Kensington High School is a former high school located in Buffalo, New York. The building, located at 319 Suffolk Streetin Buffalo, currently serves home to Frederick Law Olmstead Academy.

History

The building was constructed in 1937 and ran for 67 years. The school was closed in 2004 due to poor academic performance and increasing student violence. The school would later house the Frederick Law Olmstead program, although the building is currently being renovated by LPCiminelli.

Selected former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parenthesis

• Mr. Thomas J. McDonnell–1937-1947
• Mr. Charles J. Monan–1947-1950 (Vice Principal - Kensington High School, returned to teaching at South Park High School
  South Park High School (Buffalo, New York)
  South Park High School is a high school located in Buffalo, New York. It serves Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current principal is Mrs. Theresa Schuta, and the current assistant principals are Ms. Denise Denz, Ms. Orneice Hill, and Mr. Michael Morris.- History...
  
  )
• Mr. John M. Chassin–1950-1955 (Vice Principal - Kensington High School, unknown)
• Mr. Garnett F. Roberts–1955-1956
• Mr. Frank J. Kelly–1957-1966
• Mr. Angelo J. Gianturco–1966-1981 (Vice Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Principal of City Honors School
  City Honors School
  City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park, known colloquially as City Honors, or CHS, is a college preparatory school in Buffalo, New York. City Honors is part of the Buffalo Public Schools system. The school was founded in 1975 by three faculty members from Bennett High School and Clinton Junior...
  
  )
• Mr. Gerald H. Hesson
• Mr. Stanley Wegrzynowski
• Mr. Mark L. Balen–1986-1990 (Vice Principal - Seneca Comprehensive High School, named Principal of Seneca Comprehensive High School)
• Ms. Yvonne Hargrove–1990-1993 (Principal - Kensington Prep, named Assistant Superintendent for Integration of Buffalo Public Schools)
• Mr. Robert M. Barton–1993-2001 (Principal - Buffalo Alternative High School, named Principal of Seneca Vocational High School
  Seneca Vocational High School
  Seneca Vocational 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, and Technology Preparatory...
  
  )
• Dr. Eileen H. Czarnecki–2001 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Acting Principal of E.C.C. 90)
• Ms. Geraldine Horton–2001-2003 (Principal - Buffalo Vocational Technical Center, school closed)

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignments and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. Charles Monan
• Mr. John Chassin–?-1950 (Principal - South Park High School Annex, named Principal of Kensington High School)
• Mr. Louis T. Masson–1957-1962 (Science teacher - Riverside High School
  Riverside Institute of Technology
  Riverside Institute of Technology is a high school located in Buffalo, New York. It serves Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current Principal is Mrs. Denise Clarke, and the current assistant principals are Mrs. Aarin Pellitieri, Mr. Jason Madden, and Mrs...
  
  , retired)
• Mr. William Blomberg
• Mr. Charles Soduro
• Mr. Daniel Krzesinski
• Mr. Fritz Hessel
• Mr. Thomas Cosgrove (Assistant Principal - Burgard Vocational High School
  Burgard Vocational High School
  Burgard Vocational High School is a vocational high school located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It holds about 800 students from Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current Principal is Mr. Brian Wiesinger, and the current Assistant Principals are Mr. Andre Thomas and Ms...
  
  , unknown)
• Mr. Thaddeus F. Weselak (Assistant Principal - Kensington Prep Academy, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts)
• Mr. James Christmann–?-1989 (Assistant Principal - City Honors School
  City Honors School
  City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park, known colloquially as City Honors, or CHS, is a college preparatory school in Buffalo, New York. City Honors is part of the Buffalo Public Schools system. The school was founded in 1975 by three faculty members from Bennett High School and Clinton Junior...
  
  , named Principal of Cheektowaga High School)
• Mr. Elzie B. Fisher–1989-1990 (unknown, named Vice Principal of Lafayette High School
  Lafayette High School (Buffalo)
  Lafayette High School is the oldest public school in Buffalo that remains in its original building; a stone, brick and terra-cotta structure in the French Renaissance Revival style, by architects August Esenwein and James A. Johnson. Although classes began off-site during construction of the...
  
  )
• Mr. Jon G. Lyon (Science teacher - Buffalo Traditional School, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School
  Grover Cleveland High School (Buffalo, New York)
  Grover Cleveland High School was a high school located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It generally housed 274 students from Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents...
  
  )
• Mr. Gary R. Lopez–1995-? (unknown, named Assistant Principal of Riverside High School
  Riverside Institute of Technology
  Riverside Institute of Technology is a high school located in Buffalo, New York. It serves Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current Principal is Mrs. Denise Clarke, and the current assistant principals are Mrs. Aarin Pellitieri, Mr. Jason Madden, and Mrs...
  
  )
• Mr. James J. Pautler–?-2002 (Vocational teacher - Seneca Vocational High School
  Seneca Vocational High School
  Seneca Vocational 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, and Technology Preparatory...
  
  , named Principal of Burgard Vocational High School
  Burgard Vocational High School
  Burgard Vocational High School is a vocational high school located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It holds about 800 students from Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current Principal is Mr. Brian Wiesinger, and the current Assistant Principals are Mr. Andre Thomas and Ms...
  
  )
• Mr. Carlos J. Villaroel–?-2002 (unknown, named Assistant Principal of Grover Cleveland High School
  Grover Cleveland High School (Buffalo, New York)
  Grover Cleveland High School was a high school located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It generally housed 274 students from Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents...
  
  )
• Mr. William A. Kresse–2002-2003 (Assistant Principal - Musselman High School
  Musselman High School
  Musselman High School is a class AAA high school in Inwood, West Virginia, USA, located at 126 Excellence Way. Inwood is in Berkeley County, West Virginia and just outside the city of Martinsburg, the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest municipality in West Virginia. Inwood...
  
  , named Assistant Principal of South Park High School
  South Park High School (Buffalo, New York)
  South Park High School is a high school located in Buffalo, New York. It serves Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current principal is Mrs. Theresa Schuta, and the current assistant principals are Ms. Denise Denz, Ms. Orneice Hill, and Mr. Michael Morris.- History...
  
  )

Administration

Year	Superintendent	Principal	Asst. Principal	Asst. Principal
1957-1958		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1958-1959		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1959-1960		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1960-1961		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1961-1962		Frank Kelly	Louis Masson
1969-1970		Angelo Gianturco	Bill Blomberg	Charlie Sadaro
1978-1979		Gerald Hesson	Daniel Krzesinski	Tom Cosgrove
1980-1981	Eugene Reville	Gerald Hesson	Daniel Krzesinski	Fritz Hessel
1988-1989	Eugene Reville	Mark Balen	James Christmann
1989-1990	Eugene Reville	Mark Balen	Elzie Fisher
1995-1996	Albert Thompson	Bob Barton	Gary Lopez
2001-2002	Marion Canedo	Czarnecki/Horton	Jim Pautler	Carlos Villaroel
2002-2003	Marion Canedo	Geraldine Horton	Bill Kresse