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Canandaigua Academy is a high school (grades 9-12) located in Canandaigua, New York, United States. It is part of the Canandaigua City School District. The school was named a national Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education in 1996. Jamie Farr is the Superintendent of Schools. Vernon S. Tenney III (VST3) is the current principal of Canandaigua Academy. There were 90 professional staff and 1,372 students as of 2007.In 2009 and 2010, Newsweek magazine named it one of the top 1,500 U.S. public high schools.Canandaigua Academy follows a nine-period-per-day schedule, with each period lasting 42 minutes, with a 4-minute break in between. The school day begins at 7:35 am and ends at 2:24 pm.HistoryCanandaigua Academy was founded in 1791 as a private boys' school. It became a public high school in 1900, but retained "Academy" in its name.The current Canandaigua Academy is the fourth academy since its founding in 1791. The first was located on Saltonstall Street (the site no longer exists); the second was on Main Street, now Fort Hill Apartments; the third was on Granger Street, and is now Canandaigua Middle School. The current building was built in 1991, and suits the needs of all departments.In 2007, renovations were made on the southwestern wing of the building. The building's music wing was expanded to host additional classroom space, to be used by the Hochstein School of Music. Additionally, an expansive field house was appended to the gym on the southern side of the building to meet the needs of the Physical Education department.