Kensington High School (Buffalo, New York)

Frederick Law Olmsted School #156

Address

319 Suffolk Street Kensington Buffalo , Erie , New York 14215 United States
Coordinates	42°55′51.90″N 78°48′37.66″W / 42.9310833°N 78.8104611°W / 42.9310833; -78.8104611
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Aegis Fortissima Virtus (Virtue is the Strongest Shield)
Opened	September 9, 1937
Status	Closed
Closed	2003
School district	Buffalo Public Schools
School number	203
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Team name	Olmsted Owls
Yearbook	The Compass

Frederick Law Olmsted School #156 is a high school located in Buffalo, New York. 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.^[1]

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History

Kensington High School is one of three Art Deco buildings in the City of Buffalo.^[1] 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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,^[1] as well as the temporary home of Hutchinson Central Technical High School 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.^[4]

Notable alumni

Dick Hughes–Former National Football League halfback
Ed Hughes–Former National Football League coach

Kensington Prep

Kensington Prep

Address

1409 East Delavan Avenue Schiller Park Buffalo , Erie , New York 14215 United States
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1987
Closed	1993
Grades	9

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.^[5] 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.^[6] The school was closed in 1993, and 9th graders returned to Kensington.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Olmsted seniors' homecoming brief, bittersweet. (2012, June 22). The Buffalo News. Retrieved from http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article914899.ece
^ 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.
^ Hammersley, M. (1993, September 6). Changes in store for Buffalo schools . The Buffalo News, p. TRK
^ Hammersley, M. (1992, July 31). Board member backs school consolidation. The Buffalo News
^ Hammersley, M. (1991, September 20). Slaying spurs search for answers at school. The Buffalo News, p. A9.
^ Hammersley, M. (1993, September 6). Changes in store for buffalo schools. The Buffalo News

v t e 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 43 Lovejoy Discovery School PS 45 International School PS 48 @ 39 PS 50 North Park Academy Community 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 92 BUILD Academy Community School 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 The Academy School 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 206 South Park High School PS 207 Lafayette International High School PS 208 Riverside Academy 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 309 East Community High School PS 335 Middle Early College High School PS 353 Newcomer Academy @ Lafayette PS 355 The New Buffalo School of Culinary Art & Hospitality Management PS 357 Pathways Academy @ East PS 363 Lewis J. Bennett School of Innovative Technology PS 366 Research Laboratory High School PS 402 Occupational Training Center
Notable Defunct Schools	PS 8 Follow Through Magnet School 13 School 24 School 44 School 57 School 60 School 63 School 77 School 87 Fosdick-Masten Park High School PS 192 Buffalo Traditional School PS 200 Bennett High School PS 202 Grover Cleveland High School PS 203 Kensington High School PS 204 Lafayette High School PS 205 Riverside Institute of Technology PS 302 Emerson Vocational High School PS 306 Seneca Vocational High School PS 307 East High School

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