East High School is a comprehensive high school located in the East Side of Buffalo, New York. It serves 610 students from Grades 9-12. The current principal is Dr. Casey Young Welch, and the current assistant principals are Ms. Irene Gelber and Mr. Benjamin Willis.

History

East High School was constructed in 1926. In 1979, due to poor academic performance, the school was transformed into the Buffalo Vocational Technical Center, where students took vocational and career-oriented classes in addition to the core academics at their regular high school. The school was close to being closed and transformed into an elementary/middle school campus in 1999, but that decision was revoked by the Buffalo Board of Education due to mounting public pressure. In 2002, the Vocational center was ultimately closed, and the building re-opened in 2005 once again as East High School.

In the spring of 2011, it was proposed that the current principal be replaced and the school would become an all-male school. Although the principal was place on assignment within the district offices, there are no known plans to change the schools' enrollment demographics at this time.

Selected former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. Charles J. Costello–?-1948 (Vice Principal - East High School, unknown)
• Mr. Victor J. Kless–1948-1952 (Vice Principal - East High School, passed away)
• Mr. William H. Davenport–1952-1961 (Vice Principal - Kensington High School
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  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 :...
  
  , retired)
• Mr. Robert J. Rentz–1961-1968 (Vice Principal - East High School, retired)
• Mr. Alonzo W. Thompson–1968-1975 (Vice Principal - Clinton Junior High School, named Director of Buffalo Public Schools' Office of Affirmative Action)
• Mr. William D. Bennett–1975-1979 (Chemistry teacher - East High School, named Principal of Buffalo Vocational Technical Center)
• Ms. Geraldine Horton–2005-2011 (Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, named Supervising Principal of Buffalo Public Schools)

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. Charles Costello (unknown, named Principal of East High School)
• Mr. Charles A. Kennedy–?-1931 (Unknown, named 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. Victor Kless–1931-1948 (Classics teacher - East High School, named Principal of East High School)
• Mr. Carl S. Walz (Vice Principal - Lafayette High School, named Vice Principal of Bennett High School)
• Mr. Lloyd A. Miller–1943-1957 (Vice Principal - Riverside High School
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  , named Principal of Bennett High School
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  )
• Mr. Robert Rentz–1957-1961 (Guidance Counselor - Lafayette High School
  Lafayette High School (Buffalo)
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  , named Principal of East High School)
• Mr. Robert C. McGowan–1958-1959 (Vice Principal - Riverside High School
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  , named Principal of Lafayette High School)
• Dr. John A. Demerly (Assistant Principal - School 82, named Assistant Principal of South Park High School
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  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. William Blomberg
• Mr. Gerald S. Hare
• Mr. James F. Harmon
• Mr. Joseph M. Tomaselo
• Mr. John J. Mattimore–?-1971 (Guidance Counselor - Burgard Vocational High School
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  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...
  
  , named 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...
  
  )
• Mr. Alfred H. Raso
• Mr. Nelson J. Scott
• Mr. Frederick D. Gantner–?-1972 (unknown, named Principal of Lafayette High School)
• Dr. Wayne Broman
• Mr. Larry Hunley
• Mr. Gary M. Tydus–2005-2006 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School
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  , returned to McKinley)

• Ms. Naomi Cerre–2006-2010 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School
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  , named Assistant Principal of McKinley Vocational High School
  McKinley Vocational High School
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  )
• Mr. Alvion Johnson–2007-2009 (Principal On Assignment - Harvey Austin School, assigned to Office of School Performance)

Selected former administrators

Year	Superintendent	Principal	Asst. Principal
1952-1953		Bill Davenport	Lloyd Miller	Carl Walz
1961-1962		Bob Rentz	John Demerly	Bill Blomberg
1962-1963		Bob Rentz	John Demerly	Bill Blomberg
1964-1965		Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon
1965-1966		Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon
1966-1967		Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon
1967-1968		Bob Rentz	Gerald Hare	Jim Harmon
1970-1971		Alonzo Thompson	Alfred Raso	Nelson Scott	Rick Ganter
2004-2005	Yvonne Hargrave*	Geraldine Horton	Larry Hunley
2005-2006	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Ilene Gelber	Gary Tydus
2006-2007	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Ilene Gelber	Naomi Cerre
2007-2008	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Ilene Gelber	Naomi Cerre
2008-2009	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Ilene Gelber	Naomi Cerre	Alvion Johnson
2009-2010	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Ilene Gelber	Naomi Cerre	Alvion Johnson
2010-2011	James Williams	Geraldine Horton	Ilene Gelber	Ben Willis
2011-2012	Amber Dixon*	Casey Young	Ilene Gelber	Ben Willis

*Denotes interim appointment