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COVID-19 Creates Mental Health Crisis

COVID-19 Creates Mental Health Crisis

Francesca Munaretto October 19, 2020

     “Six feet apart!” “Social distance!” “Wear a mask!” Those are just a few examples of what we have been hearing for the last seven months. COVID-19 has taken an enormous toll on the...

Shield to the Rescue: Upperclassmen Mentor Class of 2024

Maria Romero October 19, 2020

     Last year, Fenwick announced the creation of the Shield program to help our incoming Freshmen grow closer as a class and become familiar with the school. As a part of the program, juniors and seniors...

Students Participate in March for Life

Students Participate in March for Life

Nora Cullerton April 1, 2020

In today’s political climate, there are many controversial issues—and young people are getting involved. Fenwick has many student-activists with strong values that stand up for their beliefs in these...

Photo courtesy of Ms. Logas

Living for the Past and Present: Ms. Logas shares her passion for history with students through personal experience

Kathryn Nairn January 14, 2020

“If someone had told me thirty years ago how happy I would be now, I wouldn’t have believed them.” Ms. Logas punctuated her sentence with a laugh, something she does freely and often.      It...

An Unstoppable Force: Alumna Continues On the Road to Tokyo 2020

Katherine Casagrande October 17, 2019

     At 16 years old, in her sophomore year, Mary Kate Callahan never expected to be sitting in depositions and meeting with lawyers. She couldn’t have imagined hearing an adult say to her face...

Two Seniors Dive into STEM Internships

Eva Homberger October 17, 2019

  Most students agree that summer provides a much-needed break from study, work and academics. However seniors Manny Camacho and Kayla Romero took advantage of it not by relaxing, but by participating...

Going to the Back to the Basics: Why one senior decided that social media had to go

Susan Zeh March 19, 2019

Most of us probably don't think much about our social media usage. Social media is simply a part of our lives: a way to connect with our friends and pass the time when we’re bored. But just because it's...

Fenwick's Own Renaissance Man

Fenwick’s Own Renaissance Man

Katherine Casagrande March 18, 2019

Every adult can look back on their school days and identify one person who made the biggest impact on his or her childhood. For many a Fenwick graduate, that teacher is Mr. Kleinhans. The physics and computer...

Josh Richards In All-State Orchestra

Josh Richards In All-State Orchestra

February 21, 2019

A few weeks ago, as Chicago battled frigid temperatures, junior Josh Richards made his way down to Peoria to perform in the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Honors Orchestra. Josh...

Grandparents’ Day Brings Families Together

Miles Wildermuth October 31, 2018

On October 10th, Fenwick students and their grandparents gathered in the auditorium for Grandparents’’ Day. On this day, students and grandparents share in a special mass, giving them the opportunity...

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