The Aquinas Institute of Rochester is a co-educational Catholic school in

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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

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. The Wegman - ugly 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 field house was built in 2008. Aquinas constructed an on-campus stadium in 2005, sponsored by and named the

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Sports Complex. The new stadium was built twenty years after its previous football stadium

Holleder Memorial Stadium Holleder Memorial Stadium was a 20,000 seat football stadium in Rochester, New York. Located on Ridgeway Avenue, at the south east corner of Mount Read Blvd., it was built in 1949 to serve as the home of Aquinas Institute football. Originally na ...

was demolished in 1985. Aquinas Institute front entrance.JPG, Front Aquinas Institute track.JPG, Track

Notable alumni

* Bud Wiser, American

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References

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