Burgard Vocational High School

Burgard Vocational High School
Address
400 Kensington Avenue Buffalo, NY Kensington Buffalo , Erie , New York 14214 United States
Coordinates	42°55′44.14″N 78°50′10.61″W
Information
Type	Vocational school
Status	Comprehensive Support & Improvement
School district	Buffalo Public Schools
School number	301
Principal	Eric Johnson
Teaching staff	50.37 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	459 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	9.11[1]
Color(s)	Blue and White
Team name	Bulldogs
Newspaper	The Blueprint
Yearbook	The Technician
Website	Burgard High School

Burgard Vocational High School is a vocational high school located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It enrolls approximately 600 students from Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current principal is Mr. Eric Johnson, and the current assistant principals are Mr. Fred Sales, Ms. Vicki Baxter, and Ms. Christine Koch.[2]

History

The school was founded in 1910 as a combined printing class between Public School #5 and Public School #44 on Elm Street in Buffalo. In 1914, it became known as the Elm Technical School. A $1,000,000 construction project was begun to construct a new facility for the school, with the land being donated by Henry P. Burgard.[3]

In 2009, a renovation was completed on the school that expanded the main office and created new science and computer labs, technology shops, and renovation to the automobile shops. Locker rooms were also expanded.[4] While the school was being reconstructed, freshmen and sophomores were housed at School 171 on East Delavan Avenue.

Academics

Burgard offers Regents level courses as required by New York State. Burgard's curriculum includes a career and technical component in classes such as Automotive Repair Technology, Virtual Enterprise, Welding, Computer-aided design (CAD) & CAM Robotics, and Building Management.[5]

Notable alumni

• Arlester Christian from the band Dyke and the Blazers
• Joseph Christopher; serial killer known as the ".22 Caliber Killer"
• Andre Coleman–former professional football player with the San Diego Chargers and Edmonton Eskimos (Class of 2002)
• Al Dekdebrun

References

1. "Burgard High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
2. Buffalo Public Schools. Retrieved October 11, 2015, from Burgard Public Schools: Burgard High School 301 Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
3. LaChiusa, C. Burgard Vocational HS Retrieved September 19, 2010, from Buffalo Architectural History.
4. Ramtech Engineers. (Ramtech Engineers - Projects - Buffalo Public Schools - Burgard High School. Burgard High School Retrieved September 9, 2010, from Ramtech Engineers:
5. Burgard virtual tour. (2009). [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.buffaloschools.org//videos.cfm?vID=2043 Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• School Website