Bishop Fenwick High School is a
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* Parish
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high school in
Franklin, Ohio
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, 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:
* 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
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. The boys teams compete in the
Greater Catholic League
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. 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
* Boys' baseball – 1974, 1981
* Boys' basketball – 1982
* Girls' track and field – 1993
* Girls' soccer – 2008, 2012
* Girls' volleyball – 2010, 2019
* Boys' volleyball – 2013, 2021 Prior to 2022–2023 boys' volleyball was sanctioned by the Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association rather than the OHSAA.
Notable alumni
*
Tim Jorden
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– former
NFL
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tight end
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for the
Arizona Cardinals
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,
Pittsburgh Steelers
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, and
San Francisco 49ers
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*
Joe Hedges - lead singer of the alt-rock band
July for Kings
References
External links
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
High schools in Warren County, Ohio
Catholic secondary schools in Ohio
1952 establishments in Ohio