Fenwick Features

October 13, 2023

"To reach the heights, aim high!"

Dear Fenwick Family,

As today marks the end of the first quarter of the school year, we are grateful for the many successes already achieved thus far! Our students completed their first quarter work and many of them achieved high marks as they put their effort in to their academic endeavors.

We had a tremendous Homecoming with many of our Alums joining us for the Homecoming gathering and festivities as we unveiled the new “Yeager Field.” We are especially grateful to the Yeager family for their transformational gift that will benefit our student-athletes! The Homecoming dance last Saturday was an enjoyable event and was well attended with over 400 students.

With so many world events, unrest and violence may we all pray together for peace in our world and that conflict can be overcome through God’s grace, love and light.

May God bless our Fenwick Family.

Blane M. Collison

Principal/CEO

In This Issue:

Student Life

Trunk or Treat
2022-2023 Yearbooks

Fenwick Faith Formation

Faith Flock
Upcoming Campus Ministry Events
Service Reminders
Christmas Wreath Project
Adoration
Service Opportunities

Veterans Day Celebration

Admissions News

Shadow Days
Information Nights
Open House

Counseling Connections

Flock Block with the Counselors
Class of 2024
Class of 2025
Colleges
Scholarships
Enrichment
Wellness Tip of the Week

College Credit Plus

Hall of Achievement

Fenwick Parent Association

Spirit Shop

Athletics Updates

Falcon Boys Basketball Club
Fall Sports

Student Travel Opportunities

Australia Summer Trip 2025
London and Paris Summer Trip 2026

Upcoming Dates

Student Life

Trunk or Treat

Trunk or Treat is returning to Fenwick! Student Council invites all Kindergarten through 8th grade students to campus for some Halloween fun on Thursday, October 26 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Any Fenwick student participating in Trunk or Treat event will earn GOLD service hours.

We will be choosing the "BEST COSTUME" and "BEST DECORATED CAR/TRUNK" at the Trunk or Treat event for those who want to be really creative. It is not required, but it is fun to dress up and decorate your car/area.

Students participating in this event need to do the following:

Sign up outside Mrs. Longworth's room (302.)
Bring their own candy to hand out.
Be parked in a spot by 4:30 p.m. There will be a designated area for all cars participating.
Be sure to have enough candy to hand out from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Stay at their car/area the entire time handing out candy.

If a student wants to participate in this event, but doesn't drive yet, they can do one of the following:

Take a spot and place chairs in that spot to hand out candy.
Have a parent drive their car and park it for their student to sit and pass out candy.
Participate with a parent in the event.

2022-2023 Yearbooks

Students received their yearbooks during lunch on Wednesday, October 4. Please ask your student to see their copy. Yearbooks for students not currently attending Fenwick and/or students who graduated last May will be sent via US Mail to their homes. NOTE: Lost yearbooks will not be replaced.

Fenwick Faith Formation

Faith Flock

For Faith Flock this week, we had an all-school assembly for the student body. We offered a time of prayer, reflection, Adoration, praise and worship, and a talk from Sr. Karolyn Nunes. It was a beautiful opportunity to take a step back from the stress of the day and take a few moments to invite God into our hearts and lives!

Upcoming Campus Ministry Events

Next Thursday, students will have a choice day for faith flock. The sign-up genius will be sent out to them by email.

On November 1, we will have an all-school Mass to celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints.

If your student is looking to grow in their faith outside of the classroom and Faith Flock, some of our student ministers are putting together an event immediately after school on November 1 from 3:10-3:40 p.m. This is a time for reflection, community, prayer, and snacks! All are welcome!

Kairos 111 will be from November 7-10. Please keep those participating in the upcoming retreat in your prayers!

Service Reminders

Please note that service hours for the first semester are due on December 1. Each student is required to submit to x2vol at least five hours of direct service (gold hours), but the rest can be indirect service (red hours). If you need ideas for these hours, please click here.

Christmas Wreath Project

Mrs. Baumaster is hosting a service project in November and December during Faith Flocks, creating Christmas wreaths with students. Wreaths will be delivered to senior care facilities. She is looking for any fabrics, ribbons, or trinkets that can be used to build the wreaths. Please send any items in with your students before November 14. Thank you!

Adoration

Parent Opportunity - New this Year! On the first Friday of the month, we are offering the ability for parents to spend an hour in prayer/adoration during the school day in Krusling Chapel. We will need at least one attendee for each hour. Please see the SignUp Genius to register.

Please sign in at the main office when you arrive.

Service Opportunities

Our monthly service opportunities with Hope House Shelter in Middletown continue! Students will prepare and serve dinner from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Students will be able to log gold service hours. Students need to arrange transportation. Spots are still available for December 20.

See the SignUp Genius for more information. Thank you to Mrs. Baumaster for all of her hard work in partnering with Hope House Mission!

Veterans Day Celebration

Students and parents should have received an email earlier this week about our Veterans Day breakfast on November 10. Students are encouraged to invite a special veteran in their life to join us for breakfast honoring their service. To register, click here.

Admissions News

Our Admissions Season is in full swing as we 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 Enrollment Chris Kemper via phone (513-428-0525) or email (ckemper@fenwickfalcons.org).

Shadow Days

Fenwick's Shadow Days have begun! If you know an eighth grader interested in spending the day at Fenwick, please encourage them to visit the Shadow Day page on our website.

Information Nights

Fenwick is also offering Information Nights for eighth graders and their parents so they can learn more about the Fenwick experience. These special evenings will include presentations by administration and other staff members, a tour of our beautiful 66-acre campus, and a light dinner. Our final Information Night is October 25 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Open House

Fenwick is hosting our Open House for all prospective families on Sunday, October 29, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Please spread the word!

Counseling Connections

Flock Block with the Counselors

Counselors met with sophomores to discuss and brainstorm the concept of self-regulation. Movie clips were shown to demonstrate the crisis cycle and students were asked to identify triggers and responses. Sophomores were also asked to complete a reflection about a situation that escalated where choosing a different response would have produced a better outcome. The goal of this lesson is to identify where we have control and to exercise that control appropriately after careful consideration for a positive outcome.

Class of 2024

Approximately ninety percent of the class will be applying to a college or university with a November 1 deadline. Seniors must submit their applications through the Common Application or school-specific application on or before November 1 to meet this deadline.

Seniors must also do their part on SCOIR to enable counselors to do our parts.

Sign 2 FERPA statements.
Slide each college or university over to the applied column two weeks before the colleges’ deadlines whether or not the application is submitted.
Complete their survey on SCOIR at least two weeks before the colleges’ deadlines.

Seniors who are applying to the University of Cincinnati and have yet to submit their application: The University of Cincinnati, is waiving admissions application fees for Homecoming weekend! Students must finish and submit their admissions application October 13–14 to take advantage of this application fee waiver. Students applying to the UC Uptown campus via the Common App must select "UC Homecoming - Thank you for applying during UC's Homecoming!" in the fee waiver section. Students applying to one of their regional campuses - UC Blue Ash, or UC Clermont - through the UC website simply need to submit their application during the fee waiver period of October 13–14.

Class of 2025

LAST CALL for registration for next Saturday’s FREE practice ACT. To register, click here.

Colleges

College Fair - At Lebanon High School on Tuesday, October 17, in the main gym. There are over 90 different schools committed to coming, including opportunities for special needs students. There is also a Financial Aid seminar at 6:00 p.m. in the adjoining cafetorium.

Scholarships

ELKS Most Valuable Student Scholarship – Deadline is November 13. Click here.

Enrichment

Do you run a student-owned business? If so, email Mrs. Horn to be considered for a unique opportunity to attend a trade show!

Wellness Tip of the Week

The first quarter has ended and now is the perfect time to reflect on what is working and what could be working better. More importantly, to assess where you have control to influence positive changes.

What You CAN Control:

Schedule time to complete homework and prioritizing study time.
Meet with teachers/friends/classmates for help if confused about a topic.
Meet with the teacher if a test or quiz grade is much less than you anticipated based on prepared you think you were for the assessment.
Tap into your strengths as a student – know what strategies work best for you based upon your learning style (this is in your OneNote from freshman year.)
Your attitude and effort.

What You CANNOT Control:

A teacher’s personality
The curriculum
Your classmates’ behaviors
The assignments, assessments, or rubrics
School rules

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 Nights

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.

Date of the Informational/Counseling mandatory meeting:

There are two options to attend this mandatory meeting. The two meetings are identical. You only need to attend one meeting.
Sunday, December 10 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in 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.
Sunday, February 25 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in 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 6:00pm
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.

Hall of Achievement

Fenwick has a rich heritage of alumni with significant high school accomplishments who then go out into the world and accomplish even more! The Fenwick Hall of Achievement was created to recognize and honor these alumni. They have gone on to become outstanding citizens as well and know what it means to live the Falcon Talons!

Our newest members of the Fenwick Hall of Achievement will be introduced during halftime at the football game on October 20 and formally inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, October 22!

Congratulations to:

Ann Marie Heggi Barger ‘56
Teresa Long Conley ‘76
Yvonne DiCristoforo ‘86
Frank Dupps ‘87
Ryan Eder ’01
Cam Gallagher ‘87
George Nenni ‘83

The Dupps Family will receive the Champion of Fenwick award for their legacy of philanthropy through many generations.

If you are interested in attending the Hall of Achievement, you can purchase tickets here.

Fenwick Parent Association

Parent Meeting

Fenwick Parent Association meeting will be held Wednesday, November 8 at 6:00 p.m. in the Media Center. ALL PARENTS ARE WELCOME! Please join us and learn about upcoming parent engagements, volunteer opportunities, school updates and more!

Upcoming Parent Engagements

Parents Night Out! Want to get to know some of the parents in your child’s grade? Please see the dates below andght join us at FigLeaf Brewing! Wear your Falcons gear so it will be easy to connect with each other. Looking forward to fun and fellowship!

October 25 - Senior Parents Night Out at FigLeaf

October 26 - Junior Parents Night Out at FigLeaf

November 15 - Sophomore Parents Night Out at FigLeaf (SignUp to come)

November 16 - Freshman Parents Night Out at FigLeaf (SignUp to come)

Spirit Shop

Spirit Shop Hours

The Spirit Shop is looking for volunteers to staff the 2023 Falcon Spirit Shop during lunch hours for the first semester. If you are interested, please click here.

Athletics Updates

Falcons Boys Basketball Club

The Falcons Boys Basketball Club is eager to invite boys in grades 5-8 to try out for the program! Tryouts will be held on Sunday, November 5 (Grades 5 and 6 from 5:30-6:45 p.m. and Grades 7 and 8 from 7:00-8:15 p.m.)

Fall Sports

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week Bruce Bray (Men’s Soccer) and Mara Hellmann (Cross Country)! Bruce had a save on a penalty kick in the game against McNick to save the Falcons’ tie. Mara was the top finisher at the CHCA Invitational where she finished 42 (24:06) in a field of 122 with Division I and Division II schools represented. Congratulations to Bruce and Mara!

Stay tuned for OHSAA tournament news. Check out the GCLC website to see where the Falcons are in the conference and follow us on Twitter @FenwickSports for daily updates!

#GoFalcons!

Student Travel Opportunities

Australia Summer Trip 2025

Join the traveling Falcons as we travel to Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii for two weeks between the end of June and beginning of July in the summer of 2025. There are currently 18 Falcons already signed up for the trip with room for more! Explore the Great Barrier Reef, see the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House, learn how to do a Haka dance and about the Māori people, visit Pearl Harbor, and get pineapple ice cream from the Dole plantation! You can visit our tour's website below or reach out to Mr. Herber (rherber@fenwickfalcons.org) for more information!

Click here for more information about the trip.

London and Paris Summer Trip 2026

Through EF tours, students have an opportunity to travel to London, Paris, Normandy, and Mt. Saint Michel (among other amazing sites surrounding these famous cities). This is an affordable way for your child/ren to visit Europe, and a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our high school students. Please contact Mrs. Luers (kluers@fenwickfalcons.org) with any questions.