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In a special ceremony on June 5, 2025, fourth grade students from Pittsford’s Thornell Road Elementary School shared their newly published book, “Our Shining Stars of Freedom: The Stories of Our Veteran Heroes,” with the local veterans who inspired its pages.

As part of a class project led by teacher Mrs. Stevens-Oliver, students interviewed 19 veterans to learn about their service and lives. The resulting book, a collection of those personal stories, was officially presented during a special event at the school attended by the veterans and several distinguished guests.

SHS Tennis Court Upgrades Underway

Construction work is on track with work underway on the Sutherland High School tennis courts. The base and drainage for the courts are being set, and construction will continue through the summer. As an outdoor athletic area, the construction will be affected by weather conditions and could continue into the fall. While work is underway, tennis sports and activities will all occur at Mendon High School.

Pittsford Village Waterline Project

The Pittsford Village is working on a waterline installation, related to the Westport Crossing residential project, in front of the Sutherland High School campus and on Sutherland Street. As a result, most of the sidewalk on Sutherland Street is closed off as crews work to lay the new water line.

Congratulations to our Mendon High School students who brought home first and second place wins at the 2025 DIGIES digital art festival! Izzy LaNasa won first place and Maddy Powell won second place in the category of Video Arts.

The Digies is an annual digital media festival run by the School Library System of the Genesee Valley BOCES. It encourages students to be active creators of digital media and celebrates their achievements.

Two Pittsford elementary teams represented New York at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Michigan State University in May—earning top placements among global competitors! The Park Road Elementary team placed 8th out of 52 teams in “The OM-Mazing Race” vehicle problem category. The Mendon Center Elementary team placed 14th out of 45 teams in the “Mech-Animal Sidekick” technical problem. This year marked Pittsford’s 37th year participating in Odyssey of the Mind—with 37 teams competing this year. Sixteen advanced to the state tournament. Congratulations to all our Pittsford Odyssey of the Mind teams for their hard work and representing Pittsford at the regional, state and world tournaments!

Mendon High School students recently unveiled an historic marker in Pittsford Cemetery honoring eight Civil War soldiers buried there. It was the culmination of a project they began seven years ago as fourth-graders at Thornell Road Elementary with their book, “Eight Brave Civil War Soldiers in Pittsford Cemetery.” Joining them in the celebration were Pittsford CSD Superintendent Michael Pero, BOE member René Kazacos, their fourth-grade teacher Mrs. Stevens-Oliver and her current students, Pittsford Town Supervisor Bill Smith, members of the Pittsford American Legion, and the Pittsford Cemetery Association...

Mendon High School’s assistant principal, Laura Hefner, has been named the Coordinator of Special Education Programs and Services. Her start date is July 1, 2025, pending Board of Education approval. 

Hefner has served as the assistant principal at Mendon High School since 2012. She previously worked at Monroe BOCES #1 in special education capacities. Prior to that experience, she was in Colorado working under various special education titles including Alternative High School Principal and District Special Education Coordinator...