Rush–Henrietta Senior High School
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| Motto | Guiding Student Success |
| Established | 1992 |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Beth Patton |
| Students | 1,506 (approx. for 2007-2008) |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Location | 1799 Lehigh Station Road, Henrietta, New York, USA |
| District | Rush-Henrietta Central School District |
| Colors | Green, Gold, and Black |
| Mascot | Royal Comets |
| Newspaper | RH Factor |
| Website | http://www.rhnet.org |
Rush-Henrietta Senior High School - James E. Sperry Building, located in Henrietta, New York, also referred to as Rush-Henrietta Senior High School, R-H and Sperry High School, is the only high school in the Rush-Henrietta Central School District. As of the 2010-2011 school year, the principal is Beth Patton.
Beginning with the class of 2004, students in the ninth grade in the Rush-Henrietta district began attending the Ninth Grade Academy (formally known as the Webster building). This move was made in response to an overcrowding of students at the Senior High building. The Ninth Grade Academy is just down the road, few blocks, away from the high school.
Rush-Henrietta has a strong athletic program with dozens of varsity teams. The school is known to be arch rivals with the Red Raiders of the nearby Fairport Central School District, located in Fairport, New York.
[edit] Sports Facilities
The Senior High School has a wide array of sports facilities. This includes a football stadium with two sets of bleacher stands and a track, containing 8 lanes, surrounds the field. The school also offers approximately 6 fully caged and standard regulation tennis courts, approximately three baseball diamonds, and approximately three soccer/lacrosse fields.
The school also boasts an indoor pool, featuring a diving well as well as a standard pool for laps. The school allows time for open swim where any resident of the Rush-Henrietta community may use the pool.
In addition, the high school has a full basketball court sized gymnasium with folding bleachers on each side of the court.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Doug Emblidge - TV News Anchor at WHAM-TV, located in Henrietta, New York. He anchors/co-anchors for numerous newscasts, most notably 13WHAM News This Morning and the five o'clock news broadcasts.
- Blaise Faggiano - head college football coach at Utica College and former defensive coordinator at St. John Fisher College.
- Shenise Johnson - All-American women's basketball player at University of Miami.
- Bill Kuchman - Class of 2004, is currently a print designer at POLITICO. Before joining POLITICO in August 2011, Kuchman was the Sunday editor at the Democrat and Chronicle, located in Rochester, New York. While at the Democrat and Chronicle, he led the 2011 redesign of the newspaper in addition to designing the Sunday edition. Prior to becoming Sunday editor, Kuchman was the 1A designer, designing the newspaper's front page on a daily basis.
- Ed Pierce - Class of 1971, is a graduate of the University of New Mexico's College of Journalism and worked as Community Sports Editor for Gannett's FLORIDA TODAY daily newspaper in Melbourne, Florida. He was instrumental in the newspaper earning Gannett's "Innovation Award" in 2006 for his efforts in creating and developing a number of popular online youth sports sites and he also won the 2011 Florida Society of Newspaper Editors Award for best use of social media, primarily for his interactive coverage of high school football in Brevard County, Florida. Pierce also was a finalist in 2009 and 2010 for the Penn State University John Curley School of Sports Journalism's National Youth Sportswriter of the Year Award.
- Howard Ressel - Class of 1980, played an important role in designing the Douglass-Anthony Memorial Bridge, which is part of Route 490 in Rochester. Since replacing the Troup-Howell Bridge, the Douglass-Anthony Memorial Bridge has become a popular city landmark and redefined Rochester’s landscape. Howard was the Project Design Engineer who worked with the community and a design consultant to develop the design for the 38-million-dollar bridge. The project received numerous awards and has been embraced by the community.
- Patrick Sloan - Class of 1980, produces "4 Quarters" for ESPN. Since 1995, Patrick has written and produced daily features for ESPN's popular "SportsCenter" and "RPM 2DAY" programs. Patrick also served as sports director and anchor for TV stations in Richmond, Va., and Monroe, La. He got his start in media by working at the high school radio station. In 1996, 2003, and 2004, Patrick received Emmy awards for ESPN’s "SportsCenter."
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