Buffalo Traditional School

Buffalo Traditional High School
Buffalo Traditional High School
Address
	450 Masten Avenue; Masten Park; Buffalo, Erie, New York 14209; United States
Information
Type	Magnet
Established	1977
Closed	2005
School number	192
Yearbook	Premier

Buffalo Traditional High School is a former magnet school in Buffalo, New York. It served Grades 5 through 12 and was located at 450 Masten Avenue in the city's East Side. It closed in 2005.

History[edit]

The building was constructed in 1962 on the former site of Offermann Stadium. It first served as the home as Woodlawn Junior High School and became a symbol of the Civil Rights and integration battles of Buffalo, due to failed efforts by African-American residents to have the school integrated with white students.^[1] Buffalo Traditional was created in 1977 as part of Buffalo's desegregation program.

In 2005, the school was closed. The remaining students were transferred to either Emerson/Harvey Austin Middle School or East High School. The building currently serves home to the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts.

Former principals[edit]

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

James Williams–1977-1983 (Principal - Woodlawn Junior High School, named Principal of Niagara Falls High School)
Gerald H. Hesson–1983-1984 (Principal assignment to Office of Curriculum - Buffalo Public Schools, named Principal of Buffalo Vocational Technical Center)
Deborah L. Smith–1984-1988 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Principal of Red Jacket Academy)
David M. Greco–1988-1994 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School)
Susan M. Doyle–1994-2003 (Assistant Principal - Riverside High School, named Principal of Middle Early College High School)
Michael J. Mogavero–2003-2004 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Principal of Riverside Institute Of Technology)
Geraldine Horton–2004-2005 (Principal - Buffalo Vocational Technical Center, named Principal of East High School)

References[edit]

^ Gates, G. (1993, May 23). The battle for Woodlawn Junior High. The Buffalo News, p. M5.

42°54′53″N 78°51′35″W / 42.914589°N 78.859673°W / 42.914589; -78.859673

[Woodlawn-1] Gates, G. (1993, May 23). The battle for Woodlawn Junior High. The Buffalo News, p. M5.

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