The Aquinas Institute of Rochester

This article is about the high school in Rochester. For the Dominican seminary in St. Louis, see Aquinas Institute of Theology.

The Aquinas Institute of Rochester is a Catholic, private, college-preparatory, co-educational school educating in the Basilian tradition. The school is located in Rochester, New York, and was established in 1902. The Aquinas Institute was founded as the co-educational Cathedral Business School and in 1913 became Rochester Catholic High School, an all-male high school which it remained until 1982 when, after the closure of St. Agnes (an all girls school), Aquinas once again became co-ed. It is located within the City of Rochester. It has stood at its current location on Dewey Avenue since 1925. Over 19,000 have graduated since the school opening.

The Aquinas Institute of Rochester
Address
1127 Dewey Avenue Rochester , (Monroe County) , New York 14613 United States
Coordinates	43°11′15″N 77°38′23″W
Information
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; 123 years ago (1902)
President	David Eustis
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	~$27 Million
Tuition	$12,685 (Grades 9-11); $9,580 (Grades 6–8)
Alumni	19,000+
Website	aquinasinstitute.com
The Aquinas Institute of Rochester
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Architect	J. Foster Warner
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, 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, 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.

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Notable alumni

• Bud Wiser, American director, producer and screenwriter.^[3]
• Chris Bostick, former 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, former professional hockey player^[7]
• David J. Hayes, American attorney and legal scholar^[8][9]
• Don Holleder, West Point football star and Vietnam War hero^[10][11]
• Frank Judge, Editor & publisher, poet, translator, educator and arts administrator^[12]
• Nicholas Kehoe, President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation^[13]
• Jamir Jones, Professional Football Player^[14]
• Kevin McMahan, former professional football player^[15][16]
• Donald Mark, New York Supreme Court Justice^[17]
• Jalen Pickett, professional basketball player^[18]
• John Porcari, former deputy secretary of transportation^[19]
• Robert Wegman, former CEO of Wegmans Food Markets^[20][21]
• Paul Napier, former American actor and board member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) who helped form the Screen Actors Guild Awards show first held in 1995

References

1. MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
3. Barnes, Mike (April 17, 2017). "Bernard 'Bud' Wiser, Writer and Producer on 'One Day at a Time,' Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter.
4. 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.
5. Dick Buerkle, Miler – 01.21.02 – SI Vault
6. City of Rochester | Robert J. Duffy Administration 2006–2010 Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
7. Player Bio: Brian Gionta – BCEAGLES.COM – Boston College Official Athletic Site Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
8. "Carriers Awarded Grants". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. April 20, 1971. p. 8B.
9. "David J. Hayes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. July 12, 1971. p. 6B.
10. College Football Hall of Fame || Famer Search
11. Donald Walter Holleder, Major, United States Army
12. "Frank J. Judge Obituary". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. February 23, 2021.
13. "Lieutenant General Nicholas B. Kehoe III Obituary". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 30, 2022.
14. Maiorana, Sal (June 17, 2020). "Father of former Aquinas star Jamir Jones nearly died from COVID-19". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
15. Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
16. Scout.com: Kevin McMahan Profile
17. 'Donald Mark, former state Supreme Court justice, dies at 91,' Rochester Democratic & Chronicle, Laura Peace, February 12, 2018
18. Fetes, Daniel (June 22, 2023). "Former Aquinas basketball star Jalen Pickett ready to fulfill NBA dreams". WHAM.
19. "U.S. Department of Transportation / John D. Porcari". www.dot.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010.
20. "Robert B. Wegman". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
21. Donors Add Watchdog Role To Relations With Charities – New York Times