| Built | 1957 |
|---|---|
| School District | Pittsford Central |
| Grade Levels | 9 through 12 |
| Principal | Liz Konar |
| Assistant Principals | John Weymann Eileen Scoville |
| Enrollment | 945 |
Pittsford Sutherland High School is a high school in Suburban Rochester, Monroe County, Upstate New York.
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The school
The town's first high school (the second 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. Currently, Pittsford Sutherland is in 61st place.
History
Pittsford Sutherland was built in 1957 to reduce strains on the Pittsford School building.
Reconstruction
Starting in 2004, Pittsford Schools started a renovation project on all the buildings in the district. Currently, 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 finally opened at the end of January, 2007, and the old library was then converted into a Large Group Instruction Room (L.G.I.).
Notable alumni
- 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.
- Ryan Blackwell, former Syracuse University basketball player
- 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
- David Smethurst, author of Tripoli: The United States' First War On Terror. New York: Presidio Press, 2006. ISBN 0-89141-859-8
- Adam Podlesh, current punter for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- C.J. Lee, a basketball player at the University of Michigan
- Mark Palazzo- All state basketball player and track star
External links
- Pittsford Sutherland Web Page
- Sutherland's Proposed New Look
- Pittsford Sutherland High School is at coordinates Coordinates:
