The Fairport High School Alumni Association (FHSAA) was officially organized in 1996. The president and chairman is Arthur Alvut.

The purpose of the FHSAA is to create a database of alumni names and link to social media detailing events and activities of alumni; assist class directors in contacting class members for reunions and other activities the board of directors deems appropriate.

Contact: Arthur Alvut at (585) 388-8355 or email fairportalumni@gmail.com

Related Links

• FHS Alumni Facebook 

The Fairport Alumni Wall of Fame annually recognizes outstanding Fairport alumni who have achieved distinction in their lives and chosen fields after high school through significant contributions to their careers, community, or through personal achievements. Over 120 FHS alumni have been inducted into the Wall of Fame since this program began in 1996.

Use this link to submit an online nomination form for the Fairport Alumni Wall of Fame! Nominee applications are due the first week of May.

Congratulations to the four Fairport High School graduates who have been elected as the 29th class of the Wall of Fame – see below for their information

They join 117 others honored since 1997, including the late Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, the late state Supreme Court justice Robert H. Wagner, former Perinton town supervisor James E. Smith, former Fairport village mayors Albert Henry Knapp and Clark King and retired Monroe County medical examiner the late John F. Edland, M.D.

Candidates must have been graduated from Fairport for at least 15 years. Those selected are high school alumni who have achieved distinction in their lives and chosen fields through significant contributions to their career, community and through personal achievements, providing an incentive as role models for current and future students.

Induction ceremonies are held in the fall on the Thursday of Homecoming Weekend.

An interactive display of inductees is located in the hallway adjacent to the high school auditorium, 1 David Paddock Way off Ayrault Road, one mile east of Route 250, in Perinton.

NOMINATIONS 
Nominees must be out of high school for at least 15 years. A maximum of seven (7) alumni will be chosen and their accomplishments will be digitally displayed on a wall outside the Fairport High School auditorium.

NOMINATING FORMS
They are available online on this page via the electronic form. Individuals nominated will be asked to submit additional information to be used by the Wall of Fame Selection Committee as it makes its decisions.

SELECTION COMMITTEE

• Art Alvut – Chariman, Alumnus – Alumni Association (Class of ’78)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Art Alvut – Alumnus – Alumni Association (Class of ’78)
• Jim Castor – Alumnus (Class of ’64)
• Erin (McGraw) Leegan – Alumnus
• Gary Baier – High School Principal Faculty Appointed, Alumnus (Class of ‘06), Committee Chairman
• Christopher “Chris” Moretter – Faculty (Class of ’94)
• Sarah (Bouley) Marcoccia (Class of ’89)
• Dave Paddock – Retired principal (Class of ’70)
• Karen (Embury) Thull (Class of ’82)
• Byron Waddell (Class of ’15)

William A. Dancy Jr.
Class of 1974
An Army war veteran who served as a cryptology specialist in seven countries overseas, including Bosnia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, volunteered extensively in the Fairport-Perinton community. He holds a life rank as a Boy Scout patrol leader. A VFW, American Legion and Kiwanis Club member who organized fundraisers for food and clothing to assist low-income families.

Matt Owens
Class of 2001
An award-winning trumpet player and arranger who has been horn section leader for American singer, songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus, a two-time Grammy nominee. A Berklee College of Music honors graduate, he has performed with Dolly Parton, made several appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” held lead chair in the Broadway musical production “Mean Girls” and has been lead trumpet for the “New York Spring Spectacular: The Rockettes” at Radio City Music Hall.

Steve Skeates
Class of 1961
An American comic book creator whose most frequent response to the question, “how did you learn how to write?” was always answered with, “write, write, write!” He was known for his work on  Aquaman, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and Plop!. He wrote under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms Chester Hazel and Warren Savin. A math major when he entered college, he went on to win the comic book industry’s top writing award in 2012.

John “Dutch” Summers
Class of 1959
A self-made businessman and philanthropist who worked behind the scenes to address community problems and was a quiet benefactor to dozens of disadvantaged youths, especially those in the Rochester City School District. He was described by a prominent colleague as having a, “gruff kind of exterior but he had this heart that was huge.” He grew a small machine shop on Turk Hill Road into a multi-national and international company. A business partner and close friend told of his colleague giving “freely of his time and resources, quietly supporting countless causes and organizations without any desire for acknowledgment or praise.”

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