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South Park High School
Address
150 Southside Parkway Buffalo, NY South Buffalo Buffalo, Erie, New York 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
Slogan	Instilling Pride... Expecting Excellence Since 1915
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. 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. 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

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

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. Frank Regan–1925-1932 (Business teacher - South Park High School, named Principal of South Park High School)
• Mr. F. Nicholas McCarthy–1932-1958 (Mathematics teacher - South Park High School, retired)
• Mr. Thomas Connors–1958-1962 (Social Studies teacher - South Park High School, named Principal of Clinton Junior High School)
• Mr. Raymond J. Schanzer–1962-1980 (Social Studies teacher - Grover Cleveland High School, retired)
• Mr. John F. Toolen–1962-1966 (Guidance Counselor - Grover Cleveland High School, named Principal of Southside Junior High School)
• Mr. Robert J. Wilson–1966-1984 (Principal - Clinton Junior High School, retired)
• Mr. John J. Mattimore–1971-1972 (Assistant Principal - East High School, named Principal of South Park High School)
• Mr. Herbert P. Coyne –1974-1975 (Physical Education teacher - South Park High School, returned to teaching)
• Mr. Daniel J. Geary–1972-1984 (Guidance Counselor - Burgard Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
• Mr. William J. Bell
• Mr. Gerald D. Pope–1984-1987 (Supervisor of School Integration - Buffalo Public Schools, named Assistant Principal of Kensington High School)
• Ms. Crystal A. Boling–1985-1986 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Assistant Principal of Emerson Vocational High School)
• Mr. Calvin J. Baxter–1987-1992 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Director of Humanities of Buffalo Public Schools)
• Mr. Harold J. Collier–?-1998 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired)
• Mrs. Nancy W. Thompson–1992-2003 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired)
• Mr. Michael J. Mogavero–1998-2003 (Physical Education teacher - Riverside High School, named Principal of Buffalo Traditional School)
• Mrs. Angela R. Reynolds-Hannah–2003-2004 (Guidance Counselor - Buffalo Traditional School, named Assistant Principal of City Honors School)
• Dr. William A. Kresse–2003-2005 (Assistant Principal - Kensington High School, named Principal of City Honors School)
• Ms. Ann Mogavero –2004-2005 (Ninth grade teacher - Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Career and Technical High School, named Director of English Language Arts for Buffalo Public Schools)
• Mr. Darren J. Brown–2004-2006 (Math teacher - Grover Cleveland High School, named Principal of Community School 53)
• Mr. Lawrence A. Grisanti–2006-2010 (Principal - Lorraine Elementary School, retired)

Selected administrators

Alumni

• Rose Bampton–Opera singer (Class of 1925)
• Brian Higgins–Congressman of New York State's 27th District (Class of 1978)
• Warren Spahn<ref name=SouthPark100>–Former Milwaukee Braves pitcher
• Joseph Conley<ref name=SouthPark100>–Actor
• Theresa Drilling-Schuta<ref name=SouthPark100>–Principal of South Park High School (Class of 1978)

References

1. 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
2. (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.
3. 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
4. John J. Mattimore, Principal in Buffalo schools . (2011, May 2). The Buffalo News
5. Simon, P. (1995, July 27). New Principals Named At 12 City Schools. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
6. ^ Mills, R. P. (2004). New York State School Report Card Comprehensive Information Report. Albany: New York State Department Of Education.
7. Buffalo Public Schools (2004, February 11). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
8. Buffalo Public Schools (2005, December 21). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
9. Buffalo Public Schools (2009, July 8). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
10. Fraternity sets annual banquet, dance for oct. 29. (1988, October 27). Buffalo Criterion. Retrieved from http://nyheritage.nnyln.net/utils/ajaxhelper?action=2&CISOROOT=/Criterion&CISOPTR=11971&DMSCALE=25&DMWIDTH=477&DMHEIGHT=537&DMX=492&DMY=737&DMTEXT=crystal boling&DMCLEAR=0,134,123,403
11. Collison, K. (1996, December 20). Teachers Greet Ruling With Skepticism. The Buffalo News, p. A14.
12. Pasiack, M. B. (2010, November 12). Principals shifted to positions on central staff. The Buffalo News .
13. http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article389046.ece
14. Buffalo Public Schools (2006, July 16). 'Meeting of the Board of Education: Principal Transfers.
15. Buffalo Public Schools (2006, August 23). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
16. Buffalo Public Schools (2010, August 25). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.]
17. 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

• High schools in Buffalo, New York
• Public high schools in New York