Grover Cleveland High School (Buffalo, New York)

Grover Cleveland High School
Grover Cleveland High School
Address
110 Fourteenth Street Lower West Side Buffalo, New York, Erie County, 14213 United States
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational
Established	1931
Closed	2011
School district	Buffalo Public Schools
School number	202
Grades	9-12
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Green and White
Mascot	Presidents

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

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

Charles A. Kennedy–1931-1951 (Vice Principal - East High School, retired)
John F. Devine–1951-1962 (Vice Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, retired)
Martin B. O'Donnell–1962-1967, 1968-1970 (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School, named Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School)
John A. Demerly [interim]–1967-1968 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School,^[5] returned to position)
Daniel M. Kublitz [interim]–1970-1971 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Assistant Principal of Bennett High School^[6])
Ronald J. Meer–1971-1975 (Vice Principal - Woodlawn Junior High School, named Principal of Bennett High School)
John E. Ward–1975-1979 (Principal - Genesee-Humboldt Junior High School, retired^[7])
Rocco A. Lamparelli–1979-1985 (Supervising Principal - South Buffalo Public Schools, named Acting Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education for Buffalo Public Schools^[8])
John H. Davis–1985-1989 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, retired)
Benjamin L. Randle, Jr.–1989-2004 (Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School, retired^[9])
Kevin J. Eberle–2004-2007 (Principal - West Seneca West Senior High School,^[10] named Principal of the International Preparatory School at Grover^[11])
Casey M. Young Welch–2007-2010 (Acting Principal - Harriet Ross Tubman School,^[4] named Principal of Academy School 131 @ 44^[12])

*Denotes interim appointment

Notable alumni

Joel Giambra–Former Erie County, New York executive
Steven Means–Defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robert SanGeorge; former United Nations official;^[13] global campaigner for human rights^[14] and the environment.^[15]

References

↑ Hammersley, M. (1993, October 1). Concern voiced for students at Grover officials act to curb unrest outside school. The Buffalo News
↑ LpciminelliInc. (2012). YouTube.com. [Video]. Retrieved 02/15/2013 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd ed&v=V7h_o5IZgUg
↑ Heaney, J., & Sorenson, J. (1996, November 22). State places city high school mired in woes on probation. The Buffalo News, p. A1.
1 2 http://www.buffaloschools.org/files/filesystem/Phase-In%20PS%20307%20red.pdf
↑ John Demerly, retired Canisius professor. (1993, November 25). The Buffalo News, p. C10.
↑ Anderson, D. (1999, March 13). Daniel M. Kublitz, principal, broadcaster. The Buffalo News, p. B8.
↑ Dawson, D. (1993, August 18). 'Owego connection' links Ward, school chief Murphy. The Buffalo News
↑ Hammersley, M. (1990, March 27). Cleveland educator withdraws as candidate to head buffalo schools. The Buffalo News, p. TRK.
↑ Simon, P. (2004, February 3). Choosing retirement - the uncertainty of contract negotiations has teachers and administrators thinking about an early out. The Buffalo News, p. A1.
↑ Simon, P. (2004, August 11). New principals take over. The Buffalo News, p. B1.
↑ Simon, P. (2007, July 12). Williams fills two key posts. The Buffalo News, p. B3.
↑ Pasciak, M. B. (2010, August 26). New principals, assistants win board approval for city schools. The Buffalo News, p. B5.
↑ SanGeorge, Robert. "UN official". UN International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor. ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
↑ SanGeorge, Robert (November–December 2000). "UN Campaign Manager". Mother Jones Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
↑ SanGeorge, Robert (August 5, 2009). "Project Director". WAMU Public Radio Washington, DC. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

Buffalo Public Schools

Elementary Schools	PS 3 D'Youville Porter Campus PS 6 Buffalo Elementary School of Technology PS 17 Early Childhood Center PS 18 Dr. Antonia Pantoja Community School of Academic Excellence PS 19 Native American Magnet School PS 27 Hillery Park Elementary PS 30 Frank A. Sedita Academy PS 31 Harriet Ross Tubman School PS 32 Bennett Park Montessori PS 33 Bilingual Center PS 37 Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School PS 39 Martin Luther King Multicultural Institute PS 43 Lovejoy Discovery School PS 45 International School PS 53 Community School PS 54 Dr. George E. Blackman ECC PS 59 Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet Annex 59A PS 61 Early Childhood Center PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted PS 65 Roosevelt ECC PS 66 North Park Middle Academy PS 67 Discovery School PS 69 Houghton Academy PS 72 Lorraine Elementary PS 74 Hamlin Park School PS 76 Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy PS 79 Pfc. William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence PS 80 Highgate Heights PS 81 School PS 82 Early Childhood Center PS 84 Health Care Center for Children at ECMC PS 89 Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence PS 91 BUILD Academy PS 93 Southside Elementary PS 94 West Hertel Academy PS 95 Waterfront School PS 97 Harvey Austin School PS 99 Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center

Middle/High Schools	PS 131 Academy Programs @ 4 PS 156 Frederick Law Olmsted School at Kensington PS 192 Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts PS 195 City Honors School PS 197 Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School PS 198 The International Preparatory School

High Schools	PS 200 Bennett High School PS 204 Lafayette High School PS 205 Riverside Institute of Technology PS 206 South Park High School PS 212 Leonardo da Vinci High School PS 301 Burgard High School PS 302 Emerson School of Hospitality PS 304 Hutchinson Central Technical High School PS 305 McKinley High School PS 307 East High School PS 353 S.T.A.R. Academy @ Lafayette PS 402 Occupational Training Center PS 415 Middle Early College High School

Notable Defunct Schools	PS 8 Follow Through Magnet School 13 PS 63 Campus North School 87 PS 96 Campus West School Fosdick-Masten Park High School PS 192 Buffalo Traditional School PS 202 Grover Cleveland High School PS 203 Kensington High School PS 302 Emerson Vocational High School PS 306 Seneca Vocational High School

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