- Bishop Fenwick High School (Franklin, Ohio)
Bishop Fenwick High School is a parochial high school in Middletown,
Ohio , USA. 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, firstRoman Catholic Bishop of Cincinnati . The first principal was Rev. Julian Krusling. Due to outgrowing the original site, the school moved onNovember 20 ,1962 to Manchester Avenue in Middletown. The growth continued and in September2004 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.
Athletics
Fenwick's sports teams are sanctioned by the
Ohio High School Athletic Association . The boys teams compete in theGreater Catholic League . The girls teams compete in theGirls Greater Cincinnati League .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, and Wrestling.Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
* Boys Football – 1973, 1974 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Football|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* BoysBaseball – 1974, 1981 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* BoysBasketball – 1982 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/A.html|title=Yappi Sports Basketball A|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* GirlsTrack and Field – 1993 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA ]Father Chuck
Father Charles Mentrup (April 17, 1959 - Ocober 31, 2006), known to his students as Father Chuck, or Padre, was 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. Fr. Chuck was killed in a car accident October 31, driving while intoxicated.
Notable Alumni
*
Warren County, Ohio Common Pleas Judge P. Daniel Fedders, class of 1955.
*Middletown, Ohio Magnode Inc. Co-owner Martin J. Bidwell, class of 1975...3rd leading scorer in Fenwick Basketball history, father of Martin J. Bidwell II (passed his father to become the second leading scorer in Fenwick history).
*Cincinnati, Ohio Photographer Thomas E. Witte, class of 1995. Author of "The Road Back: The Cincinnati Bengals Under Coach Marvin Lewis", under contract with Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine and the NFL.
*South Beach Miami, FL Jai alai champion Age 25-30 Bracket, Nathan Gingrich. Two sport all MML athlete while a student became interested in jai alai after a move to Florida. He quickly rose the ranks in his age bracket and is currently the junior jai alai national team assistant coach.References
External links
* [http://www.fenwickfalcons.org/ Bishop Fenwick High School]
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