Kensington High School is a former high school located in

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. Named for the Kensington neighborhood it is located in, the building is located at 319 Suffolk Street in Buffalo. It currently serves as home to the Frederick Law Olmsted School at Kensington.''Olmsted seniors' homecoming brief, bittersweet.'' (2012, June 22). ''The Buffalo News''. Retrieved from http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article914899.ece

History

Kensington High School is one of three

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buildings in the City of Buffalo. The building was constructed in 1934 and opened on September 9, 1937, operating for 66 years. The school was closed in 2003 due to a myriad of reasons including poor academic performance, a high concentration of students in poverty, the threat of take over from New York State, increasing student violence, as well as the school district's financial crisis.Simon, P. (2003, April 17). Kensington high will close after this year. ''The Buffalo News'', p. A1.Simon, P., & Warner, G. (2003, April 18). School's closing halts a proud legacy. ''The Buffalo News'', p. A1. In the years that followed, Kensington housed adult GED and vocational classes, and was one of the locations for Buffalo's Opportunity Program, an alternative school service for suspended students, as well as the temporary home of

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while it was renovated from 2005 to 2007. It was later announced that the building would be the home for Olmsted High School. Olmsted was operated at Kensington from 2007 to 2010 before the building was renovated by LPCiminelli from 2010 to 2012. In Fall 2012, Kensington reopened to Olmsted students. Kensington was also home to the Buffalo Academy of Science and Math, a small magnet high school, from 1989 to 1993 when it was moved to Riverside High School.Hammersley, M. (1993, September 6). Changes in store for Buffalo schools . ''The Buffalo News'', p. TRK

Notable alumni

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Kensington Prep

From 1987 to 1993, Kensington High had a satellite school, "Kensington Prep" for its ninth graders, in an effort to provide a structured atmosphere for its freshmen and attract more Caucasian students.Hammersley, M. (1992, July 31). Board member backs school consolidation. ''The Buffalo News'' The school was located at the former Archbishop Carroll High School at 1409 East Delavan Avenue, and offered enriched programs in mathematics, sciences, and computers.Hammersley, M. (1991, September 20). Slaying spurs search for answers at school. ''The Buffalo News'', p. A9. The school was closed in 1993, and 9th graders returned to Kensington.Hammersley, M. (1993, September 6). Changes in store for buffalo schools. ''The Buffalo News''

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