Bishop Feehan High School
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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
. Founded in 1961 by the Sisters of Mercy
, the school has grown to over 1,000 students. Each class is approximately 300 students, who are selected from a significantly larger pool of applicants.
The second of four regional Catholic high schools constructed in the Diocese of Fall River, the school opened in the fall of 1961. Bishop Feehan, a Roman Catholic institution, was founded to form a partnership with the families of the Attleboro area in educating teenagers in the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church.
Feehan's most recent graduating class contained 41 AP scholars and 51 President's Education Award winners. 99% of the class of 2008 was accepted to a four-year institution and 98% enrolled at a four-year institution.
program in 2007. The Boys Spring Track team also currently has 95 straight dual-meet wins.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
high school in Attleboro, Massachusetts
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the 2000 census, and a population of 43,645 as of...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It is led by the prelature of a bishop administering the diocese from the mother church St...
. Founded in 1961 by the Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
, the school has grown to over 1,000 students. Each class is approximately 300 students, who are selected from a significantly larger pool of applicants.
The second of four regional Catholic high schools constructed in the Diocese of Fall River, the school opened in the fall of 1961. Bishop Feehan, a Roman Catholic institution, was founded to form a partnership with the families of the Attleboro area in educating teenagers in the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church.
Academics
Feehan offers 13 AP classes and honors courses in mathematics, foreign languages, English, science and the arts. An engineering class is offered in conjunction with the Museum of Science in Boston. Feehan is one of fewer than 20 schools in the nation to offer multiple levels of Arabic classes. They are held in conjunction with Cairo University in Syria.Feehan's most recent graduating class contained 41 AP scholars and 51 President's Education Award winners. 99% of the class of 2008 was accepted to a four-year institution and 98% enrolled at a four-year institution.
Athletics
Bishop Feehan has a wide range of athletic activities which include football, cheerleading, volleyball, cross country, basketball, track, soccer, baseball, swim, lacrosse, paper football leagues, water polo and some others. Bishop Feehan's football team has won numerous state titles including the latest in 2009 where they defeated Marblehead High School at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA 12-6. Feehan initiated a boys and girls lacrosseLacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
program in 2007. The Boys Spring Track team also currently has 95 straight dual-meet wins.
- Football State Champions - 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012
- Football State Finalists - 1994, 2000
Notable alumni
- Mark SchmidtMark Schmidt-External links:...
(1981), head coach of men's basketball at St. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students.... - Mark CooganMark CooganMark Coogan is a retired American track athlete. He attended Bishop Feehan High School and the University of Maryland, College Park....
(1984): Decorated track athlete, former collegiate track star at University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, and member of the 1996 U.S. OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
team. - Missy Traversi (2001), professional basketball player, assistant coach at Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...