# Webster Schroeder High School

Webster Schroeder High School is a public high school located in Webster, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A., a suburb of Rochester, and is one of two high schools operated by the Webster Central School District.

## History

In Fall 1972, the school was split from the existing high school in the Webster Central School District. Originally named Herbert W. Schroeder High School, after Webster Schools Superintendent, 1959–1969. The first graduating class was in 1973. At that time the school mascot was the Schroeder Lion. In Fall 1984, the two high schools were reorganized as a junior and senior high school. In Fall 2002, they were again reorganized into two high schools, the other being Webster Thomas High School.

## Extracurricular activities

Webster Schroeder participates in many extracurricular activities. These activities include: Chess Club, College & Career Center Club, Drama Program, Explorer Post, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Educators of America, International Language Club, Key Club, Library Club, Link Crew, Marching Band, MasterMinds, Monroe County Math League, Model UN, National Honor Society, Photography Club, Rotary Interact, Science Olympiad, Ski Club, SparX Robotics, Speech and Debate, Student Council, Tri-M, and Yearbook Club.
The school's Science Olympiad team has existed since 2002 when it split from a joint team between Schroeder and Webster Thomas High School. Since then the team has participated in the state tournament multiple times, the highest award achieved was 6th place overall in New York state in 2004, 2014 and 2015.
The school's FIRST Robotics team was founded as a joint team with Webster Thomas High School, known as Team 1126 - SparX. The team qualified for participation in the FIRST Championship in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016.

## Notable alumni

* Susan Gibney, Class of 1979, television and motion picture actor
* Johnny Palermo, Class of 2000, television actor
* Gregor Gillespie, Class of 2005, 2x State Champion wrestler; professional Mixed Martial Artist in the UFC
* Chris Perfetti, Class of 2007, actor, notably in Crossbones, Looking, and Abbott Elementary
* Kate Lee Gurnow, Class of 2010, fiddler and singer, member of Grammy Award-winning group O'Connor Family Band
* Brian Bliss, Former footballer for the US National Team
* Grant Catalino, Professional lacrosse player for the Long Island Lizards

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public Schools - Webster-Schroeder High School (363036004087)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
* ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Webster Central School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
* ↑ Potter, Craig (September 2010). "A Basketball Love Story: The O'Rourkes of Webster". Revolution Press. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
* ↑ "Unknown" (PDF).
* 1 2 "Science Olympiad Student Center".
* ↑ "Gregor Gillespie".
* ↑ Loudon, Bennett (November 15, 2006). "Webster Schroeder senior Perfetti directs play and acts in it". The Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
* ↑ Spevak, Jeff (February 11, 2017). "Webster musician Kate Lee wins Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album". Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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