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Irondequoit Irondequoit is a town (and census-designated place) in Monroe County, New York, United States. As of 2019, the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 50,055. Irondequoit is a suburb of the city of Rochester, lying just north and east o ...

, a major suburb of

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History

Irondequoit District Number 3 renamed their original ''Irondequoit Union Free School'' as Irondequoit High School in 1924. A larger property, the Williams farm, was bought on Cooper Road in 1927 for $72,000. By 1931 a middle school - Reuben A. Dake School - had been built on the Cooper Road site. A new high school was built just to the south in 1949-1950 for $1,000,000. The building was dedicated on October 26, 1950. The high school building was erected in 1924, as the Irondequoit Free Union School, District Number 3. This district was joined to District Number 4 in 1953 to become the West Irondequoit Central School District. Additions: The high school was enlarged in 1957 at a cost of $1,750,000: 25 regular classrooms were added; music rooms for band, chorus and orchestra; a library; two art rooms; a cafeteria for 500 students; a pool (and locker room); and enlarged offices. The highschool was as well involved in adding extra bathrooms. So too many were not being used at one time. In 1961 another $28,000 was spent to connect the cafeteria with the south end of the 1957 wing. As the town continued to grow, more classrooms were needed. Twenty-six more were added, as well as a 300-student cafeteria, rooms for shop classes, and more locker rooms and shower rooms for athletics. To match this expansion in school attendance, the kitchen, library, chemistry and biology labs, and offices were expanded. All of this cost $1,602,650. The new space was occupied at the start of the 1964–1965 school year. More recently in the summer of 2020, the district went forward with the “Capital Project”. This started with a new $9,600,000 basketball and volleyball court in the school’s gym. The school also had an upgrade to the entrance completely renovating. They made changes to the music rooms, nurse’s office, bathrooms, main office, locker rooms, roof and electrical panel. Many other changes were added across the West Irondequoit Central School District as well, more importantly to the neighbouring Dake Junior High School which was renovated as well.

Demographics

Statistics from the Department of Education: *Total Students(2004–2005): 1393 *Full-time teachers: 87.4 *Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.9 *Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 204 ( 15%)

Athletics

The Irondequoit

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team has earned a reputation as one of the premier programs in the country. In November 2006, it was the subject of a documentary film called "Irondequoit: Lacrosse Town USA". From its founding in 1957 through the 2022 season, the lacrosse team has never finished a season with a losing record. Irondequoit lacrosse teams have won 28 championship titles and have produced 30 High School All-Americans, plus a long list of college lacrosse coaches. The Irondequoit High School mascot is the Eagles. It was formerly the "Indians" but was changed in the early 2000s. To the Eagles, which still remains the name.

Notable alumni

* Robert H. Babcock (class of 1949), labor historian *

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(class of 1973), historian and biographer * Paul Cantabene, professional lacrosse player and coach *

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, first-round draft choice of the

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in 2010 * Thomas Fenton, screenwriter *

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, professional hockey player *

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, Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist and NYT bestselling author *

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, founder of

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and a three-time

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gubernatorial candidate *

Sean Lahman Sean Lahman (born June 9, 1968) (pronounced "lay-men") is an author and journalist. He is currently a reporter for the USA Today Network and Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and frequently makes public appearances to speak about database journalism ...

, journalist and writer * Stephen Minarik, former head of the Monroe County and New York State Republican Committees *

Mike Sigel Michael Sigel (born July 11, 1953) is an American professional pool player nicknamed "Captain Hook." He earned the nickname from his ability to hook his opponents with safety plays. Sigel has the ability to shoot pool both left-handed and righ ...

, billiards player * Kent Syverud, chancellor and president of

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Kent D. Syverud Named 12th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University
- Syracuse University News * David Walker, star running back at

and assistant coach for

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Joe Walters Joe Walters (born November 30, 1984) is an American former professional lacrosse player. Walters is part of the 2022 class of the Rochester Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Early life Walters, the youngest of four children was born to Joe and Be Walter ...

, professional lacrosse player *

David Wiegand Robert David Wiegand (May 19, 1947 – April 30, 2018) was an American journalist and short-story writer, head of arts and entertainment for the ''San Francisco Chronicle''. Life and career Wiegand was born in Rochester, New York, where he gradua ...

, journalist and writer

References

External links

Irondequoit High School Web SiteWest Irondequoit Central School District Website
{{authority control High schools in Monroe County, New York Public high schools in New York (state)