Aquinas Institute
The Aquinas Institute 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.
Aquinas Institute of Rochester | |
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1127 Dewey Avenue , , 14613 United States | |
Coordinates | 43°11′15″N 77°38′23″W |
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Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto | Credo Quid Quid Dixit Dei Filius. (I believe whatever the son of God has said) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Basilian |
Established | 1902 |
President | Dr. Anthony Cook www.aquinasinstitute.com |
Principal | Theodore Mancini '88 |
Staff | 51 |
Faculty | 68 |
Grades | 6-12 |
Average class size | 25 |
Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
Color(s) | Maroon and White |
Mascot | Li'l Irish |
Rival | McQuaid Jesuit High School |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Newspaper | Maroon & White |
Yearbook | Arete |
Endowment | ~$22 Million |
Tuition | $10,300 (Grades 9-11); $7,600 (Grades 6-8) |
Alumni | 19,000+ |
Website | aquinasinstitute |
Aquinas Institute | |
Location | 1127 Dewey Ave., Rochester, New York |
Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
Architect | Warner, J. Foster |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other, Italian Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 89000464[2] |
Added to NRHP | June 8, 1989 |
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, known under sponsorship naming rights as the Wegmans Sports Complex. The new stadium was built twenty years after its previous football stadium, Holleder Memorial Stadium, was demolished in 1985.
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Notable alumni
- Robert Agostinelli, chairman and co founder of Rhone Group.[3]
- Chris Bostick, professional baseball player[4]
- Dick Buerkle, former world record holder in the Indoor 1 mile[5]
- Robert Duffy, former New York Lieutenant Governor and former mayor and police chief of Rochester, New York[6]
- Brian Gionta, professional hockey player[7]
- Frank Judge, Editor & publisher, poet, translator, educator and arts administrator
- Don Holleder, West Point football star and Vietnam War hero[8][9]
- Nicholas Kehoe, President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation
- Kevin McMahan, professional football player[10][11]
- Donald Mark, New York Supreme Court Justice[12]
- John Porcari, deputy secretary of transportation[13]
- Thomas Rosica, CSB, Roman Catholic priest and CEO of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation[14]
- Robert Wegman, former CEO of Wegmans Food Markets[15][16]
References
- MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "Robert Agostinelli".
- 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.
- Dick Buerkle, Miler - 01.21.02 - SI Vault
- City of Rochester | Robert J. Duffy Administration 2006-2010 Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Player Bio: Brian Gionta - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- College Football Hall of Fame || Famer Search
- Donald Walter Holleder, Major, United States Army
- Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Scout.com: Kevin McMahan Profile
- 'Donald Mark, former state Supreme Court justice, dies at 91,' Rochester Democratic & Chronicle, Laura Peace, February 12, 2018
- http://www.dot.gov/bios/porcari.htm] Archived March 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- "Robert B. Wegman | Wegmans". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- Donors Add Watchdog Role To Relations With Charities - New York Times