Bishop Hendricken High School

Infobox University
name = Bishop Thomas F. Hendricken High School
motto = "Live Jesus in our hearts, Forever!"
established = September, 1959
affiliation = Roman Catholic
president = Br. Thomas R. Leto, CFC, M.Ed.
principal = Mr. Vincent F. Mancuso, M.Ed.
address = 2615 Warwick Avenue
city = Warwick
state = RI, 02889
country = USA
enrollment = 975
faculty = 85 full-time
colors = Green and Gold color box|green color box|gold
athletics = Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Basketball, Hockey, Swimming, Wrestling, Indoor Track, Baseball, Outdoor Track, Tennis, Lacrosse, Golf, Rugby, Sailing
mascot = Hawk
affiliations = New England Association of Schools and Colleges
website = [http://www.Hendricken.com/] www.Hendricken.com
telephone = [phone]

Bishop Thomas Francis Hendricken High School is a Catholic, all male, college preparatory high school located in Warwick, RI, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. It is staffed by the Irish Christian Brothers congregation. The school's current president is Brother Thomas R. Leto, CFC, and its principal is Mr. Vincent Mancuso.

Facilities

In 1997 and early 1998, the school had built a new convert|16000|sqft|m2|sing=on South Gymnasium; a convert|5000|sqft|m2|sing=on outdoor street hockey/basketball area; a redesigned West Gate on Oakland Beach Avenue; a convert|6000|sqft|m2|sing=on West Wing of classrooms . In 2006 the school had built a new state of the art 350 seat theatre, convert|30000|sqft|m2 of new classrooms, and a new band suite that has been added to the landscape of Bishop Hendricken. Inside all of the new classrooms all they have all been equipped with SmartBoard Technology. Also in 2006 the school installed state of the art artificial turf onto the Hawk football field which at the time was the first high school in the state of Rhode Island to have artificial turf on the football field.

Academics

Hendricken has been renowned for its academics throughout New England. Since the last construction at Hendricken in 2006 the new convert|30000|sqft|m2 of classrooms are all equipped with SmartBoard Technology. Every year Hendricken graduates are going to top notch colleges throughout the United States. Most recently in the past few years some of the top colleges in the United States such as Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Yale, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Boston College have accepted Hendricken students into their institutions. Hendricken has had many National Merit Scholars and one Rhodes Scholar. Their students take advantage of Hendricken's wide variety of advanced placement courses with scores that are the best in the state. Each year, their graduating seniors average over one million dollars in tuition aid from the various colleges of their choice.

Athletics

- In 2008 Sports Illustrated rated Hendricken as the #1 athletic program in the state of Rhode Island

-"Fight Song" Fight for the green, fight for the gold, loyal men of hendricken. Fight for the strong, fight for the bold, alma mater ever true. Soar through the sky, oh valient hawks, symbol of the brave and true...So Fight, Fight, Fight Mighty Men of Hendricken!!

Basketball- Hendricken has won five straight Division 1 state basketball championships as of March 9, 2008. In the 2007-2008 year the Hawks tallied a 22-2 record and defeated Woonsocket 67-64 to win the RI state championship. One reason for the fine success over the past 5 years is in their coach Jamal Gomes who is considered to be the best Rhode Island high school basketball coach.

Baseball The Hendricken Hawks baseball team tallied their 14th state championship in Division 1 play as they defeated Lasalle Academy to win the 2008 RI State Championship on June 3rd, 2008. The Hawks have won 8 state championships in the last 12 years alone.

Hockey- Hendricken's hockey team is always is contention for the state championship. Although they were defeated in the 2008 state championship they had won both titles in 2006 and 2007.

Football- The Hendricken Hawks are considered to be one of the state powerhouses having made it to each of the last state final games. Hendricken Football has also churned out NFL and College Football players, such as Will Blackmon (Boston College), Matt Sherry (Villanova), Jeffrey Ryan (Boston College), and Steve Furness (Rhode Island).

Lacrosse- Hendricken lacrosse, largely known as the best lacrosse program in the state of Rhode Island, is a division 1 lacrosse team. They have won state championships in 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2007. They currently hold more state titles than any other team in Rhode Island. Most notable player is Colin Briggs (All State all four years and All American three out of four years).

Swimming Since the 1989-1990 season the Hawks have won 19 consecutive swimming state championships. Since the start of division 1 swimming the Hawks have tallied a total of 22 swimming state championships.

Indoor Track Hendricken has won 14 Indoor Track state championships since 1994 to 2008 and have won a total of 21 Indoor Track state championships.

Notable alumni

Professional Sports
*Will Blackmon, Green Bay Packers
*Matt Sherry, Cincinnati Bengals
*AJ Smith, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the San Diego Chargers
*Steve Furness, Pittsburgh Steelers
*Michael Malone, Assistant Coach, Cleveland Cavaliers
*David Emma, NHL, Hobey Baker Memorial Award recipient
*Rob Gaudreau, NHL forward who played for the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators from 1992-97
*Rocco Baldelli, Tampa Bay Rays

Minor League Baseball
*Jay Rainville, minor league baseball, Minnesota Twins
*Matt Bouchard, minor league baseball, New York Mets
*Craig Stinson, minor league baseball, Washington Nationals
*John Mollicone, minor league baseball, Tampa Bay Rays
*Jeff Beliveau, minor league baseball, Chicago Cubs

College Athletics
*Jim Foster, Current Head Baseball Coach of University of Rhode Island
*Jimmy Baron, College Basketball, University of Rhode Island
*Joe Mazzulla, College Basketball, West Virginia Mountaineers
*Jimmy Gillheeney, College Baseball, North Carolina State
*Gary Gillheeney,College Baseball, North Carolina State
*David Palms, College Baseball, Princeton University
*Dan Gamache, College Baseball, Auburn University
*Colin Briggs, Men's College Lacrosse, University of Virginia
*Andrew Palumbo, Track and Field, Duke University
*Brendan Lodge, Track and Field, University of Michigan
*David Rufful, College Basketball, Dartmouth College
*Patrick Sampson, Track and Field, University of Connecticut
*Matthew Cahill, Track and Field, Iona College
*Bronson Venable, Cross Country, Iona College

Other
*James Langevin, U.S. Congressman
*Thomas A. DiPrete, Professor/Chair of Department of Sociology, Columbia University
*Pete Sheppard, radio host, WEEI in Boston