Penfield High School

Penfield High School is a public high school located in Penfield, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York. It offers a comprehensive curriculum for students in grades 9-12. The principal is Dr. Leslie Maloney.AcademicsIn addition to traditional core subjects, students can choose from a variety of Advanced Placement offerings for college credit, such as AP English Language and Composition, and American Studies, which combines AP US History with the eleventh grade English Honors class, even AP Music Theory. Also offered are U.S. History and Government, American Government, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, English, French, Spanish, mathematics and statistics. Penfield offers numerous electives in arts, music, engineering, and business. The foreign language department includes Spanish, French, German, and Latin. Vocational and alternative education experiences are also made available to students.HistoryPenfield SeminaryThe predecessor of Penfield High School was the Penfield Seminary, built in 1857 at 1836 Penfield Road, near Five Mile Line Road, in the 'Four Corners' area of Penfield. The school charged admission and was built to accommodate 150 students. It operated as a private academy until 1871. In 1874, Penfield Union Free School District No. 1 purchased the building for $2,500 (USD), and the structure was used as a public school until 1907, when it was sold to the locan fire department. The building is still used by the Penfield Fire Company, and is visible behind the modern firehouse in the Four Corners. A high school graduation was mentioned in a local newspaper in 1900. The Class of 1902 consisted of three graduates.