East High School (Buffalo, New York)

East High School
East High in Spring 2012
Address
820 Northampton Street Buffalo, NY Humboldt Park Buffalo, New York, Erie County 14211 United States
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational
Opened	1927
Status	Priority School
School district	Buffalo Public Schools
School number	307
Principal	Rose Schneider
Vice Principal	Moustafa Khalil
Grades	11-12
Enrollment	166 (2016)
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Team name	Panthers
Yearbook	The Orient
Website	East High School

East High School is a comprehensive high school located in the East Side of Buffalo, New York. It serves 166 students from Grades 11-12. The current principal is Ms. Rose Schneider, and the current assistant principal is Mr. Moustafa Khalil.

History

East High School (originally known as "East Side High School") was constructed in 1926 and opened in 1927. The building was a neighborhood school that served the Lower East Side families. The building became a symbol of rising demographic changes in the East Side when increasing numbers of African-Americans joined the student enrollment. In 1954, as part of a large redistricting initiative by the Buffalo Board of Education, East High's boundaries were redrawn so that it became "Buffalo's Negro high school".^[1]

In 1977, the school was closed due to a federal desegregation order^[2] and became Buffalo Vocational Technical Center, where students took vocational and career-oriented classes in addition to the core academics at their regular high school. This also allowed the school to become an annex to Kensington, Riverside, and Emerson High Schools.^[2] The school was close to being closed and transformed into an elementary/middle school campus in 1999, but that decision was revoked by the Buffalo Board of Education due to mounting public pressure.^[3] In 2002, the Vocational center was ultimately closed,^[4] and the building re-opened in 2005 once again as East High School.^[5]

In the spring of 2011, it was proposed that the current principal be replaced and the school would become an all-male school. Although the principal was placed on assignment within the district offices, no student demographic changes occurred. Beginning in 2015, the East High School program began to phase out due to low test scores and graduation rates. The program was replaced by a student credit recovery alternative education program known as Pathways Academy, and a new high school known as East Community High School.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

Mr. Charles J. Costello–1927-1948 (Vice Principal - Hutchinson Central Technical High School, retired)
Mr. Victor J. Kless–1948-1952 (Vice Principal - East High School, died)
Mr. William H. Davenport–1952-1961 (Vice Principal - Kensington High School, retired)
Dr. Robert J. Rentz–1961-1969 (Vice Principal - East High School, retired^[6])
Mr. Alonzo W. Thompson–1969-1975 (Principal - Clinton Junior High School, named Director of Buffalo Public Schools' Office of Affirmative Action^[7])
Mr. William D. Bennett–1975-1977 (Director of Student Activities - East High School, named Principal of Buffalo Vocational Technical Center^[8])
Ms. Geraldine Horton–2005-2011 (Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, named Supervising Principal of Buffalo Public Schools)
Dr. Casey M. Young-Welch–2011-2016 (Principal - Academy School @ 44, placed on leave)
Ms. Janice M. Bowden [interim]–2016 (Assistant Principal - East High School, named Assistant Principal of Academy School @ 4)

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

Mr. Charles A. Kennedy–1927-1931 (Principal - School 63, named Principal of Grover Cleveland High School)
Mr. Victor Kless–1931-1948 (Classics teacher - East High School, named Principal of East High School)
Mr. Carl S. Walz–1948-1952 (Vice Principal - Lafayette High School, named Vice Principal of Bennett High School)
Mr. Lloyd A. Miller–1952-1956 (Vice Principal - Riverside High School, named Vice Principal of Bennett High School)
Dr. Louis T. Gitlin–1953-1954 (Assistant Principal - Hutchinson Central Technical High School, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School)
Mr. Edwin F. Rundell–1955-1956 (Guidance Counselor - South Park High School, died)
Mr. Robert Rentz–1956-1961 (Guidance Counselor - Lafayette High School, named Principal of East High School^[6])
Mr. Robert C. McGowan–1956-1959 (Vice Principal - Riverside High School, named Principal of Lafayette High School)
Dr. John A. Demerly–1960-1964 (Assistant Principal - School 82, named Assistant Principal of South Park High School)
Mr. William F. Blomberg–1961-1963 (Social Studies teacher - Riverside High School, named Assistant Principal of Kensington High School)
Mr. Gerald S. Hare–1963-1968 (Guidance Counselor - Lafayette High School, named Interim Principal of Lafayette High School)
Mr. James F. Harmon–1963-1968 (Social Studies teacher - McKinley Vocational High School, named Principal of Woodlawn Junior High School)
Mr. Joseph M. Tomasulo–1966-1969 (Art teacher - Lafayette High School, named Principal of Wellsville Central High School)
Mr. John J. Mattimore–1968-1971 (Assistant Principal - School 35, named Assistant Principal of South Park High School^[9])
Mr. Alfred H. Rasp–1968-1971 (Assistant Principal - Kensington High School, returned to Kensington)
Mr. Thomas A. Giordano
Mr. J. Nelson Scott–?-1971 (Industrial Arts teacher - Clinton Junior High School, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School)
Mr. Frederick D. Ganter–1969-1972 (Social Studies teacher - Woodlawn Junior High School, named Principal of Lafayette High School)
Mr. Michael J. Anelli–1970-1971 (Assistant Principal - Riverside High School, named Principal of Riverside High School)
Dr. Wayne K. Broman–?-1977 (Administrative Intern - Cheektowaga Central School District, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Vocational Technical Center)
Mr. Thomas A. Cosgrove–?-1977 (Math teacher - Burgard Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Kensington High School)
Mr. Larry J. Hunley–2005 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired)
Mr. Gary M. Tydus–2005-2006 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, returned to McKinley)
Ms. Ilene J. Gelber–2005-2014 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired)
Mrs. Naomi R. Cerre–2006-2010 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Assistant Principal of McKinley Vocational High School)
Mr. Alvion Johnson–2007-2009 (Principal On Assignment - Harvey Austin School, assigned to Office of School Performance)
Mr. Benjamin F. Willis–2010-2013 (Dean of Students - Westminster Community Charter School, named Assistant Principal of Tapestry Charter High School)
Ms. Maria M. Conrad–2014-2015 (Special Education teacher - East High School, named Assistant Principal of Pathways Academy)
Ms. Janice Bowden–2015-2016 (Business teacher- East High School, named Acting Principal of East High School)
Dr. Unseld Robinson [acting]–2016 (Principal - Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School, named Assistant Principal of Research Laboratory High School)

Selected former administrators

Year	Superintendent	Principal	Asst. Principal
1927-1928	Ernest Hartwell	Charlie Costello	Charlie Kennedy
1928-1929	Ernest Hartwell	Charlie Costello	Charlie Kennedy
1929-1930	Ernest Hartwell	Charlie Costello	Charlie Kennedy
1930-1931	Ernest Hartwell	Charlie Costello	Charlie Kennedy
1931-1932	Ernest Hartwell	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1932-1933	Ernest Hartwell	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1933-1934	Ernest Hartwell	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1934-1935	Ernest Hartwell	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1935-1936	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1936-1937	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1937-1938	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1938-1939	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1939-1940	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1940-1941	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1941-1942	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1942-1943	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1943-1944	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1944-1945	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1945-1946	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1946-1947	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1947-1948	Robert Pabst	Charlie Costello	Victor Kless
1948-1949	Robert Pabst	Victor Kless	Carl Walz
1949-1950	Robert Pabst	Victor Kless	Carl Walz
1950-1951	Ben Willis	Victor Kless	Carl Walz
1951-1952	Ben Willis	Victor Kless	Carl Walz
1952-1953	Ben Willis	Bill Davenport	Lloyd Miller
1953-1954	Parmer Ewing	Bill Davenport	Lloyd Miller	Lou Gitlin
1954-1955	Parmer Ewing	Bill Davenport	Lloyd Miller
1955-1956	Parmer Ewing	Bill Davenport	Lloyd Miller	Edwin Rundell
1956-1957	Parmer Ewing	Bill Davenport	Bob Rentz	Rundell/McGowan
1957-1958	Joe Manch	Bill Davenport	Bob Rentz	Bob McGowan
1958-1959	Joe Manch	Bill Davenport	Bob Rentz	Bob McGowan
1959-1960	Joe Manch	Bill Davenport	Bob Rentz
1960-1961	Joe Manch	Bill Davenport	John Demerly
1961-1962	Joe Manch	Bob Rentz	John Demerly	Bill Blomberg
1962-1963	Joe Manch	Bob Rentz	John Demerly	Bill Blomberg
1963-1964	Joe Manch	Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon
1964-1965	Joe Manch	Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon
1965-1966	Joe Manch	Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon
1966-1967	Joe Manch	Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon	Joe Tomasulo
1967-1968	Joe Manch	Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon	Joe Tomasulo
1968-1969	Joe Manch	Bob Rentz	John Mattimore	Alfred Rasp	Joe Tomasulo
1969-1970	Joe Manch	Alonzo Thompson	John Mattimore	Alfred Rasp	Rick Ganter
1970-1971	Joe Manch	Alonzo Thompson	John Mattimore	Alfred Rasp	Rick Ganter
1971-1972	Joe Manch	Alonzo Thompson	Nelson Scott	Alfred Rasp	Rick Ganter
1972-1973	Joe Manch	Alonzo Thompson
1973-1974	Joe Manch	Alonzo Thompson
1974-1975	Joe Manch	Alonzo Thompson
1975-1976	Gene Reville	Bill Bennett	Wayne Broman	Tom Cosgrove
1976-1977	Gene Reville	Bill Bennett	Wayne Broman	Tom Cosgrove
1977-1978	Gene Reville	Bill Bennett
1978-1979	Gene Reville	Bill Bennett
2004-2005	Yvonne Hargrave*	Geraldine Horton	Larry Hunley
2005-2006	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Gary Tydus	Ilene Gelber
2006-2007	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Naomi Cerre	Ilene Gelber
2007-2008	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Naomi Cerre	Ilene Gelber
2008-2009	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Naomi Cerre	Ilene Gelber	Alvion Johnson
2009-2010	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Naomi Cerre	Ilene Gelber	Alvion Johnson
2010-2011	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Ben Willis	Ilene Gelber
2011-2012	Amber Dixon*	Casey Young	Ben Willis	Ilene Gelber
2012-2013	Pamela Brown	Casey Young	Ben Willis	Ilene Gelber
2013-2014	Pamela Brown	Casey Young	Ben Willis	Ilene Gelber
2014-2015	Don Ogilvie*	Casey Young	Maria Conrad
2015-2016	Kriner Cash	Casey Young	Janice Bowden
2016-2017	Kriner Cash	Rose Schneider	Moustafa Khalil

*Denotes interim appointment

Famous alumni

Al Cervi– Former NBA player/coach
Matt Urban, Medal of Honor recipient

References

↑ Goldman, M. (2007). City on the Edge: Buffalo, New York [Kindle iPad version].
1 2 Weed, G. M. (2001). School days of yesterday: Buffalo public schools history. (p. 29). Buffalo: Buffalo Standard Printing.
↑ Campagna, D. (2000, January 25). Rare allies may save vocational center. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
↑ Cardinale, A. (2002, April 16). Few parents at hearing on school closings. The Buffalo News, p. B3.
↑ Simon, P. (2005, January 18). East High, Emerson Middle transform in contrasting ways. The Buffalo News, p. B1.
1 2 Robert J. Rentz, retired educator, lecturer. (1994, May 25). The Buffalo News, p. B6.
↑ Alonzo W. Thompson Sr. dies. (2003, March 19). The Buffalo News, p. D7.
↑ Brady, K. (1999, April 13). Bill Bennett, educator, coach, athlete, mentor to young - people, dies at 61. The Buffalo News, p. E10.
↑ John J. Mattimore, principal in Buffalo schools. (2001, May 2). The Buffalo News, p. B4.

External links

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