The Aquinas Institute of Rochester

The Aquinas Institute of Rochester is a co-educational Catholic school in Rochester, New York, 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 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 30000 sqft 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.

Notable alumni

 * Bud Wiser, American director, producer and screenwriter.
 * Robert Agostinelli, right wing activist and co founder of Rhone Group.
 * Chris Bostick, professional baseball player
 * Dick Buerkle, former world record holder in the Indoor 1 mile
 * Robert Duffy, former New York Lieutenant Governor and former mayor and police chief of Rochester, New York
 * Brian Gionta, professional hockey player
 * David J. Hayes, American attorney and legal scholar
 * Don Holleder, West Point football star and Vietnam War hero
 * Frank Judge, Editor & publisher, poet, translator, educator and arts administrator
 * Nicholas Kehoe, President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation
 * Jamir Jones, Professional Football Player
 * Kevin McMahan, professional football player
 * Donald Mark, New York Supreme Court Justice
 * Dominic Pezzola, rioter at the January 6 United States Capitol attack, received a 10 year prison sentence.
 * Jalen Pickett, professional basketball player
 * John Porcari, deputy secretary of transportation
 * Thomas Rosica, CSB, Roman Catholic priest and CEO of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation
 * Robert Wegman, former CEO of Wegmans Food Markets