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Bishop Feehan High School is a co-educational Catholic high school in Attleboro, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River. The school was built in 1961 and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. The school has grown to over 1,000 students. Each class is approximately 250+ students, who are selected from a significantly larger pool of applicants.[2]
| Bishop Feehan High School | |
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| Address | |
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70 Holcott Drive Attleboro , , 02703 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°57′51″N 71°17′42″W / 41.96417°N 71.29500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1961 |
| President | Tim Sullivan '87 |
| Principal | Sean Kane |
| Chaplain | Craig Pregana |
| Faculty | 121 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1095 (2022) |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Campus size | 42 acres |
| Color(s) | Green Gold White |
| Slogan | Set your hearts on things above and not on things of earth. |
| Athletics conference | Catholic Central League |
| Mascot | Lucky the Leprechaun |
| Team name | Shamrocks |
| Rival | Attleboro High School North Attleboro High School Bishop Stang High School |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
| Publication | "Cornerstone" (alumni magazine) |
| Newspaper | The ‘Rock Report |
| Yearbook | Flashback |
| Tuition | $12,900 yearly |
| Website | www.bishopfeehan.com |
The second of five regional, diocesan Catholic high schools constructed in the Diocese of Fall River, the school opened in the fall of 1961.
Academics
editFeehan offers 17 AP classes and honors courses in mathematics, foreign languages, English, science and the arts.
100% of Feehan most recent graduating class was accepted to a four-year institution and 98% enrolled at a four-year institution.[3]
Athletics
editThe athletic activities include football, marching band, ice hockey, cheerleading, volleyball, cross country, basketball, track, soccer, baseball, swim, lacrosse, water polo, fencing, and some others. Bishop Feehan's football team has won numerous state titles including the latest in 2012 where they defeated Lynnfield High School at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA. Feehan athletes won three state titles in 2015-16, including wins in golf, swimming and girls basketball. Feehan initiated a boys and girls lacrosse program in 2007 and more recently launched varsity field hockey and varsity girls ice hockey. The Boys Spring Track team currently has 91 straight dual-meet wins. Most recently, the Girls Soccer team won the Division 1 state title and went undefeated the entire season.
- Boys Cross Country Team All-State Champions - 1987, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2008, 2011
- Girls Cross Country Team All-State Champions - 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Girls Tennis State Champions - 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
- Baseball State Champions – 1994
- Baseball State Finalists – 1998
- Wrestling State Champions - 1992, 2011
- Football State Champions – 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012
- Football State Finalists – 1994, 2000
- Marching Band NESBA Champions- 2008, 2011, 2016
- Girls Basketball State Champions- 2016, 2024
- Girls Basketball State Finalist - 2023
- Girls Golf State Champions - 2023
- Girls Soccer State Champions- 2019
Since 2020, Feehan has been a full member of the highly-competitive Catholic Central League (CCL).
Notable athletic alumni
edit- Mark Schmidt (1981): Head Coach of Men's Basketball at St. Bonaventure University
- Mark Coogan (1984): Decorated track athlete, former collegiate track star at University of Maryland, and member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team.[4]
- Jim Renner (2001): Professional golfer [5]
References
edit- ^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Bishopfeehan.com: At a Glance". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ "Bishopfeehan.com: College Acceptance". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ Cool Running.com: Mark Coogan Retires Archived 2008-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jim Renner Korn Ferry Tour Profile - News, Stats, and Videos".