Welcome to Fenwick High School
Home of the Friars
{Fr. Durham} What’s a friar? In a word, a friar is about excellence.
A friar is spiritually excellent, as evidenced by the commitment of the Dominican friars of the Province of Saint Albert the Great, the thousands of community service hours performed by students, excellent retreats, such as Kairos, carried out by our campus ministry office, and the lived example of faith by the Fenwick community. Moreover students are able to connect with other Dominican schools all over the country in the High School Dominican Preaching Conference.
A friar is academically excellent. Last year our graduating class received over $16.3 million in merit based college financial aid. For the fifth year in a row, the average ACT scores of our senior class placed Fenwick High School in the top 100 high schools in the United States who report ACT scores. The school contrinues to have numerous AP scholars of varying levels of excellence. Our students travel to places such as Costa Rica and Peru to study the rain forest first hand. Our JETS team is defending state champs, and our scholastic bowl and WYSE continue to excel. Our faculty continue to learn, bringing new and dynamic methods to classroom instruction.
A friar is athletically excellent. Sports Illustrated recently named Fenwick High School the best high school program in the state of Illinois. Our varsity girls basketball coach was named Coach of the Year by EA Sports. Our numerous varsity and club sports give ample opportunity for excellence. Our girls water polo team, boys' water polo team and JETS team won state championships.
A friar is always seeking to be better tomorrow than today. With new contsruction to build more classrooms, science labs, a fine arts room, and new entry way, Fenwick continues to excel. The Light for the 21st Century Campaign is very successful and continues to grow thanks to the generosity of many.
Put simply, a friar is an excellent person. With successful alumni, supportive parents (Mothers' Club, Fathers' Club), a dedicated faculty and exceptional students, Fenwick High School is a friendly community. As you explore our website, come to see why every day is a great day to be a friar!
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.
President
