The Buffalo Board of Education reacted enthusiastically Wednesday evening to a proposal to establish a long-sought Olmsted High School next September, with a goal of making it as popular and successful as City Honors School and Hutchinson Central Technical High School.


Board members also seemed reasonably comfortable with plans to close two existing schools in September, along with two other schools now being used to temporarily house students displaced by reconstruction projects.

The highlight of the plan, unveiled at the board's Finance and Operations Committee, is the creation of Olmsted High School at the former Kensington High School, 319 Suffolk Ave.
The school would be designed as an attractive option for college-bound students who have long competed for scarce seats at City Honors and Hutch-Tech and would emphasize academic rigor, creative thinking and community service.

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