Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Illinois)

Fenwick High School
Address
Map
505 Washington Boulevard

,
60302

United States
Coordinates41°52′52″N 87°47′19″W / 41.881°N 87.7886°W / 41.881; -87.7886
Information
TypePrivate secondary
MottoVeritas
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Opened1929
OversightArchdiocese of Chicago
PresidentFr. Richard Peddicord, O.P.
PrincipalFr. Richard Peddicord, O.P. (interim)
Teaching staff77.4 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,184[1] (2015–16)
Student to teacher ratio15.3[1]
CampusLarge suburb[1]
Color(s)Black and white
Athletics conferenceChicago Catholic League & Girls Catholic Athletic Conference
NicknameFriars
PublicationTouchstone
NewspaperThe Wick
YearbookBlackfriars Yearbook
AffiliationDominicans
Websitefenwickfriars.com

Fenwick High School is a private Catholic college preparatory school located in Oak Park, a town in Cook County, Illinois that is bordered by Chicago on the north, east, River Forest and Forest Park on the West, and Cicero and Berwyn on the south. Fenwick was founded in 1929[2] and is a ministry of the Province of St. Albert the Great (Dominican Friars). It is the only school directly operated and staffed by the Order of Preachers (Dominican friars) in the United States.[3] It is named in honor of the first Bishop of Cincinnati, Dominican friar Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P.. Fr. Richard Peddicord, O.P. has served as president of Fenwick High School since July 1, 2012. After a nearly year-long principal search, it was announced in April 2023 that Mark Rasar would be the next principal of Fenwick.[4] On December 4, 2023, it was announced that Rasar would be leaving abruptly, after less than 6 months in the role. President Fr. Richard Peddicord, O.P. will serve as interim principal until a replacement is found.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Fenwick High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. ^ Fandal, O.P., Damian (September 26, 1978). "To the Dominican Laity – 1979". Dominicans: Order of Preachers. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
  3. ^ "Ministries – Dominican Vocations". Province of St. Albert the Great. 2006. Archived from the original on January 16, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
  4. ^ "Fenwick Names New Principal". Fenwick High School. April 18, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Rodriguez, Amaris E. (December 6, 2023). "Fenwick principal resigns after six months in post". Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

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