Buffalo Traditional School
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
The building was constructed in 1964 on the site that formerly served as home to the Buffalo Bisons minor-league baseball team. 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. 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
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parenthesis
- Mr. James Williams-1977-1983
- Mr. Gerald H. Hesson-1983-1984
- Mrs. Deborah L. Smith-1984-1988
- Mr. David M. Greco-1988-1994
- Mrs. Susan M. Doyle-1994-2003
- Mr. Michael J. Mogavero-2003-2004
- Ms. Geraldine Horton-2004-2005
Selected former assistant principals
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
- Mr. Harold J. Collier-1984-?
- Mr. Daniel J. Geary-1985-?
- Mr. Paul F. Weisenburger
- Ms. Nancy W. Thompson-?-1992
- Mr. Timothy M. Shannon-1992-1995
- Mr. Jerry D. Pope-1993-1995
- Ms. Louise Klier–1995-2004
- Ms. Janet Barnes–1995-2004
- Mr. Terence Jenkins–2004-2005
- Ms. Ilene L. Gelber–2004-2005
Former administrators
