South Park High School (Buffalo, New York)

South Park High School
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Address
150 Southside Parkway South Buffalo Buffalo, New York, Erie 14220 United States
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational
Status	Priority School
School district	Buffalo Public Schools
School number	206
Principal	Theresa A. Schuta
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Red and Black
Mascot	Sparks (Bear)
Team name	Sparks
Newspaper	The Spark
Yearbook	The Dial
Website	South Park High School

South Park High School is a high school located in Buffalo, New York. It serves Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current principal is Mrs. Theresa Schuta, and the current assistant principals are Ms. Denise Denz, Ms. Orneice Hill, and Mr. Michael Morris.

History

South Park is located in South Buffalo. It was organized in 1914, but the building's construction was not completed until the 1915-1916 school year. For its first year, the school was temporarily housed at School 36.^[1] It was designed by architect Edward Brodhead Green.

From 2007-2009, South Park High was renovated and temporarily housed at School 87, which formerly housed Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. South Park High reopened in 2009.

Annexes

Beginning in the 1930s, South Park High began opening up annexes in other school buildings due to the excessive student body account. The first annex was opened in 1932 at School 67, with a second being opened a few years later at School 72, and a third at School 69 in 1936. The following year, the School 72 and 69 annexes were closed and replaced by the School 7 annex. In 1941, both the School 7 and School 67 annexes were closed and all students attended the main building.^[2] School 67 would later be revived as an annex in the late 60's and continued to operate as such until the early 1990s.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

Robert T. Bapst–1914-1932 (Principal - Public School 35, named Associate Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools)
Frank P. Regan–1932-1958 (Vice Principal - South Park High School, retired)
J. Norman Hayes–1958-1964 (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School, named Associate Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools^[3])
Thomas J. Connors–1964-1972 (Principal - Clinton Junior High School, retired)
John J. Mattimore–1972-1985 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Principal of Burgard Vocational High School^[4])
Paul A. Lafornara–1986-1995 (Principal - Academic Challenge Center, named Principal of City Honors School^[5])
Raymond D. Perreault–1995-2002^[6] (Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School, retired)
Eileen H. Czarnecki–2002^[6]-2004 (Acting Principal - E.C.C. 90, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School^[7])
Paul J. Casseri–2004-2005 (Assistant Superintendent of Personnel - Frontier Central School District, named Principal of Lewiston-Porter High School)
Patricia J. Welch-Thomas–2005-2009 (Assistant Principal – Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts,^[8] retired^[9])

Alumni

Rose Bampton^[10]–Opera singer (Class of 1925)
Brian Higgins–Congressman of New York State's 27th District (Class of 1978)
Warren Spahn^[10]–Former Milwaukee Braves pitcher
Joseph Conley^[10]–Actor
Theresa Drilling-Schuta^[10]–Principal of South Park High School (Class of 1978)
Anthony "A.J." Verel^[10]–Former World Champion Kickboxer, Martial Artitst; Actor;Stuntman (Class of 1988)

References

↑ South Park High School. (1914, September 5). The Buffalo Express. Retrieved from Disk2/Buffalo Ny Morning Express/Buffalo NY Morning Express 1914.pdf/Newspapers Buffalo NY Morning Express 1914 - 2415.PDF Fultonhistory.com
↑ (1965). South park dial. (p. 5). Buffalo: South Park High School. Retrieved from http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/South-Park-High-School-206/119140?page=8.
↑ Haynes Named K.C. Speaker. (1965, October 26). Utica Daily Press. Retrieved from Small/Newspapers/Utica NY Daily Press/Utica NY Daily Press 1965 pdf/Utica NY Daily Press 1965 - 6935.pdf FultonHistory.com
↑ John J. Mattimore, Principal in Buffalo schools . (2011, May 2). The Buffalo News
↑ Simon, P. (1995, July 27). New Principals Named At 12 City Schools. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
1 2 Mills, R. P. (2004). New York State School Report Card Comprehensive Information Report. Albany: New York State Department Of Education.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2004, February 11). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2005, December 21). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2009, July 8). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
1 2 3 4 5 Lankes, T. (2014, September 4). South Park High School marks its 100th anniversary. The Buffalo News. Retrieved September 4, 2014, from http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/south-park-high-school-marks-its-100th-anniversary-20140904

External links

School Website

Buffalo Public Schools

Elementary Schools	PS 3 D'Youville Porter Campus PS 6 Buffalo Elementary School of Technology PS 17 Early Childhood Center PS 18 Dr. Antonia Pantoja Community School of Academic Excellence PS 19 Native American Magnet School PS 27 Hillery Park Elementary PS 30 Frank A. Sedita Academy PS 31 Harriet Ross Tubman School PS 32 Bennett Park Montessori PS 33 Bilingual Center PS 37 Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School PS 43 Lovejoy Discovery School PS 45 International School PS 48 @ 39 PS 53 Community School PS 54 Dr. George E. Blackman ECC PS 59 Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet Annex 59A PS 61 Early Childhood Center PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted PS 65 Roosevelt ECC PS 66 North Park Middle Academy PS 67 Discovery School PS 69 Houghton Academy PS 72 Lorraine Elementary PS 74 Hamlin Park School PS 76 Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy PS 79 Pfc. William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence PS 80 Highgate Heights PS 81 School PS 82 Early Childhood Center PS 84 Health Care Center for Children at ECMC PS 89 Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence PS 91 BUILD Academy PS 93 Southside Elementary PS 94 West Hertel Academy PS 95 Waterfront School PS 97 Harvey Austin School PS 99 Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center

Middle/High Schools	PS 131 Academy Programs @ 4 PS 156 Frederick Law Olmsted School at Kensington PS 192 Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts PS 195 City Honors School PS 197 Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School PS 198 The International Preparatory School

High Schools	PS 200 Bennett High School PS 204 Lafayette High School PS 205 Riverside Institute of Technology PS 206 South Park High School PS 207 Lafayette International High School PS 212 Leonardo da Vinci High School PS 301 Burgard High School PS 302 Emerson School of Hospitality PS 304 Hutchinson Central Technical High School PS 305 McKinley High School PS 307 East High School PS 309 East Community High School PS 335 Middle Early College High School PS 353 Newcomer Academy @ Lafayette PS 355 Emerson Annex @ 28 PS 357 Pathways Academy @ East PS 363 Computing Academy of Technological Sciences PS 366 Research Laboratory High School PS 402 Occupational Training Center

Notable Defunct Schools	PS 8 Follow Through Magnet School 13 PS 63 Campus North School 87 PS 96 Campus West School Fosdick-Masten Park High School PS 192 Buffalo Traditional School PS 202 Grover Cleveland High School PS 203 Kensington High School PS 302 Emerson Vocational High School PS 306 Seneca Vocational High School

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