was named Rochester regional champion in 1995, 1997, 2005, 2014, 2015, and 2019. In 2014 and 2015, the team placed second in the state championship meet. Brighton offers other extracurriculars, including Mock Trial, Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club, Climate Club, Brighton On Board (a board game focused club), Friends of Rachel, and Bruins e-Sports Club. New clubs are formed every year, providing students a variety of activities to partake in. Notable alumni Ernie Clement (2014), baseball player Richard Ben Cramer (1967), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and screenwriter Tom Cross (1987), Academy Award-winning film editor Winston Duke (2004), actor, appeared on Modern Family, Person of Interest, Marvel's Black Panther and 2018's Avengers: Infinity War Tina Monshipour Foster (1993), lawyer and director of the International Justice Network, focusing on providing "free legal assistance to victims of torture, illegal imprisonment, and political and religious persecution." Hank Greenwald (1953), sportscaster Tom Hamburger (1970), journalist, among a group of journalists at The Washington Post credited with a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for investigative reporting Shirley Jackson (1934), author Jess Klein (1991), singer-songwriter Jon Kolko (1996), designer and author Hudson Leick (1987), actor Josh Lewin (1986), sportscaster Matt Medved (2004), editor-in-chief of Spin Dennis Mepham (1976), professional soccer player that played in the NASL and the MISL Jenna Mourey (2004), YouTube star and blogger Joe Nussbaum (1991), film director Thomas Richards (1961), former mayor of Rochester, NY William Scandling (1940), businessman who founded Saga Corporation, a food service company whose remnants are now part of Sodexo. Arthur Schneider (1948) four-time Emmy Award winning television editor Kristen Wiig (1991), actress and comedian, cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012, and an Academy Award and BAFTA nominee for Best Original Screenplay for her film Bridesmaids Rodin Younessi (1986), professional race car driver Ilya Kaminsky (1996), Ukrainian-American poet References External links Brighton Central School District website NY State Education Department - The New York State School Report Card for Brighton High School 2006 Famous Brighton High School alumni High schools in Monroe County, New York Public high schools in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Brighton, Monroe County, New York