Lafayette High School (Buffalo, New York)

at 370 Lafayette Ave, Buffalo , 14213-1494 United States

1. High School

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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 school, the building was completed, and graduated its first class, in 1903. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is located in Buffalo's Upper West Side at 370 Lafayette Avenue.Lafayette operates as a 7-12 school for international and neighborhood students. The current principal is Mrs. Denise Clarke, and the current assistant principals are Mr. Craig Brodnicki, and Ms. Yulonda Middleton.AcademicsLafayette High School currently serves as home to many Buffalo high school students learning English as a second language.HistoryLafayette High School was the third high school built in Buffalo, New York. It has fallen into recent struggles with academics and has been placed on New York State's Watch List of Persistently Underperforming Schools. After the 2010-2011 school year, the school closed and re-opened as a multicultural school with a new principal. The school also began housing seventh and eighth graders from nearby International School 45.Former principalsPrevious assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Arthur Detmers - 1903-1906 Calvert King Mellen - 1906-1934 Frank Gott - 1934-1955 Abraham Axelrod - 1955-1958 Robert C. McGowan - 1958-1968 Gerald S. Hare - 1968-1972 Frederick D. Ganter - 1972-1997 Sharon A. Lanza - 1997-2004 Jacquelyn M. Baldwin - 2004-2008 Phyllis F. Morrell - 2008-2011 Naomi R. Cerre - 2011-2015

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Lafayette High School (Buffalo, New York) is Buffalo based place and this enity listed in High School category. Located at 370 Lafayette Ave NY 14213-1494. Contact phone number of Lafayette High School (Buffalo, New York): (716) 816-4340