Aquinas Institute
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The Aquinas Institute is a co educational catholic school Rochester, New York
established in 1902. Aquinas Institute was founded as an all boys christian academy, but became an co-educational school 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.
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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 30000 sq ft (2,787.1 m²) field house was built in 2008.
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
established in 1902. Aquinas Institute was founded as an all boys christian academy, but became an co-educational school 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 PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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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 30000 sq ft (2,787.1 m²) field house was built in 2008.
Notable alumni
- Dick BuerkleDick BuerkleRichard "Dick" Thomas Buerkle is an Olympic athlete and once held the world record for the indoor one-mile run.-Athletic Achievements:Buerkle graduated from Aquinas Institute high school in 1966 with a personal best of 4:28 for the one-mile run. He graduated from Villanova University in 1970 with...
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