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West Irondequoit High School
I attended West Irondequoit High School from 1976-1980. Irondequoit is a suburb of Rochester, New York bordered by Lake Ontario to the north, the Genesee river to the west and Irondequoit Bay to the east. You can learn lots more from IHS in Wikipedia and from the Town of Irondequoit.
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When I attended IHS we were the "Indians" to honor the Native Americans who first settled Upstate New York, particularly the Seneca of the Iroquois Nation. However, recognizing that these depictions can be disrespectful and inappropriate ( NYS Ed Dept. Statement), in 2001 the district sought a new symbol. After a community vote, they chose the Eagles. I had submitted the idea that IHS teams should be the "Silver Halide" to remember the huge role that Eastman Kodak and photographic film plays in the life of Rochester. It wasn't widely supported!
At IHS I was quite an athlete, playing 4 years of varsity Math, lettering in Chess, synchronized swimming (we guys just did lifts) and Chemistry Olympiad. The lead in our senior year school musical, who has since gone on to a successful career as a cabaret singer, once told me that my acting in that production "brought tears to (her) eyes". Perhaps you can guess whether they were tears of joy or pain.
