McKinley Vocational High School is a public high school in Buffalo, New York. The school is located at 1500 Elmwood Avenue, and serves about 800 students from Grades 9 - 12. The current interim principal is Mr. Marck Abraham, the current assistant principals are Mrs. Naomi Cerre, Mrs. Giovanna Claduio-Cotto, and Mr. Michael House.HistoryMcKinley was formed in 1910 as Black Rock Vocational School. It moved into its current address on Elmwood in 1923, which formerly had housed the Buffalo Orphan's Asylum. The current building was completed in 1969. The school is named for former United States President William McKinley, who was assassinated just a few blocks away from where the school in 1901.In 2010, the building began undergoing extensive renovations to add more classroom space and expand its vocational programs. The ninth graders were housed at the former School 56 until renovations were completed on the McKinley building. McKinley was re-opened to all students in Fall 2012.Former principalsPrevious assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Mr. Samuel F. King - 1923-1934 (Principal - Black Rock Vocational School, retired)Mr. Robert S. Hoole - 1934-1953 (Vice Principal - Seneca Vocational High School, retired)Mr. Ferdinand E. Kampreth - 1953-1965 (Vice Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, retired)Mr. Albert B. Buck - 1965-1972 (Vice Principal - Emerson Vocational High School, retied)Mr. James F. Harmon - 1972-1984 (Principal - Woodlawn Junior High School, named Principal of Burgard Vocational High School)Mr. Ronald J. Meer - 1984-1987 (Central Office Administrator - Buffalo Public Schools, named Principal of Leonardo da Vinci High School)Mrs. Crystal A. Boling-Barton - 1987-2017 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, placed on leave)
