Vocational Technical Center)
• Mr. Robert M. Barton–2001-2006 (Principal - Kensington High School, retired)
• Ms. Pamela D. Rutland–2006-2008 (Assistant Principal - Hutchinson Central Technical High School, named Principal of Wilson Magnet High School)

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignments and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. Robert S. Hoole
• Mr. David Warnloff
• Mr. Robert E. May (unknown, named Principal of Emerson Vocational High School)
• Mr. Angelo Suozzi–1960-1967 (Guidance Counselor - Seneca Vocational High School, named Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
• Mr. J. Patrick Curry–1967-1970 (Teacher - Boys Vocational High School, named Principal of Burgard Vocational High School)
• Mr. Alfonso Cacciatore–1970-1984 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, retired)
• Mr. Daniel J. Geary–1984-1985 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Traditional School)
• Mrs. Theresa Pope–1984-?
• Mr. Mark Balen–1985-1986 (Superintendent - Lackawanna City School District, named Principal of Kensington High School)
• Mr. Dom Viscone–1986-1987 (Teacher - Burgard Vocational High School, returned to teaching at Emerson Vocational High School)
• Mr. Anthony E. Leone–1987-1988 (Assistant Principal - Hutchinson Central Technical High School, died)
• Mr. Alfred H. Rasp–1988-1991 (Assistant Principal - Kensington Prep, retired)
• Mrs. Mary Agnes Scanlon-Marabella–1995-2002 (Administrative Assistant - Riverside High School, retired)
• Mr. James B. Ward, Jr.–1997-1999 (Physical Education teacher - Seneca Vocational High School, named Principal of Douglass High School)
• Ms. Robin L. Monahan
• Mr. Thomas C. Aquino–2002-2005 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts)
• Mr. James A. Singletary–2004-2005 (Director of Recruitment/Diversity - Buffalo Public Schools,^[1] named Assistant Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School^[2])
• Mr. Larry J. Hunley–2004-2006 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts)
• Dr. Barbara J. Carson-Jones–2005-2008 (Director of Social Studies - Buffalo Public Schools, named Vice Principal of Burgard Vocational High School)

Selected former administrators

*Denotes interim appointment

Notable alumni

• Damone Brown–NBA player

References

External links

• Seneca VHS Alumni
• Facebook Grouo - https://www.facebook.com/groups/69237564044/