BISHOP FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS PRINCIPAL START DATE: JULY, 2019 WWW.FENWICK.ORG Mission Bishop Fenwick High School is a Catholic, academically rigorous and supportive coeducational college preparatory school. The school is dedicated to creating an environment where all students can strive for and achieve excellence intellectually, spiritually, and creatively, as well as recognize their responsibility to serve others. Vision Bishop Fenwick graduates will enter the world prepared, inspired, and able to excel in all they do, embracing the importance of service to others. OVERVIEW Since its founding in 1959, Bishop Fenwick High School has been recognized as one of the finest college preparatory schools in Boston’s North Shore region. Coeducational from its founding, Fenwick is located on 59 acres in the town of Peabody, 20 miles from the center of Boston. Because of its exceptional education and accessible location, the school draws students from over 40 communities in Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. As Fenwick approaches its 60th anniversary, it remains firmly committed to its longstanding mission as a Catholic school that provides “greater opportunity for greater achievement” for all students. Fenwick teachers and staff inspire students to achieve academic excellence and deep spiritual growth. They emphasize the importance of understanding the value of knowledge and critical inquiry and help students excel through a wide range of challenging courses and extracurricular programs, as well as through ongoing service to the community. SCHOOL HISTORY Bishop Fenwick High School is the first coeducational Catholic high school in Boston’s North Shore region. It was founded in 1959 by the late Richard Cardinal Cushing and named for the second Bishop of Boston, Benedict Joseph Fenwick, S.J. Originally staffed by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, an international Catholic religious congregation, the school thrived under the Sisters’ deep commitment to education. The Sisters fostered the motto of their foundress, St. Julie Billiart, “to teach whatever is necessary to prepare the students for life.” The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 1 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com FastFast Facts Facts Year established: 1959 Total enrollment: 585 Student/teacher ratio: 13:1 Faculty with advanced degrees: 74% Average faculty tenure: 13 years Percent of non-Catholic students: 25% Percent of students receiving aid: 75% Technology: 1-to-1 laptop program Motto: “Goodness and Loyalty” With shifting demographics in education and the world at large, the school evolved over the decades. Today, the faculty is composed primarily of lay faculty and staff who remain committed to the strong academic and extracurricular life of the school started by the Sisters’ of Notre Dame de Namur. Over the years, improvements have been made to support the arts, technology, science and athletics all the while keeping committed to the school’s core mission and values, which emphasize intellectual inquiry and integrity, a strong sense of community, a commitment to justice and peace, and service to others. In 2013, the school launched a strategic plan, “Faith in Fenwick,” to define its future vision. The 2014-2018 plan outlined a path forward that includes evolving the school’s strong academic and extracurricular program, ensuring access to Catholic spirituality, developing a facilities master plan, improving enrollment and marketing practices, supporting a talented faculty, and ensuring financial stability and growth. The Board of Trustees recently released an update to the strategic plan, describing a vision for the school and priorities for the next five years. Fenwick continues to remain highly committed to its mission of helping every student achieve his or her personal best. Scholarship, character, faith, service, goodness, and loyalty remain the school’s core principles. THE SCHOOL Bishop Fenwick High School’s enrollment stands at 585, with students coming from 47 communities and five foreign countries. The experienced faculty and staff remain committed to creating an academically and personally challenging environment and providing a holistic, values-centered education. With its impressive college acceptance rate, Fenwick offers a rigorous college preparatory The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 2 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com curriculum, including a wide range of honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses, 27 athletic teams, and 30-plus clubs and organizations. Campus Ministry, technology, student activities, athletics, and development have all evolved in recent years, and continue to grow as needs arise. Enhancements to the school’s science and technology infrastructure, art and athletic facilities, the O’Rourke Library, and the school chapel demonstrate Fenwick’s focus on modernizations that keep the school in the forefront of Catholic, college- preparatory education. During the summer of 2018, Fenwick underwent significant renovations, including the installation of new energy-efficient windows, enhanced sound and lighting systems in the theater, new turf on the main athletic field, and resurfacing of the tennis courts. Additional renovations are planned. On August 1, 2018, Fenwick also announced it was assuming sponsorship of St. Mary of the Annunciation School – a pre-K to 8th grade school located in nearby Danvers. Like Fenwick, St. Mary’s maintains an important tradition of excellence that will continue to grow through this exciting partnership. While Fenwick’s President formally administers St. Mary’s, the school’s recently appointed principal handles its daily operations. As Fenwick continues to evolve, the school remains committed to its Catholic educational mission and to creating an environment in which all students can strive for and achieve excellence intellectually, spiritually, and creatively. At the same time, the school is deeply committed to helping students recognize their responsibility to serve others. Fenwick is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The school accepts a small number of international students each year through a partnership with New Oasis International Education and the Cambridge Network. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 3 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com College Placement Bishop Fenwick High School graduates attend some of the most competitive colleges and universities in the nation, including the following, among others: American University Amherst College Boston College Brown University Clark University Colby College Denison University Dickinson College Elon University Fordham University George Washington University Georgetown University Harvard University James Madison University Miami University, Oxford ACADEMICS Middlebury College New York University Northwestern University Pope Francis says that “an education in the fullness Ohio State University of humanity should be the defining feature of Catholic Pratt Institute Schools.” To this end, Fenwick offers a challenging but Providence College flexible curriculum that, in addition to preparing students Sacred Heart University for college, puts a premium on fostering lifelong skills of Skidmore College curiosity, critical thinking, and independent judgment. All Smith College areas of study in the liberal arts curriculum — including St. John’s University English, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Foreign St Lawrence University Language, and the Arts — are designed to help students Syracuse University grow as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and contributing Trinity College members of society. Tufts University Union College A signature program at Fenwick is its Personal Best University of California, Berkeley Program — a four-year structured program for all students University of Colorado, Boulder that offers a unique opportunity to create a richer high University of Michigan school experience and more robust college résumé. The University of Notre Dame program focuses on instilling five lifelong skills and habits University of Pennsylvania known as the “Fenwick Five for Goodness and Loyalty”: University of Southern California respect, pride, cooperation, attitude, and responsibility. It University of Virginia includes a four-year writing program; ongoing seminars that Villanova University help students develop the skills of confidence, leadership, Wellesley College and achievement; and daily mentoring and tutoring, among Williams College other support systems. Xavier University The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 4 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com Fenwick has a particularly robust performing arts program as well as an in-depth program in health and wellness. Students can also take courses with Endicott College, including Sociology, Business Fundamentals, and Criminal Justice. Its AP Physics course is offered in collaboration with Boston University. Fenwick is a member of the Virtual High School (VHS), an international collaborative of high schools that contribute online courses for students from member schools. Through VHS, Fenwick students are able to take both full-year and half-year courses in a wide range of subjects. ATHLETICS The goal of the Fenwick Athletic Department is to augment the academic, spiritual, and social program by providing opportunities for achievement in sports. In striving for success, the members of the coaching staff endeavor to instill the qualities of leadership, loyalty, and