Bishop Fenwick High School (Franklin, Ohio) Explained
Bishop Fenwick High School |
Streetaddress: | 4855 State Route 122 |
City: | Franklin |
State: | Ohio |
County: | (Warren County) |
Zipcode: | 45005 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 39.4922°N -84.2953°W |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Oversight: | Archdiocese of Cincinnati |
Principal: | Blaine Collison |
Sat: | 565 Verbal; 554 Math |
Act: | 27 |
Gender: | coed |
Schooltype: | private Coed |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Campus Size: | 66 acres |
Conference: | Greater Catholic League |
Song: | Notre Dame Victory March |
Motto: | To reach the heights, aim high |
Accreditation: | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Rival: | Archbishop Alter, Stephen T. Badin |
Mascot: | Falcon |
Team Name: | Falcons |
Colors: | Crimson and Gold |
Yearbook: | Turres |
Newspaper: | The Fenwick Connection, "The Liberator" |
Established: | 1952 |
Enrollment: | 506[2] |
Enrollment As Of: | 2019–20 |
Teaching Staff: | 37.2 |
Ratio: | 13.6 |
Bishop Fenwick High School is a parochial high school in Franklin, Ohio, USA.
History
The school was opened August 21, 1952 and named in honor of Edward Dominic Fenwick, a Dominican friar and first Roman Catholic Bishop of Cincinnati. The first principal was Rev. Julian Krusling. Due to outgrowing the original site, the school moved on November 20, 1962 to Manchester Road in Middletown. The growth continued and in September 2004 the school moved to a new campus, on State Road 122 on the east side of Middletown.
Academics
The curriculum is accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association. Curriculum levels are Advanced College Preparatory study, College Preparatory and General Studies.
Clubs and activities
Fenwick offers many clubs including: [3]
- Academic Team
- Ambassadors
- Art Club
- Drama Club
- Fenwick For Life
- French Club
- Hope Club
- Intramural Basketball
- Key Club
- Liturgical Ministries
- Liturgical Musicians
- Medical Club
- Mock Trial
- National Honors Society
- Ohio Math League
- Peer Mentors
- Radio Club
- Robotics Club
- Run Club
- Ski and Snowboard Club
- Spanish Club
- Spanish Honors Society
- Student Council
- Tech Club
- Ukulele Club
Athletics
Fenwick's sports teams are sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The boys teams compete in the Greater Catholic League. The girls teams compete in the Girls' Greater Cincinnati League.
Fenwick offers the following fall sports:
- Marching Band
- Cheer
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Championships:
- Boys' American football – 1973-74, 1974-75[4]
- Boys' baseball – 1974, 1981[5]
- Boys' basketball – 1982[6]
- Girls' track and field – 1993[7]
- Girls' soccer – 2008, 2012[8]
- Girls' volleyball – 2010, 2019[9]
- Boys' volleyball – 2013, 2021[10] Prior to 2022–2023 boys' volleyball was sanctioned by the Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association rather than the OHSAA.[11]
Notable alumni
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2009-06-23 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . April 29, 2009 . mdy-all .
- Web site: BISHOP FENWICH HIGH SCHOOL . Private School Universe Survey . National Center for Education Statistics . 7 March 2023.
- Web site: Bishop Fenwick High School. fenwickfalcons.org. 2015-12-07.
- Web site: Yappi Sports Football. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105137/http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html. January 13, 2007. dead.
- Web site: Yappi Sports Baseball. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070308100827/http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html. March 8, 2007. dead.
- Web site: Yappi Sports Basketball A. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105156/http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/A.html. January 13, 2007. dead.
- Web site: State Champions & Runners-Up By School . Track & Field History . OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION . 22 April 2022.
- Web site: Girls All-Time State Tournament Participants . Girls Soccer History . OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION . 22 April 2022.
- Web site: All-Time State Tournament Participants . Volleyball History . OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION . 22 April 2022.
- Web site: State Tournament . Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association . 22 April 2022.
- Web site: OHSAA officially sanctions girls wrestling, boys volleyball starting in 2022-23 school year . The Independent . 22 April 2022 . 13 January 2022.