FENWICK

Clubs and Activities

2022-2023

American Sign Language Club

The ASL Club is for students who wish to immerse themselves in American Sign Language Our goal is to gain knowledge and understanding of this important language that is found across North America At our twice-monthly meetings, the intention is to learn a “sign of the day” while also working together to improve one’s overall language skills.

Arts & Crafts Club

Arts & Crafts Club provides an outlet for creativity, inspiring students to pursue the visual arts. Among other things, we collaborate with the theater program, welcome student instructors, and build on foundational skills Our goal is to reach the entire Fenwick community and to invite students to share artistic experiences and express themselves visually.

Best Buddies

The mission of Best Buddies is to promote friendships between students at Fenwick and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through fun, inclusive events and meetings. Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Book Club

The Book Club is the best opportunity to share favorite books and meet new friends here at Fenwick! It is a student-driven experience that encourages active participation among its members Visiting guests and club members present their favorite titles from personal bookshelves as well as books they want to read from their wish lists. We also have a monthly book that we all read together! Activities include book talks, books and their movies, blackout poetry sessions, and much more We also offer snacks, fun, and an opportunity to learn about a great new book!

Campus Ministry

Our Campus Ministry program challenges students to recognize and develop their God-given gifts and talents in order to serve others in need Campus Ministry works with our administration, our guidance department, and our theology department to provide students with opportunities to put Catholic social teaching into action

Chess Club

The Chess Club invites interested students to participate in chess tournaments that are held periodically throughout the school year.

Creative Writing

The Creative Writing Club gathers students with literary ambitions to conduct a writing workshop on a weekly basis. Club members are all on a rotating schedule, and when they are "up", will turn in a piece of writing that the rest of the club will critique The goal is always to help the author get to the best possible version of whatever they are trying to accomplish on the page It is a very supportive environment to develop authorial prowess.

Crusader Chronicle

The Crusader Chronicle, the student newspaper of Bishop Fenwick, meets weekly to plan, write, edit, design, and publish a quarterly publication that is of interest to students, faculty, and families. Stories featured include school news/sports, politics, human interest, opinion, etc As students with diverse interests develop professional skills in writing, editing, photography, layout, web design, and social media, they also learn about the ethical dimension of taking on big ideas by seeking to understand them, to express them, and to engage them with articulacy and nuance

Dance Team

The Dance Team welcomes all, whether they have dance experience or not. Students learn a couple of dances while forming lasting friendships and discovering new ways of self-expression This is the perfect opportunity to be both active and artistic.

Deca

DECA, a national student organization with nearly 175,000 members in all 50 states and various countries, prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. Through these pre-professional avenues, students develop competence and integrity while striving for innovation through teamwork

Diversity Club

The Diversity Club establishes a safe space to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in the local and greater community In addition, we enlighten and educate the Fenwick community by providing discussion opportunities, workshops, and events on relevant topics. We welcome all students who are passionate about promoting diversity in our world.

Drama Club

The Drama Club is a place where students can find a home on stage or behind the scenes. Students work throughout the year on multiple productions, including musicals, plays, and one-act competition pieces Students are involved in all aspects of production, including acting, directing, scriptwriting, stage management, tech, set-building, costumes, and hair and makeup.

Environmental Club

The Environmental Club s focused on first-hand experience exp oring the environment, specif cally the Ipswich River. Students will come to know more about the ecosystems around them and why they are important and must be respected Our activities provide an outlet for a real-world application of the things we learn in our sciences classes.

Ethics Circle

Ethics Circle is a club for students to learn principles for collaborative discourse and apply those values to discussions of ethical issues, under the guidance of a teacher-coordinator. Ethics Circle enhances students analytical, communication, and leadership skills and builds capacities for empathy, reflection, deliberation, and dispute resolution in students' approaches to contemporary moral problems.

Fenwick Band

The Fenwick Band doubles as both a concert band and a pep band, performing throughout the year at home and away football and hockey games, as well as an annual Christmas Concert and Spring Concert. Focusing on a wide range of musical styles, the Fenwick Band is open to experienced student musicians who play a traditional concert band instrument (woodwinds, brass, percussion). Interested students should contact Mr. Cox at band@fenwick.org and register for the Concert Band class

French Club

The French Club is designed for students who would like to learn about francophone culture. We use authentic resources via the internet to introduce everything that is French in culture and cuisine of the francophone world. Sharing cultures brings out camaraderie and fun among our members.

Kindness Club

The Kindness Club is a student-formed and student-led group focused on spreading charity one kind act at a time. We follow our three pillars of service, inclusion, and kindness in all that we do.

Math Team

The Fenwick Math Team is a member of the New England Mathematics League, an organization dedicated to bringing challenging mathematics materials to students to stimulate interest and confidence Members participate in practices that encourage collaborative problem-solving and contests that emphasize individual achievement. The Math Team strives to ensure that all members continue to develop critical reasoning skills in a cooperative, social atmosphere

Men’s Choir

Men s Choir is open to all interested students. They meet throughout the year, and it is a way to build and develop strong tenor/bass voices which will then strengthen the school's performing arts program

Mock Trial

The Massachusetts Bar Association’s Mock Trial Program helps high school students learn more about the law, court procedures, and our legal system, giving them an opportunity to sharpen their analytical, listening, and speaking skills. Members of the MBA serve as attorney coaches and judges for the Mock Trial Program, while thousands of high school students across Massachusetts participate Students prepare a hypothetical case and then test their skills as lawyers and witnesses in a simulated courtroom competition.

Morgan's Message

Morgan’s Message is an organization that strives to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community. We are focused on expanding the dialogue on mental health by normalizing conversations, empowering those who suffer in silence, and supporting those who feel alone Students work together by spreading awareness through fundraising, team-sponsored events, and supporting one another. Morgan’s Message supports motivated students to become active leaders and advocates of student-athlete mental health on their campus and in their communities

National Honor Society

The Bishop Fenwick High School Chapter of the National Honor Society recognizes students who have distinguished themselves most exceptionally in the four key areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Admission to NHS is by invitation only, based on the selections of a faculty council who uphold the standards set by the national organization