Private, coeducational school in Rochester, , New York, United States
The Aquinas Institute of Rochester is a co-educational Catholic school in
Rochester, New York , established in 1902. Although The Aquinas Institute was founded as an all-male high school, it opened to female students in 1982. It is located within City of Rochester. It has stood at its current location on Dewey Avenue since 1925. Over 18,000 have graduated since the school opening.
Buildings on campus
The main school building is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places .
The Wegman – Napier Building, an extension of the main school building, houses science labs for biology and chemistry classes, as well as a renovated gym. Aquinas' biology labs were refurbished in 2007, and a 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2 ) field house was built in 2008.
Aquinas constructed an on-campus stadium in 2005, sponsored by and named the
Wegmans Sports Complex. The new stadium was built twenty years after its previous football stadium
Holleder Memorial Stadium was demolished in 1985.
Notable alumni
Bud Wiser , American
director ,
producer and
screenwriter .
[4]
Robert Agostinelli , right wing activist and co founder of
Rhone Group .
[5]
[6]
Chris Bostick , professional baseball player
[7]
Dick Buerkle , former world record holder in the Indoor 1 mile
[8]
Robert Duffy , former New York Lieutenant Governor and former mayor and police chief of
Rochester, New York
[9]
Brian Gionta , professional hockey player
[10]
David J. Hayes , American attorney and legal scholar
[11]
[12]
Don Holleder ,
West Point football star and
Vietnam War hero
[13]
[14]
Frank Judge , Editor & publisher, poet, translator, educator and arts administrator
[15]
Nicholas Kehoe , President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation
[16]
Jamir Jones , Professional Football Player
[17]
Kevin McMahan , professional football player
[18]
[19]
Donald Mark , New York Supreme Court Justice
[20]
Dominic Pezzola , rioter at the
January 6 United States Capitol attack , received a 10 year prison sentence.
[21]
[22]
Jalen Pickett , professional basketball player
[23]
John Porcari , deputy secretary of transportation
[24]
Thomas Rosica ,
CSB ,
Roman Catholic priest and CEO of
Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation
[25]
Robert Wegman , former CEO of
Wegmans Food Markets
[26]
[27]
References
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"Aquinas Institute of Rochester – About" . Archived from
the original on December 21, 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2009 .
^ MSA-CSS.
"MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools" . Archived from
the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27 .
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"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . November 2, 2013.
^ Barnes, Mike (17 April 2017).
"Bernard 'Bud' Wiser, Writer and Producer on 'One Day at a Time,' Dies at 87" . The Hollywood Reporter .
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"Robert Agostinelli" .
Forbes .
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"A School Divided" . 26 January 2022.
^ Mandelaro, Jim (July 9, 2013).
"Oakland A's draft pick Christopher Bostick motivated to succeed" .
Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York. Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
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Dick Buerkle, Miler – 01.21.02 – SI Vault
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City of Rochester | Robert J. Duffy Administration 2006–2010
Archived 2009-04-25 at the
Wayback Machine
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Player Bio: Brian Gionta – BCEAGLES.COM – Boston College Official Athletic Site
Archived December 5, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Carriers Awarded Grants" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . April 20, 1971. p. 8B.
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"David J. Hayes" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . July 12, 1971. p. 6B.
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College Football Hall of Fame || Famer Search
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Donald Walter Holleder, Major, United States Army
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"Frank J. Judge Obituary" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . February 23, 2021.
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"Lieutenant General Nicholas B. Kehoe III Obituary" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . December 30, 2022.
^ Maiorana, Sal (June 17, 2020).
"Father of former Aquinas star Jamir Jones nearly died from COVID-19" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle .
^
[1]
Archived May 1, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
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Scout.com: Kevin McMahan Profile
^ 'Donald Mark, former state Supreme Court justice, dies at 91,' Rochester Democratic & Chronicle, Laura Peace, February 12, 2018
^ Owen, Tess; Lamoureux, Mack (January 15, 2021).
"The Proud Boy Who Smashed a US Capitol Window Is a Former Marine" .
Vice News . Retrieved February 20, 2021 .
^ Feuer, Alan; Montague, Zach (September 1, 2023).
"Two Proud Boys Sentenced in Jan. 6 Sedition Case" . The New York Times .
^ Fetes, Daniel (June 22, 2023).
"Former Aquinas basketball star Jalen Pickett ready to fulfill NBA dreams" . WHAM .
^
"U.S. Department of Transportation / John D. Porcari" . www.dot.gov . Archived from
the original on March 4, 2010.
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"Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB | Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation" . saltandlighttv.org . Archived from
the original on 2017-02-11.
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"Robert B. Wegman" . Archived from
the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-07-24 .
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