Seneca Vocational High School

Seneca Vocational High School
Seneca Vocational High School
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

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.

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)
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

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

External links

Seneca VHS Alumni

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