Rome Free Academy
High school in Rome, New YorkWikipedia
2
MENTIONS
1
EPISODES
1
PODCASTS
Search complete. 2 mentions across 1 episode found for "Rome Free Academy".
Oct 6, 2026
speaker_0HOST
The new name will officially take effect July 1st, 2027.
speaker_0HOST
Griffiths, affectionately known as A, attended Stokes Elementary and later Rome Free Academy.
speaker_0HOST
In August 2007, she was diagnosed with primary refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma.
speaker_0HOST
She continued facing the disease while pursuing her education and was an honor student and junior at Rome Free Academy when she died in February 2010 at the age of 16.
speaker_0HOST
The effort to honor Griffiths was led by her childhood friend, Mackenzie Enos.
speaker_0HOST
She first submitted the proposal in April and later brought it before the school board with a petition signed by more than 300 people.