Grover Cleveland High School (Buffalo, New York)

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Grover Cleveland High School
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Grover Cleveland High School
Address
110 Fourteenth Street


Buffalo
,
Erie County
,
New York
14213

United States
Information
Type Public, Coeducational
Established1931
Closed2011
School district Buffalo Public Schools
School number202
Grades 9-12
Campus type Urban
Color(s)Green and White   
MascotPresidents
YearbookThe Clevelander

Grover Cleveland High School was a high school located in Buffalo, New York. It is named for former U.S. president and Buffalo mayor Grover Cleveland and generally housed students from Grades 9 - 12, teaching according to the Board of Regents. Currently, the school building houses The International Preparatory School.

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History

Grover Cleveland High School was originally constructed in 1913 as the home to Buffalo State College, [1] then known as Buffalo Teacher's School. In 1931, Grover Cleveland High School was formed as a school serving the Lower West Side of Buffalo. The building was renovated in 1959, where an addition was built onto the northern end of the school that contained classrooms, a swimming pool, and a new gymnasium. [2] During the 1970s, Grover was designated as the school to serve foreign language-speaking students within the City of Buffalo. [3] In 2007, the building began housing two schools, Grover Cleveland High School, and the International Preparatory School, a math and science magnet affiliated with the College Board. In 2010, Grover Cleveland High School was closed to new due to low graduation rates and increasing incidents of student violence and possession of weapons. [4] The final class of seniors graduated in 2011.

From 2011 until June 2013, the building was renovated and re-opened to students at International Preparatory School and the new STAR Academy in Fall 2013.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reasons for departure listed in parentheses

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reasons for departure listed in parentheses

Selected former administrators

Statue of Grover Cleveland in front of the school, unveiled in 2008. GroverClevelandStatue.JPG
Statue of Grover Cleveland in front of the school, unveiled in 2008.
YearSuperintendentPrincipalAssistant Principal
1931-1932Ernest HartwellCharlie KennedyThomas McDonnell
1932-1933Ernest HartwellCharlie KennedyThomas McDonnell
1933-1934Ernest HartwellCharlie KennedyThomas McDonnell
1934-1935Ernest HartwellCharlie KennedyThomas McDonnell
1935-1936Robert PabstCharlie KennedyThomas McDonnell
1936-1937Robert PabstCharlie KennedyThomas McDonnell
1937-1938Robert PabstCharlie KennedyRandy Lindeman
1938-1939Robert PabstCharlie KennedyRandy Lindeman
1939-1940Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1940-1941Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1941-1942Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1942-1943Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1943-1944Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1944-1945Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1945-1946Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1946-1947Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1947-1948Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1948-1949Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1949-1950Robert PabstCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1950-1951Ben WillisCharlie KennedyJohn Devine
1951-1952Ben WillisJohn DevineCharlie Monan
1952-1953Ben WillisJohn DevineCharlie Monan
1953-1954Parmer EwingJohn DevineCharlie Monan
1954-1955Parmer EwingJohn DevineLou Gitlin
1955-1956Parmer EwingJohn DevineLou Gitlin
1956-1957Parmer EwingJohn DevineLou Gitlin
1957-1958Joseph ManchJohn DevineLou Gitlin
1958-1959Joseph ManchJohn DevineEarl Beech
1959-1960Joseph ManchJohn DevineEarl Beech
1960-1961Joseph ManchJohn DevineEarl Beech
1961-1962Joseph ManchJohn DevineAngelo Gianturco
1962-1963Joseph ManchMarty O'DonnellAngelo Gianturco
1963-1964Joseph ManchMarty O'DonnellAngelo Gianturco
1964-1965Joseph ManchMarty O'DonnellAngelo Gianturco
1965-1966Joseph ManchMarty O'DonnellAngelo Gianturco
1966-1967Joseph ManchMarty O'DonnellJohn DemerlyDan Kublitz
1967-1968Joseph ManchJohn Demerly*Doris EricksonDan Kublitz
1968-1969Joseph ManchMarty O'DonnellJohn DemerlyDan Kublitz
1969-1970Joseph ManchMarty O'DonnellE.J. SaiaDan Kubliz
1970-1971Joseph ManchDan Kublitz*E.J. SaiaManley*/Scott
1971-1972Joseph ManchRon Meer*E.J. SaiaNelson Scott
1972-1973Joseph ManchRon MeerE.J. SaiaDan Manley
1973-1974Joseph ManchRon MeerE.J. SaiaDan Manley
1974-1975Joseph ManchRon MeerE.J. SaiaDan Manley
1975-1976Gene RevilleJohn WardE.J. SaiaDan Manley
1976-1977Gene RevilleJohn WardE.J. SaiaDan Manley
1977-1978Gene RevilleJohn WardE.J. SaiaDan Manley
1978-1979Gene RevilleJohn WardE.J. SaiaDan Manley
1979-1980Gene RevilleRocco LamparelliCharlie SodaroDan Manley
1980-1981Gene RevilleRocco LamparelliCharlie SodaroDan Manley
1981-1982Gene RevilleRocco LamparelliCharlie SodaroDan Manley
1982-1983Gene RevilleRocco LamparelliCharlie SodaroDan Manley
1983-1984Gene RevilleRocco LamparelliCharlie SodaroDan Manley
1984-1985Gene RevilleRocco LamparelliCharlie SodaroDan Manley
1985-1986Gene RevilleJohn DavisCharlie SodaroDavid Baez
1986-1987Gene RevilleJohn DavisCharlie SodaroDavid Baez
1987-1988Gene RevilleJohn DavisCharlie SodaroDavid Baez
1988-1989Gene RevilleJohn DavisDan ManleyDavid Baez
1989-1990Albert Thompson*Ben RandleRay PerreaultDavid Baez
1990-1991Albert ThompsonBen RandleRay PerreaultDavid BaezSharon Lanza
1991-1992Albert ThompsonBen RandleRay PerreaultDavid BaezSharon Lanza
1992-1993Albert ThompsonBen RandleRay PerreaultDavid BaezSharon Lanza
1993-1994Albert ThompsonBen RandleJon LyonSharon Lanza
1994-1995Albert ThompsonBen RandleJon Lyon
1995-1996Albert ThompsonBen RandleJon Lyon
1996-1997Jim HarrisBen RandleJon Lyon
1997-1998Jim HarrisBen RandleJon Lyon
1998-1999Jim HarrisBen RandleJosephine Mayfield
1999-2000Jim HarrisBen RandleJosephine MayfieldEileen Czarnecki
2000-2001Marion CanedoBen RandleJosephine MayfieldEileen Czarnecki
2001-2002Marion CanedoBen RandleRobin HahnAl Ventresca*
2002-2003Marion CanedoBen RandleCarlos VillarroelAl Ventresca
2003-2004Marion CanedoBen RandleMary CraigAl Ventresca
2004-2005Yvonne Hargrave*Kevin EberleEileen CzarneckiJose RiveraNaomi Cerre
2005-2006James WilliamsKevin EberleWendy RichardsJose RiveraNaomi Cerre
2006-2007James WilliamsKevin EberleWendy RichardsJose Rivera
2007-2008James WilliamsCasey YoungRafael MercadoJose Rivera
2008-2009James WilliamsCasey YoungRafael MercadoDenise Houston
2009-2010James WilliamsCasey YoungRafael Mercado
2010-2011James WilliamsKevin Eberle

*Denotes interim appointment

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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