Buffalo Traditional High School is a former magnet school in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

. 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 1962 on the former site of

Offermann Stadium Offermann Stadium was an outdoor baseball and football stadium in Buffalo, New York. Opened in 1924 as Bison Stadium, it was home to the Buffalo Bisons ( IL), Buffalo Bisons/Rangers ( NFL) and Indianapolis Clowns (NAL). The stadium hosted notab ...

. 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.Gates, G. (1993, May 23). The battle for Woodlawn Junior High. ''The Buffalo News'', p. M5. 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 The Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts (BAVPA) is a magnet performing arts high school and part of Buffalo, New York's public school system. It serves grades 5-12 and requires students to apply in the field of their desired major conc ...

Former principals

''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parenthesis'' *James Williams–1977-1983 (Principal - Woodlawn Junior High School, named Principal of

Niagara Falls High School Niagara Falls High School is a public high school located at 4455 Porter Road in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. It was established and dedicated on September 1, 2000 and opened 5 days later, becoming the city's only public high school, ...

) *Gerald H. Hesson–1983-1984 (Principal assignment to Office of Curriculum - Buffalo Public Schools, named Principal of

Buffalo Vocational Technical Center East High School was a comprehensive high school located in the East Side of Buffalo, New York. It operated from 1927 until 1977, reopened in 2005 and closed again in 2018 due to low academic performance. East High began phasing out in 2015 and wa ...

) *Deborah L. Smith–1984-1988 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Principal of Red Jacket Academy) *David M. Greco–1988-1994 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Principal of

Hutchinson Central Technical High School Hutchinson Central Technical High School, informally known as Hutch-Tech, is a high school in the City of Buffalo, New York. Its founding on September 14, 1904 under the name ''Mechanics Arts High School'' marked the beginning of technical educatio ...

) *Susan M. Doyle–1994-2003 (Assistant Principal - Riverside High School, named Principal of Middle Early College High School) *Michael J. Mogavero–2003-2004 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Principal of Riverside Institute Of Technology) *Geraldine Horton–2004-2005 (Principal - Buffalo Vocational Technical Center, named Principal of East High School)

References

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