Bishop Hendricken High School
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Bishop Thomas Francis Hendricken High School (or, Hendricken) is a Catholic
, all-male, college preparatory high school located in Warwick, Rhode Island
, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
.
Founded by the Brothers of the Holy Cross
in 1959, and named in honor of the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, Thomas Francis Hendricken
, the school's present faculty is composed of both lay and religious individuals — specifically from the Congregation of Christian Brothers
, who began staffing the school upon the Holy Cross Brothers' departure in 1971, and the Sisters of Mercy
.
The school's current president is John A. Jackson '71 and its principal is Joseph Brennan '72.
The mission of Bishop Hendricken High School is shaped by the Blessed Br. Edmund Rice's Essential Elements of a Christian Brothers Education. Br. Rice founded the Congregation of Christian Brothers in the 19th century. The Essential Elements of an Edmund Rice Christian Brother Education calls educational ministry sites and those working in them to . . .
I. Evangelize youth within the mission of the Church.
II. Proclaim and Witness to Catholic Identity
III. Stand in solidarity with those marginalized by poverty and injustice
IV. Foster and invigorate a community of faith
V. Celebrate the value and dignity of each person, and nurture the development of the whole person
VI. Collaborate and share responsibility for the mission
VII. Pursue excellence in all endeavors
The mission of Bishop Hendricken High School is to strengthen the relationship of all members of the community with our God — Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We do this through the development of the total human person: heart, mind, soul, and body. Our ministry in the Church calls us to:
•Invest time, energy and resources in the spiritual growth of our young men
•Provide challenging and enjoyable academic, athletic and extra-curricular activities
•Maintain a structured, caring environment based on Christian values
•Foster an atmosphere for creativity
•Encourage the development of critical thinking
•Cultivate a reference for life-long learning
•Deepen an appreciation for beauty, goodness and truth
•Create a climate for the growth of a social conscience committed to peace and justice
The Hendricken Man is conscious of his own self-worth fashioned in the image of God, confident in the power of the Gospel to meet the challenges of the future, and committed to responsible decision making in the service of the common good.
Two short years later, with enrollment increasing in all parochial schools, the 22-classroom building had reached its limit in some 800 students. Through the ‘sixties the school flourished, gaining recognition for achievements in sports and academics.
In 1970, the Brothers of the Holy Cross announced plans to leave Bishop Hendricken. The decision saddened the entire school community, enrollment plummeted, and it appeared likely that the school's doors would close. Loyal teachers, parents, students and alumni came together and spearheaded a campaign to save the school.
Through the intercession of Bishop McVinney, the Congregation of Christian Brothers agreed to bring their considerable talent to staff the school. The Diocese of Providence made the necessary funds available, and in September of 1971, with Br. Thomas Feerick as Principal and Br. James Liguori as Assistant Principal, the school opened as usual: now as a diocesan, Catholic secondary school with the Congregation of Christian Brothers at the helm and the Bishop Hendricken High School Corporation as the governing board.
The Brothers immediately started intense recruitment efforts to bolster a dwindling enrollment. A committed Parents' Council raised crucial funds and Bishop Hendricken High School was once again on the move, stronger than ever.
To handle a burgeoning school population, in 1975 Bishop Hendricken High School took over the former Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School at Warwick Neck, which became the senior campus. In May, 1993, Bishop Hendricken was named a "Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" by the U.S. Department of Education. At the same time, plans were announced to build a $2 million senior wing, allowing seniors to return to the main campus.
In the spirit of the Vatican Council II, calling for shared responsibility and participatory decision making, the Bishop Hendricken High School Corporation established a Board of Directors in 1990. In 1995, the Board of Directors commissioned the development of the first Strategic Plan for the school, "Hendricken 2020". This plan outlines an ambitious program to position the school for strength and growth. The most pressing needs identified by the Strategic Plan were summarized in two major initiatives: establishing an Endowment Fund, and physical and technological growth. The effects of that plan continue to be felt through larger facilities (as indicated below), greater resources for students and faculty, and a stronger committment to providing financial aid to students and their families in need.
Top colleges such as Harvard
, Columbia
, University of Notre Dame
, Princeton
, Brown
, Yale
, Dartmouth
, Duke
, Georgetown
, Holy Cross
, and Boston College
— among a host of other leading liberal arts colleges — accept Hendricken students each year. Hendricken has had 133 National Merit Scholars and one Rhodes Scholar (Craig Mullaney, '96).
Each year, 99% of graduating seniors proceed to college; and receive over $10 million USD in tuition aid from the various colleges of their choice.
In 2008, Hendricken introduced the Options Program, a groundbreaking curriculum that gives young men with special needs the opportunity to benefit from a Catholic, Christian education. Options students’ core classes are conducted in small groups using a variety of hands-on activities, cooperative learning and interactive technologies to meet each student’s needs. Option students are mainstreamed in physical education, health, and an elective course of their choice. During the elective class, each Option student has a Bishop Hendricken student mentor to assist him in that class. Lastly, it includes life-skills and vocational experiences through a careers class, field trips and work experiences.
Hendricken is the fifth Catholic high school in the country to institute such a program and the first single-sex school to feature it.
In 2006, a new 350-seat theatre was erected, as were 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) of new classrooms (all equipped with SmartBoard technology), and a new band suite. Also that year, the school installed state-of-the-art artificial turf on their football field, the first high school in Rhode Island to do so.
1963: Edward Grugiel
1964: William Yates
1965: Peter LaSalle
1966: Robert Stokes
1967: Anthony Tessitore
1968: Jeffrey Ochsner
1969: John Tessitore
1970: James Beagan
1971: William Nasby
1972: Paul McKenney
1973: Steven Pinault
1974: John Flynn
1975: Kevin Grimes
1976: Joseph Murphy
1977: Richard Whalen
1978: Kevin Beagan
1979: William Hall
1980: Michael Conley
1981: Sanjiv Aggarwal
1982: David Richards
1983: John Murphy
1984: Craig Cerrito
1985: John Fitzpatrick
1986: Gary Pare
1987: Paul Pimental
1988: Raymond Bert
1989: Daniel Coghlin
1990: Patrick Mooty
1991: William Campbell
1992: Brian Blanchette
1993: Kevin Flaherty
1994: Bradley Ursillo
1995: Andrew Conery
1996: Craig Mullaney
1997: Ryan Arnold
1998. Chris Elion
1999: Adrien Finlay
2000: Jonathan Kieliszak and Robert Markelewicz
2001: Sushil C. Jacob
2002: Seth W. Linakis
2003: Bryan Cole
2004: David J. Corrigan
2005: Jonathan G. Roberts
2006: Christopher W. Gage
2007: Philip J. Eliades
2008: Michael A. Wahl
2009: Ryan P. Denkewicz
2010: Graham R. Duff
2011: Cameron T. Rinn
1963: Edward R. Lodge
1964: Fredrick T. Warburton
1965: Terrence L. Warburton
1966: Peter W. Jusczyk
1967: Charles E. Dickerman
1968: Donald R. Gordon
1969: Paul S. Koch
1970: Peter J. Harrop
1971: Joseph J. Cerrito
1972: Paul M. Joyal
1973: William M. Oliver
1974: Mark P. McKenny
1975: David G. Kinney
1976: Terrence A. Benz
1977: Richard P. Whalen
1978: Michael E. Martineau
1979: David T. Deciantis
1980: Kevin J. McHugh
1981: John G. Grzebien
1982: Leo A. Beliveau
1983: Owen B. Gilman
1984: Stephen A. Regine
1985: Richard Stravato
1986: Matthew P. Masseur
1987: Ralph J. Groves
1988: Brian A. Fielding
1989: Patrick O'Malley
1990: Jason Greenwood
1991: Dean M. DePietro
1992: Matthew R. Kelly
1993: Edmund T. Cabellon
1994: Sean Henneous
1995: Kristian Pascoli
1996: Antonio E. Fonseca
1997: Paul J. Roy
1998: Patrick A. Lynch
1999: Matthew M. Phipps
2000: Adam J. Reale
2001: Scott Quigley
2002: David Loebsack
2003: Matthew McGarry
2004: Nathanael Connors
2005: Daniel J. Lamendola
2006: Joshua D. Xavier
2007: Christopher M. Hardy
2008: Michael Morris
2009: Conor O'Rourke
2010: Mark W. Caprio
2011: Jeffrey Sabo
1963: William Flynn
1964: Richard Payne
1965: James Thomson
1966: Robert Stokes
1967: Peter Koch
1968: Richard Messier
1969: Gerald McCall
1970: Francis Dempsey
1971: John Jackson
1972: William Johnston
1973: Joseph Venditto
1974: Joseph Sullivan
1975: Ronald Phipps
1976: Matthew Giardina
1977: Wayne Szczsponik
1978: Joseph Impagliazzo
1979: John Caianiello
1980: Michael Conley
1981: Daniel Autiello
1982: Nicholas Giardino
1983: L. Timothy McKone
1984: Joseph Ducharme
1985: Bradley Stone
1986: Carlos Byrne
1987: David Emma
1988: Brian Clyne
1989: Patrick O'Malley
1990: Mark E. Arrigan
1991: Timothy Hensler
1992: Jason J. Hendricks
1993: Edward T. Caron
1994: Michael J. Pappas
1995: David S. Evangelista
1996: Paul A. Calner, Jr.
1997: David Curtis
1998: James A. Ball
1999: Nedzer C. Erilus
2000: Jonathan B. Kieliszak
2001: Ryan Connors
2002: Shawn E. McKay
2003: Brian J. Morris
2004: Mark P. Gorman
2005: Daniel J. Lamendola
2006: Joshua D. Xavier
2007: Robert P. Masse
2008: Michael Morris
2009: Ian D. Garrahy
2010: Jacob Sienko
2011: Nolan Kiernan
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, all-male, college preparatory high school located in Warwick, Rhode Island
Warwick, Rhode Island
Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with a population of 82,672 at the 2010 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000...
, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode Island and the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in the state...
.
Founded by the Brothers of the Holy Cross
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France....
in 1959, and named in honor of the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, Thomas Francis Hendricken
Thomas Francis Hendricken
Bishop Thomas Francis Hendricken was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He studied in St. Kiernan's College and Maynooth where he met Bishop Bernard O'Reilly who ordained him for Hartford in 1853....
, the school's present faculty is composed of both lay and religious individuals — specifically from the Congregation of Christian Brothers
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
, who began staffing the school upon the Holy Cross Brothers' departure in 1971, and the Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
.
The school's current president is John A. Jackson '71 and its principal is Joseph Brennan '72.
Mission
Rooted in the Catholic Faith and traditions of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Bishop Hendricken High School is a college preparatory school community of spirited young men; dedicated, compassionate religious and lay teachers; and committed staff, involved parents and supportive alumni.The mission of Bishop Hendricken High School is shaped by the Blessed Br. Edmund Rice's Essential Elements of a Christian Brothers Education. Br. Rice founded the Congregation of Christian Brothers in the 19th century. The Essential Elements of an Edmund Rice Christian Brother Education calls educational ministry sites and those working in them to . . .
I. Evangelize youth within the mission of the Church.
II. Proclaim and Witness to Catholic Identity
III. Stand in solidarity with those marginalized by poverty and injustice
IV. Foster and invigorate a community of faith
V. Celebrate the value and dignity of each person, and nurture the development of the whole person
VI. Collaborate and share responsibility for the mission
VII. Pursue excellence in all endeavors
The mission of Bishop Hendricken High School is to strengthen the relationship of all members of the community with our God — Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We do this through the development of the total human person: heart, mind, soul, and body. Our ministry in the Church calls us to:
•Invest time, energy and resources in the spiritual growth of our young men
•Provide challenging and enjoyable academic, athletic and extra-curricular activities
•Maintain a structured, caring environment based on Christian values
•Foster an atmosphere for creativity
•Encourage the development of critical thinking
•Cultivate a reference for life-long learning
•Deepen an appreciation for beauty, goodness and truth
•Create a climate for the growth of a social conscience committed to peace and justice
The Hendricken Man is conscious of his own self-worth fashioned in the image of God, confident in the power of the Gospel to meet the challenges of the future, and committed to responsible decision making in the service of the common good.
History
Born of the vision of the late Russell J. McVinney, Bishop of Providence, Bishop Hendricken High School, named for the Most Rev. Thomas F. Hendricken, first Bishop of Providence, opened its doors to some 350 students in 1959. Located on 34 acres of land in Warwick, Rhode Island, the school was staffed by the Brothers of the Holy Cross and run in their traditions as a private Catholic high school.Two short years later, with enrollment increasing in all parochial schools, the 22-classroom building had reached its limit in some 800 students. Through the ‘sixties the school flourished, gaining recognition for achievements in sports and academics.
In 1970, the Brothers of the Holy Cross announced plans to leave Bishop Hendricken. The decision saddened the entire school community, enrollment plummeted, and it appeared likely that the school's doors would close. Loyal teachers, parents, students and alumni came together and spearheaded a campaign to save the school.
Through the intercession of Bishop McVinney, the Congregation of Christian Brothers agreed to bring their considerable talent to staff the school. The Diocese of Providence made the necessary funds available, and in September of 1971, with Br. Thomas Feerick as Principal and Br. James Liguori as Assistant Principal, the school opened as usual: now as a diocesan, Catholic secondary school with the Congregation of Christian Brothers at the helm and the Bishop Hendricken High School Corporation as the governing board.
The Brothers immediately started intense recruitment efforts to bolster a dwindling enrollment. A committed Parents' Council raised crucial funds and Bishop Hendricken High School was once again on the move, stronger than ever.
To handle a burgeoning school population, in 1975 Bishop Hendricken High School took over the former Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School at Warwick Neck, which became the senior campus. In May, 1993, Bishop Hendricken was named a "Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" by the U.S. Department of Education. At the same time, plans were announced to build a $2 million senior wing, allowing seniors to return to the main campus.
In the spirit of the Vatican Council II, calling for shared responsibility and participatory decision making, the Bishop Hendricken High School Corporation established a Board of Directors in 1990. In 1995, the Board of Directors commissioned the development of the first Strategic Plan for the school, "Hendricken 2020". This plan outlines an ambitious program to position the school for strength and growth. The most pressing needs identified by the Strategic Plan were summarized in two major initiatives: establishing an Endowment Fund, and physical and technological growth. The effects of that plan continue to be felt through larger facilities (as indicated below), greater resources for students and faculty, and a stronger committment to providing financial aid to students and their families in need.
Academics
In line with its designation as a college preparatory institution, Hendricken offers rigorous instruction in the arts and sciences. The school offers Advanced Placement courses in English, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, American Government and Politics, Eruopean History, United State History, French and Spanish.Top colleges such as Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Brown
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, Dartmouth
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, Duke
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, Georgetown
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...
, and Boston College
Boston College
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— among a host of other leading liberal arts colleges — accept Hendricken students each year. Hendricken has had 133 National Merit Scholars and one Rhodes Scholar (Craig Mullaney, '96).
Each year, 99% of graduating seniors proceed to college; and receive over $10 million USD in tuition aid from the various colleges of their choice.
In 2008, Hendricken introduced the Options Program, a groundbreaking curriculum that gives young men with special needs the opportunity to benefit from a Catholic, Christian education. Options students’ core classes are conducted in small groups using a variety of hands-on activities, cooperative learning and interactive technologies to meet each student’s needs. Option students are mainstreamed in physical education, health, and an elective course of their choice. During the elective class, each Option student has a Bishop Hendricken student mentor to assist him in that class. Lastly, it includes life-skills and vocational experiences through a careers class, field trips and work experiences.
Hendricken is the fifth Catholic high school in the country to institute such a program and the first single-sex school to feature it.
Athletics
Bishop Hendricken offers a comprehensive and excellent athletic program with a total of forty (40) teams in fourteen league and two club sports. The school is a member of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) and is the only school in the league to field teams in all 14 league sports at the highest level of competition offered by the league. In its pursuit of excellence, Hendricken has amassed a legendary record of success in athletics, winning over 256 Rhode Island state championships in each of the league sports in which its student-athletes have participated over the past 32 years. One of the most prestigious teams of the Hawks, is their swim team. The team has won 22 straight state titles in a streak that started during the 1989-90 season.Facilities
In 1997 and early-1998, the school built a new 16000 square feet (1,486.4 m²) South Gymnasium; a 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) outdoor street hockey/basketball area; a redesigned West Gate on Oakland Beach Avenue; and a 6000 square feet (557.4 m²) west wing of classrooms.In 2006, a new 350-seat theatre was erected, as were 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) of new classrooms (all equipped with SmartBoard technology), and a new band suite. Also that year, the school installed state-of-the-art artificial turf on their football field, the first high school in Rhode Island to do so.
Valedictorians
1962: Ronald Hadfield1963: Edward Grugiel
1964: William Yates
1965: Peter LaSalle
1966: Robert Stokes
1967: Anthony Tessitore
1968: Jeffrey Ochsner
1969: John Tessitore
1970: James Beagan
1971: William Nasby
1972: Paul McKenney
1973: Steven Pinault
1974: John Flynn
1975: Kevin Grimes
1976: Joseph Murphy
1977: Richard Whalen
1978: Kevin Beagan
1979: William Hall
1980: Michael Conley
1981: Sanjiv Aggarwal
1982: David Richards
1983: John Murphy
1984: Craig Cerrito
1985: John Fitzpatrick
1986: Gary Pare
1987: Paul Pimental
1988: Raymond Bert
1989: Daniel Coghlin
1990: Patrick Mooty
1991: William Campbell
1992: Brian Blanchette
1993: Kevin Flaherty
1994: Bradley Ursillo
1995: Andrew Conery
1996: Craig Mullaney
1997: Ryan Arnold
1998. Chris Elion
1999: Adrien Finlay
2000: Jonathan Kieliszak and Robert Markelewicz
2001: Sushil C. Jacob
2002: Seth W. Linakis
2003: Bryan Cole
2004: David J. Corrigan
2005: Jonathan G. Roberts
2006: Christopher W. Gage
2007: Philip J. Eliades
2008: Michael A. Wahl
2009: Ryan P. Denkewicz
2010: Graham R. Duff
2011: Cameron T. Rinn
Student Body Presidents
1962: Francis F. Robbins1963: Edward R. Lodge
1964: Fredrick T. Warburton
1965: Terrence L. Warburton
1966: Peter W. Jusczyk
1967: Charles E. Dickerman
1968: Donald R. Gordon
1969: Paul S. Koch
1970: Peter J. Harrop
1971: Joseph J. Cerrito
1972: Paul M. Joyal
1973: William M. Oliver
1974: Mark P. McKenny
1975: David G. Kinney
1976: Terrence A. Benz
1977: Richard P. Whalen
1978: Michael E. Martineau
1979: David T. Deciantis
1980: Kevin J. McHugh
1981: John G. Grzebien
1982: Leo A. Beliveau
1983: Owen B. Gilman
1984: Stephen A. Regine
1985: Richard Stravato
1986: Matthew P. Masseur
1987: Ralph J. Groves
1988: Brian A. Fielding
1989: Patrick O'Malley
1990: Jason Greenwood
1991: Dean M. DePietro
1992: Matthew R. Kelly
1993: Edmund T. Cabellon
1994: Sean Henneous
1995: Kristian Pascoli
1996: Antonio E. Fonseca
1997: Paul J. Roy
1998: Patrick A. Lynch
1999: Matthew M. Phipps
2000: Adam J. Reale
2001: Scott Quigley
2002: David Loebsack
2003: Matthew McGarry
2004: Nathanael Connors
2005: Daniel J. Lamendola
2006: Joshua D. Xavier
2007: Christopher M. Hardy
2008: Michael Morris
2009: Conor O'Rourke
2010: Mark W. Caprio
2011: Jeffrey Sabo
Men of the Year
1962: Edward McEntee1963: William Flynn
1964: Richard Payne
1965: James Thomson
1966: Robert Stokes
1967: Peter Koch
1968: Richard Messier
1969: Gerald McCall
1970: Francis Dempsey
1971: John Jackson
1972: William Johnston
1973: Joseph Venditto
1974: Joseph Sullivan
1975: Ronald Phipps
1976: Matthew Giardina
1977: Wayne Szczsponik
1978: Joseph Impagliazzo
1979: John Caianiello
1980: Michael Conley
1981: Daniel Autiello
1982: Nicholas Giardino
1983: L. Timothy McKone
1984: Joseph Ducharme
1985: Bradley Stone
1986: Carlos Byrne
1987: David Emma
1988: Brian Clyne
1989: Patrick O'Malley
1990: Mark E. Arrigan
1991: Timothy Hensler
1992: Jason J. Hendricks
1993: Edward T. Caron
1994: Michael J. Pappas
1995: David S. Evangelista
1996: Paul A. Calner, Jr.
1997: David Curtis
1998: James A. Ball
1999: Nedzer C. Erilus
2000: Jonathan B. Kieliszak
2001: Ryan Connors
2002: Shawn E. McKay
2003: Brian J. Morris
2004: Mark P. Gorman
2005: Daniel J. Lamendola
2006: Joshua D. Xavier
2007: Robert P. Masse
2008: Michael Morris
2009: Ian D. Garrahy
2010: Jacob Sienko
2011: Nolan Kiernan
Notable alumni
- Rocco BaldelliRocco BaldelliRocco Dan Baldelli is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. Because of his excellent size and speed, and in reference to his hometown, he was nicknamed, "The Woonsocket Rocket," early in his professional career...
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- David EmmaDavid EmmaDavid Anaclethe "Dave" Emma is an American retired ice hockey player. Emma won the Hobey Baker Award in 1991. Emma would go on to play professionally in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and Florida Panthers.Emma attended Bishop Hendricken High School in...
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