Bishop Fenwick High School is a parochial

Parochial school

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 high school

Secondary education

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 in Middletown

Middletown, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, USA

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. While it is in the city limits of Middletown, it has a Franklin mailing address.

History

The school was opened August 21, 1952 and named in honor of Edward Dominic Fenwick

Edward Fenwick

Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P. was born on the Patuxent river, Maryland to Colonel Ignatius Fenwick and Sarah Taney...

, 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

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League

National Junior Classical League

The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...

 (NJCL).

Athletics

Fenwick's sports teams are sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association

Ohio High School Athletic Association

The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...

. The boys teams compete in the Greater Catholic League. The girls teams compete in the Girls Greater Cincinnati League

Girls Greater Cincinnati League

The Girls Greater Cincinnati League is a high school sports league composed of 13 member schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Their mission is to provide and promote a Christian atmosphere for the development of young ladies through interscholastic competition. Good sportsmanship and respect...

.
Fenwick currently has teams in the following athletic sports: Baseball, Basketball (Girls and Boys), Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Inline Hockey, Lacrosse (Girls and Boys), Softball, Soccer (Girls and Boys), Swimming, Tennis (Girls and Boys), Track, Triathlon, Volleyball (Girls and Boys) , and Wrestling.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys Football
  American football
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   – 1973, 1974
• Boys Baseball
  Baseball
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
  
   – 1974, 1981
• Boys Basketball
  Basketball
  Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
  
   – 1982
• Girls Track and Field
  Track and field
  Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
  
   – 1993
• Girls Soccer - 2008
• Girls Volleyball
  Volleyball
  Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
  
  - 2010

Father Chuck

Father Charles Mentrup (April 17, 1959 - October 31, 2006), known to his students as Father Chuck, or Padre, was the principal of Bishop Fenwick High School from 1997-2005. He is credited with much of the growth of Fenwick and for helping to initiate and speed up the construction of the current school campus. To the students that knew him well, he was considered a father figure and a beloved mentor. Fr. Chuck was killed in a car accident October 31, 2006.

External links

• Bishop Fenwick High School (alternate)