Bishop Feehan High School Explained

Bishop Feehan High School
Streetaddress:70 Holcott Drive
City:Attleboro
County:(Bristol County)
Zipcode:02703
Country:USA
Coordinates:41.9642°N -71.295°W
President:Tim Sullivan '87
Principal:Sean Kane
Chaplain:Craig Pregana
Faculty:121
Avg Class Size:18
Ratio:13:1
Tuition:$12,900 yearly
Campus Size:42 acres
Slogan:Set your hearts on things above and not on things of earth.
Accreditation:New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Mascot:Lucky the Leprechaun
Team Name:Shamrocks
Colors: Green
Gold
White
Yearbook:Flashback
Publication:"Cornerstone" (alumni magazine)
Newspaper:The ‘Rock Report
Established:1961
Enrollment:1095
Enrollment As Of:2022
Homepage:www.bishopfeehan.com

Bishop Feehan High School is a co-educational Catholic high school in Attleboro, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River. The school was built in 1961 and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. The school has grown to over 1,000 students. Each class is approximately 250+ students, who are selected from a significantly larger pool of applicants.[2]

The second of five regional, diocesan Catholic high schools constructed in the Diocese of Fall River, the school opened in the fall of 1961.

Academics

Feehan offers 17 AP classes and honors courses in mathematics, foreign languages, English, science and the arts.

100% of Feehan most recent graduating class was accepted to a four-year institution and 98% enrolled at a four-year institution.[3]

Athletics

The athletic activities include football, marching band, ice hockey, cheerleading, volleyball, cross country, basketball, track, soccer, baseball, swim, lacrosse, water polo, fencing, and some others. Bishop Feehan's football team has won numerous state titles including the latest in 2012 where they defeated Lynnfield High School at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA. Feehan athletes won three state titles in 2015-16, including wins in golf, swimming and girls basketball. Feehan initiated a boys and girls lacrosse program in 2007 and more recently launched varsity field hockey and varsity girls ice hockey. The Boys Spring Track team currently has 91 straight dual-meet wins. Most recently, the Girls Soccer team won the Division 1 state title and went undefeated the entire season.

Since 2020, Feehan has been a full member of the highly-competitive Catholic Central League (CCL).

Notable athletic alumni

References

  1. Web site: NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools . 2009-07-28 . NEASC-CIS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616135733/http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools . 2009-06-16 .
  2. Web site: Bishopfeehan.com: At a Glance . 2010-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100417200833/http://www.bishopfeehan.com/about/ataglance.htm . 2010-04-17 . dead .
  3. Web site: Bishopfeehan.com: College Acceptance . 2010-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100417200833/http://www.bishopfeehan.com/about/ataglance.htm . 2010-04-17 . dead .
  4. http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_1/mark-coogan-retires.shtml Cool Running.com: Mark Coogan Retires
  5. Web site: Jim Renner Korn Ferry Tour Profile - News, Stats, and Videos.

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