Fenwick alumnus Chris Thomas '97 inspires under-resourced young adults to overcome adversity and become future innovators! He founded Oak Park-based nonprofit organization YourPassion1st in 2019 (pre-COVID). Mark Vruno, from our Communications Dept., sat down with Chris recently to discuss his vision for bringing together people and communities -- by focusing on our commonalities as opposed to our differences.
A non-profit organization founded by Fenwick alumnus Franklin Taylor ’15 from Oak Park is helping to advance literacy in the Chicago area. Read his blog here.
Physical Education and Health Teacher Mr. Titcus Pettigrew, a North Carolina native now in his fifth full-time year at Fenwick, also coaches defensive football for the Friars.
At the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), this young black woman promised herself to stop being naïve and continued proving her critics wrong — on and off the basketball court.
Fenwick Best Buddies Tea Pasquesi '24 (from left), Frankie Moreno '24, Iris Keane '25, Jenin Gabato '25 and Olivia Nybo '25 promote inclusiveness and urge classmates to refrain from using the hurtful "R-word:" Help Spread the Word.
Congratulations to Fenwick DEI leadership member Raina Ford '23 (Bolingbrook, IL) on being selected as a Midwest regional semi-finalist in the Anti-Defamation League’s 2021 "First Amendment Freedoms Art and Essay Contest" for 9th- through 12th-graders!
Quartet joins more than 15 other Friars, now enrolled at universities around the country, who are fellow recipients of the golf-related, four-year full scholarship. Click to Read Story
During its Black History Month concert, the Chicago Children's Choir premiered "Freedom Calls My Name," featuring Fenwick's Amber Cloud '23 (Chicago). Watch Amber
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced those students who have qualified as semi-finalists in this year’s Merit competition. Fenwick High School is pleased to report that it has five seniors who have qualified for this honor.