| Fenwick High School | |
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505 Washington Boulevard , 60302 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°52′52″N 87°47′19″W / 41.881°N 87.7886°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private secondary |
| Motto | Veritas |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| President | Fr. Richard Peddicord, O.P. |
| Principal | Fr. Richard Peddicord, O.P. (interim) |
| Teaching staff | 77.4 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,184[1] (2015–16) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.3[1] |
| Campus | Large suburb[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and white |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Catholic League & Girls Catholic Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Friars |
| Publication | Touchstone |
| Newspaper | The Wick |
| Yearbook | Blackfriars Yearbook |
| Affiliation | Dominicans |
| Website | fenwickfriars |
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. Retired Marine Corps Col. Otto J. Rutt, a Harvard University graduate and Fenwick alumnus, will assume his new role Nov. 4. [5][6]
- ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Fenwick High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ministries – Dominican Vocations". Province of St. Albert the Great. 2006. Archived from the original on January 16, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
- ^ "Fenwick Names New Principal". Fenwick High School. April 18, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Fenwick High School names first lay president". October 21, 2024.
- ^ 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.