"To reach the heights, aim high!"

Dear Fenwick Family,

The new semester has gotten off to a terrific start and certainly the colder (freezing!) days of winter are upon us! 

I’m excited to announce that the Board of Limited Jurisdiction has unanimously voted to make a change in the governance structure for Bishop Fenwick High School. The Archbishop and Archdiocese are supportive of the President-Principal model being instituted for the high schools owned by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Our Board has submitted its request to move to the President-Principal model, and look forward to receiving the Archbishop’s and Archdiocesan Schools Office approval.

All of the private Catholic schools in Cincinnati utilize this model, and many Archdiocesan-owned high schools have adopted it in the past several years. The model provides the role of President to take on more of the fiduciary, capital projects, alumni, and advancement efforts to continue to move the school forward. The role of Principal will continue to focus on the academic, campus ministry, athletic, and operational aspects of running the high school. 

The Board will soon be creating a sub-committee of current Board members who will be creating and distributing a prospectus through several avenues to attract the very best candidates to assume the role of President. The sub-committee will begin its work this March. A specific timeline will be established once the pool of potential candidates has been constituted. Once the candidate is selected through the interviewing process, we will then be able to provide a definitive timetable for their appointment as President to begin.

I will keep our school community abreast of all information regarding the process as we move forward with this exciting change to our governance model. Having worked as Principal in this model previously, I can attest that the President-Principal model helps to create sustainability for long-term growth of a school, and is an excellent means of achieving continued success in the future!

I am grateful for the support of our faculty, staff, students, and families and look forward to transitioning to this new model over the next year.

As our Fenwick motto reminds us. . . “To reach the heights, aim high!”

Yours in Service,

Blane Collison

Principal/CEO

In This Issue:

News and Updates

• Important EdChoice Update - New Fenwick EdChoice Email

Admissions Information

• Prospective Students
• Falcon Youth Nights

Fenwick Faith Formation

• Junior Retreat
• Catholic Schools Week
• Upcoming Service Opportunities

Counseling Connections

• What's New
• Flock Block with the Counselors
• Colleges
• Enrichment
• Scholarships
• Testing
• Mental Wellness Tip
• Counselor Information

College Credit Plus

• CCP Information Night

Fenwick Parent Association

• Trivia Night

Athletics

• Athletes of the Week
• Falcon Basketball Tickets
• Go Falcons!

Upcoming Dates



News and Updates

Important EdChoice Update – New Fenwick EdChoice Email

Due to the success of the EdChoice programs at Fenwick, a new Fenwick email account has been created for more efficiency. Starting immediately, please email EdChoice applications, forms, and questions to edchoice@fenwickfalcons.org. 

As always, the application and forms can be dropped off to the main office at Fenwick during school hours.

Admissions Information

Prospective Students

We continue to welcome prospective students to campus for different events. If you know a family interested in learning more about Fenwick, please encourage them to contact Director of Admissions Chris Kemper via phone at 513-428-0525 or email at ckemper@fenwickfalcons.org.



Falcon Youth Nights

Students in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to Fenwick’s upcoming Falcon Youth Night on Wednesday, January 31 as our Girls Basketball team takes on Chaminade Julienne. Grade school students will receive free admission to the game. Students wearing their grade school team jersey will be able to spin the Fenwick Wheel of Fun for some Fenwick swag!

Fenwick Faith Formation

Counseling Connections

What’s New

• Interested in STEM? Mark your calendars! Wright Patterson Air Force Base’s Spring Job Shadow date has been set for Thursday, April 11. Witness “a day in the life” of professionals in an array of fields. Everything from a computer programmer to an in-flight nurse – you name it/they have it! The student registration form will be sent the third week of March. This event fills up quickly.

• Consider attending the boys’ basketball game on Tuesday, January 30, when the newest student initiative will be highlighted – our newly formed Sources of Strength Peer Council. Stay tuned for more details!

Flock Block with the Counselors

Freshmen met in small groups with their counselor for a lesson about why Words Matter! Counselors utilized social media posts, texts, and stories to illustrate this concept. Bottomline is that much is lost in communication when it is not face to face. Students were asked to share their thoughts and feelings about the words and stories they heard and were reminded to take personal responsibility for their social media use and their own feelings in a healthy manner.

Colleges

Muskingum University is hosting a Virtual Info Session for students and families to learn more about the PLUS Program and Student Accessibility Services for learning differences on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:00 p.m. Register here.

Enrichment

This is the time of year when advertise their pre-college enrichment experiences. If interested in a field of study, passionate about a cause, or desiring a particular college’s offerings, now is the time to research and apply! Just this week, we received notice from Alabama, Boston University, Brown, Fordham, Notre Dame, Stanford, UC, and UD! Google your area of interest or go directly to a college’s website to search for pre-college opportunities.

Business Week summer camp where high school students across Ohio will have the opportunity to learn and practice their business skills June 16-21, 2024. The program is open to any age high school student, but we generally focus on current sophomores and juniors. Over 150 students will not only be inspired in their entrepreneurial journey but also experience six days of college life at Bowling Green State University. Click here.

Dayton Dragons Baseball Organization is looking for local talent to sing the National Anthem before every home game. If you are interested, click here.

Lindner Center of Hope Education Series – "Coping with Post Traumatic Stress: Journey Toward Hope and Healing." February 21 at 6:00 p.m. Manor House, Mason. Click here to register.

University of Findlay Programs for those interested in Pharmacy:

• One Day Event - Friday, March 22, from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Register here.
• Pharmacy Summer Camp is an overnight camp open to any high school student who will be either a junior or senior in high school in the fall of 2024. Our four-day, three-night experience on cam​pus gives students an opportunity to stay in a dorm and engage in hands-on activities with our esteemed pharmacy students and faculty. Students can choose to register for either June 9-12 or June 23-26 with an early-bird DISCOUNT using this registration link.

Scholarships

BBB Student of Integrity Scholarship - Click here.

Foundation for Fraternal Excellence – Men’s Scholarships - Click here.

General Electric Credit Union’s Robert A. Cunningham Memorial Scholarship - This opportunity is available to graduating seniors, who exemplify the spirit of volunteerism. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 1, 2024. Apply today! To apply, students must have an account with or be a member of General Electric Credit Union.

The Kiwanis Club of Middletown – Fenwick seniors are eligible to apply. Applications are available in The Nest:

• The James A. Combs Memorial Scholarship – Admitted to a 4-year accredited university.
• The O.K. Klafter Nursing Scholarship – Nursing majors only.
• The Henrietta Nye Award – Senior members of Key Club only.
• Dr. Ron Oches Memorial Health Professions Scholarship – Pursing a career in health care other than Nursing.

Testing

Courtesy of LEAP - Listen to this week's podcast episode – Navigating Choices between AP or Dual Enrollment

Mental Wellness Tip

We are almost three weeks into the new year and this is the time when those well-intentioned resolutions lose their luster. Take a moment and read this article regarding WHY resolutions fail and how to avoid the pitfalls that make them so difficult to maintain. Click here.

Counselor Information

As a reminder, our counselor breakdown is:

• Students with the last names A-G: Jean Horn (jhorn@fenwickfalcons.org)
• Students with the last names H-N: Sabrina Snyder (ssnyder@fenwickfalcons.org)
• Students with the last names O-Z: Vicki Weisbrod (vweisbrod@fenwickfalcons.org)

College Credit Plus

CCP Information Night

The State of Ohio has a program called College Credit Plus (CCP) that allows students to earn college credit and high school credit while still in high school. Most out-of-state colleges will refer to this as "dual enrollment."  It is only called CCP in Ohio. 

At Fenwick, it is typically juniors and seniors who are involved in CCP, but by state law, the CCP program is open to everyone at Fenwick. CCP courses taught at Fenwick are only open to juniors and seniors. There is an option for any student at Fenwick to take a CCP course either online or on the college campus. 

The first step of learning more or participating in this program for the 2024-25 school year is to attend a mandatory informational/counseling meeting. This is a requirement set by the State of Ohio.

The remaining Informational/Counseling mandatory meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 25 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Fenwick Main Gym. Required sign-in will be in the main hallway. Please arrive in time to sign in and get settled in the main gym to start at 6:00 p.m. If you did not attend the earlier meeting on December 10, you must attend this meeting.

• If the student and a parent do not attend this meeting, the student will not be permitted to participate in the CCP program. There will be no recording of the meeting.
• Please plan ahead - students should ask off work from their part-time jobs or volunteer, families should make arrangements to be able to attend this meeting.
• Parents and students will be required to sign in at the meeting and submit a signed form stating that they attended the meeting in full.
• Parents and students are required to attend even if they have participated in CCP before.

For more information, please view the FAQs. 

Fenwick Parent Association

Good Friends! Good Food! Good Times!

Fenwick parents had so much fun last year at our Trivia Night, so we decided to do it again! Trivia Night at Fenwick is sponsored by Fenwick Teachers and the Fenwick Parent Association!  

Join us on Saturday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fenwick cafeteria for a free social event for current Fenwick parents! For more information, or to sign up, click here!

Scenes from last year's event:

Athletics

Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week: Ailee Dobrozsi (Indoor Track) and Shaefer Janeck (Boys Basketball)! Ailee set the school record for the 60M dash with a time of 8.50 seconds, shattering the old record of 8.89 seconds! Shaefer Janeck had a great game vs. McNick with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals! Congrats, Ailee and Shaefer! #gofalcons

Falcon Basketball Tickets

Single game tickets and season passes for both the boys and girls basketball games are on sale now! Get your passes for the winter season now! Falcon student passes are accepted at home basketball games.

Come out to cheer on the Falcons on the court! Tickets and season passes for home basketball games are available now. Click here to purchase your tickets or passes for this season! New for 2023-2024, our men’s and women’s games will be streamed on HUDL TV! We will not broadcast on YouTube this winter, so click here to save this website for our streamed events. Streaming through HUDL TV is still free for you to watch the Falcons when you can’t make it. We will see you this winter!

Go Falcons!

Be sure to visit the GCLC website for updates and standings for all of our programs.

Come out to support all of our programs! To see team schedules, purchase tickets, read announcements, and more information for our department, please visit www.fenwicksports.org!



You can follow us on Twitter @FenwickSports for daily results and updates!

Looking Ahead

January

27 - Trivia Night

29 - Catholic Schools Week begins

31 - Class of 2028 Registration begins

31 - Girls Basketball Youth Night

CCP Meeting Date

February 25 - 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Main Gym