Pittsford Sutherland High School
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| Pittsford Sutherland High School | |
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| School's main entrance | |
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| 55 Sutherland Street Pittsford, New York, 14534 USA |
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| Coordinates | * Pittsford Sutherland High School is at coordinates Coordinates: |
| Information | |
| School district | Pittsford Central School District |
| Principal | Liz Konar |
| Vice principal | John Weymann (11-12) Eileen Scoville (9-10) |
| Enrollment |
945 |
| Type | public high school |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus | suburban |
| Rival | Pittsford Mendon High School |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Opened | 1957 |
| Homepage | Pittsford Sutherland |
Pittsford Sutherland High School is a public high school in suburban Rochester, Monroe County, Upstate New York.
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[edit] The school
One of two high schools in the town (the other being Pittsford Mendon High School) is located at 55 Sutherland Street (from which the school gets its name). Located in the historic Village of Pittsford, Pittsford Sutherland High School has consistently been ranked as one of the top 100 high schools in the nation according to an annual listing in Newsweek. In 2008, Pittsford Sutherland is in 61st place.
[edit] History
Pittsford Sutherland was built in 1957 to reduce strains on the Pittsford School building.
[edit] Reconstruction
In 2004, Pittsford Schools started a renovation project on all buildings in the district. Sutherland is in Phase II of this process, with the addition of a new auditorium, gymnasium, 16 new classrooms (2 of which are Physics only rooms) and commons area. In addition, Sutherland students got a new library which was constructed in the old auditorium space. Architects retained some of the features of the old auditorium such as the high ceiling and woodwork from the old stage. The new library opened in January 2007 and the old library was then converted into a Large Group Instruction Room (L.G.I.).
[edit] Extracurriculars
[edit] Sports
The Sutherland basketball team won the Section V Class A title on March 1, 2008.[1]
[edit] Performance
In 2006-2007, students took Advanced Placement (AP) exams in 25 of the 37 course areas administered by the College Board.[2] As of 2008 Pittsford Sutherland has been ranked as 79th best high school in the nation.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ryan Blackwell, former Syracuse University basketball player
- C.J. Lee, a basketball player at the University of Michigan
- Mark Palazzo- All state basketball player and track star
- William S. Paxton, sports writer Connecticut Post
- Adam Podlesh, current punter for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- David Smethurst, author of Tripoli: The United States' First War On Terror. New York: Presidio Press, 2006. ISBN 0-89141-859-8
- Lee-Hom Wang, C-pop singer. A four time Golden Melody Award-winning American singer-songwriter and actor who has achieved highly recognized success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia.
- Jazzmen Williams, former Boston College football player (Set Section V rushing record with 4482 career yards. J. Williams is currently an assistant football coach for the Pittsford Panthers
[edit] Feeder patterns
Allen Creek, Jefferson Road, and the northern part of Mendon Center Elementary Schools feed into Calkins Road Middle School, then to Pittsford Sutherland High School.
