Seneca Vocational High School
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.
Seneca Vocational High School | |
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Address | |
666 East Delevan Avenue Buffalo , New York 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 |
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 to 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 (Assistant Principal - Seneca Vocational High School, 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. Nicholas F. DiPirro–1983-1985 (Program Coordinator - Seneca Vocational High School, named Principal of Riverside High School)
- Mr. Daniel J. Geary–1984-1985 (Assistant Principal - Kensington 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. Anne Flansburg (Math teacher - Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, named Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
- Mr. James A. Singletary–1994-?
- 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)
- Dr. Barbara J. Carson-Jones–2003-2004 (Social Studies teacher - Buffalo Traditional School, named Acting Director of Humanities for Buffalo Public Schools)
- Mr. Larry J. Hunley–2004-2006 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational 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])
- Dr. Barbara Carson-Jones–2005-2008 (Director of Social Studies - Buffalo Public Schools, named Vice Principal of Burgard Vocational High School)
Selected former administrators
Year | Superintendent | Principal | Assistant Principal(s) | |
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1936-1937 | Elmer Pierce | |||
1948-1949 | Richard Reagan | Laverne Engel | ||
1949-1950 | Richard Reagan | Laverne Engel | ||
1950-1951 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1951-1952 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1952-1953 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1953-1954 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1954-1955 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1955-1956 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1956-1957 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1957-1958 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1958-1959 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1959-1960 | Laverne Engel | Robert May | ||
1960-1961 | Laverne Engel | Angelo Suozzi | ||
1961-1962 | Laverne Engel | Angelo Suozzi | ||
1962-1963 | Bill Pritchard | Angelo Suozzi | ||
1963-1964 | Bill Pritchard | Angelo Suozzi | ||
1964-1965 | Bill Pritchard | Angelo Suozzi | ||
1965-1966 | Bill Pritchard | Angelo Suozzi | ||
1966-1967 | Bill Pritchard | Angelo Suozzi | ||
1967-1968 | Angelo Suozzi | Pat Curry | ||
1968-1969 | Angelo Suozzi | Pat Curry | ||
1969-1970 | Joseph Manch | Angelo Suozzi | Pat Curry | |
1970-1971 | Joseph Manch | Angelo Suozzi | Al Cacciatore | |
1971-1972 | Joseph Manch | Angelo Suozzi | Al Cacciatore | |
1972-1973 | Joseph Manch | Angelo Suozzi | Al Cacciatore | |
1973-1974 | Joseph Manch | Angelo Suozzi | Al Cacciatore | |
1974-1975 | Joseph Manch | Angelo Suozzi | Al Cacciatore | |
1975-1976 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | |
1976-1977 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | |
1977-1978 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | |
1978-1979 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | |
1979-1980 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | |
1980-1981 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | |
1981-1982 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | |
1982-1983 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | |
1983-1984 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Al Cacciatore | Nick DiPirro |
1984-1985 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Dan Geary | Nick DiPirro |
1985-1986 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Mark Balen | Theresa Pope |
1986-1987 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Dom Viscone | Theresa Pope |
1987-1988 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Tony Leone | Theresa Pope |
1988-1989 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Alfred Rasp | |
1989-1990 | Eugene Reville | Leonard Sikora | Alfred Rasp | |
1990-1991 | Alfred Thompson | Mark Balen | Alfred Rasp | |
1991-1992 | Alfred Thompson | Mark Balen | ||
1992-1993 | Alfred Thompson | Mark Balen | ||
1993-1994 | Alfred Thompson | Mark Balen | ||
1994-1995 | Alfred Thompson | Mark Balen | Jim Singletary | |
1995-1996 | Alfred Thompson | Mark Balen | Jim Singletary | Mary Scanlon |
1996-1997 | Jim Harris | Anne Flansburg | Jim Singletary | Mary Scanlon |
1997-1998 | Jim Harris | Anne Flansburg | Jim Ward | Mary Scanlon |
1998-1999 | Jim Harris | Geraldine Horton | Jim Ward | Mary Marabella |
1999-2000 | Jim Harris | Geraldine Horton | Jim Pautler | Mary Marabella |
2000-2001 | Marion Canedo | Geraldine Horton | Jim Pautler | Mary Marabella |
2001-2002 | Marion Canedo | Bob Barton | Robin Monaham | Mary Marabella |
2002-2003 | Marion Canedo | Bob Barton | Robin Monaham | Tom Aquino |
2003-2004 | Marion Canedo | Bob Barton | Barb Jones | Tom Aquino |
2004-2005 | Yvonne Hargrave* | Bob Barton | Jim Singletary | Larry Hunley |
2005-2006 | James Williams | Bob Barton | Barb Jones | Larry Hunley |
2006-2007 | James Williams | Pam Rultand | Barb Jones | |
2007-2008 | James Williams | Pam Rutland | Barb Jones | |
*Denotes interim appointment
Notable alumni
- Damone Brown–NBA player
- Samuel Migliore–Evangelist, Charitable Religious Worker
- Jim Brant–H.S. Basketball coach, Charles G. Finney H.S.
References
- http://notes2.buffalo.k12.ny.us/doc/BoardMee.nsf/bf25ab0f47ba5dd785256499006b15a4/3d128c2ab0483f6d85256f0a005f1e53/$FILE/09%2008%2004.P.ADM%20BC.xls
- http://notes2.buffalo.k12.ny.us/doc/BoardMee.nsf/bf25ab0f47ba5dd785256499006b15a4/67172713abe10b7f85257029006c6a28/$FILE/06%2022%2005.P.Sup.ADM%20BC.xls
The Buffalo, NY Seneca VHS Building addition year is incorrect: "... and received an addition in 1925."
The Seneca High School building addition was started in May 1954 and completed in August 1955. Ronald Aubry 1958 Seneca Graduate