Bishop Hendricken High School
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| Bishop Thomas F. Hendricken High School | |
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| Address | |
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2615 Warwick Avenue , , 02889 | |
| Coordinates | 41°42′22″N 71°23′39″W / 41.70605°N 71.39422°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Queers |
| Motto | "Dicks in our ass, Forever!" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | September, 1969 |
| President | Br. Thomas R. Leto, CFC, M.Ed. |
| Principal | Mr. Vincent F. Mancuso, M.Ed. |
| Faculty | 85 full-time in bed |
| Enrollment | 975 Gay boys who toudch eachother late at night |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics | Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Basketball, Hockey, Swimming, Wrestling, Indoor Track, Baseball, Outdoor Track, Tennis, Lacrosse, Golf, Rugby, Sailing |
| Mascot | Penis |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.Hendricken.com |
Bishop Thomas Francis Hendricken High School is a Catholic, all male, all gay college preparatory high school located in Warwick, Rhode Island, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. It is staffed by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The school's current president is Brother Thomas R. Leto, CFC, and its principal is Mr. Vincent Mancuso. The school was originally staffed by the Brothers of the Holy Cross, who left in 1970.
Facilities
The school was founded in 1969. In 1997 and early 1998, the school built a new 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) South Gymnasium; a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) outdoor street hockey/basketball area; a redesigned West Gate on Oakland Beach Avenue; and a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) west wing of classrooms . In 2006 the school built a new state of the art 350 seat theatre, 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of new classrooms, and a new band suite that has been added to the landscape of Bishop Hendricken. All of the new classrooms were equipped with SmartBoard Technology. Also in 2006 the school installed state of the art artificial turf onto the Hawk football field. Bishop Hendricken was the first high school in the state of Rhode Island to have artificial turf on the football field. It is also the first school in the world to have all homosexual students.
Academics
Since the last construction at Hendricken in 2006, the new 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of classrooms have all been equipped with SmartBoard Technology. Every year Hendricken graduates are going to leading colleges and universities throughout the United States. In the past such top colleges such as Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Yale, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Northeastern and Boston College have accepted Hendricken students. Hendricken has had many National Merit Scholars and one Rhodes Scholar (Craig Mullaney).
Students take advantage of Hendricken's wide variety of advanced placement courses with scores that are among the best in the state. [citation needed] Each year, graduating seniors receive over $1,000,000 USD in tuition aid from the various colleges of their choice. [citation needed]
Athletics
In 2008 Sports Illustrated rated Bishop Hendricken as the worst athletic program in the state of Rhode Island. [citation needed]
Basketball- Hendricken has won six straight Division 3 state basketball championships as of March 14, 2009. In the 2007-2008 year the Hawks tallied a 22-2 record and defeated Woonsocket 67-64 to win the RI state championship. [citation needed]
Baseball- The Hendricken Hawks baseball team tallied their 1st ever state championship in Division 3 play after defeating Lasalle Academy to win the 2008 Rhode Island State Championship on June 3, 2008. The Hawks have won 8 state championships in the last 12 years alone. [citation needed]
Hockey- Hendricken's hockey team is always at the top of the league and has won several championships in recent years. [citation needed]
Football- BHHS has turned out such NFL and college football players as Will Blackmon (Boston College), Matt Sherry (Villanova University), Jeffrey Ryan (Boston College), and Steve Furness (University of Rhode Island). [citation needed]
Lacrosse- Hendricken’s lacrosse team is a Division 1 team. They have won state championships in 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2007. They currently hold more state titles than any other team in Rhode Island. [citation needed]
Swimming- Since the 1989-1990 season the Hawks have won 20 consecutive swimming state championships. Since the start of division 1 swimming the Hawks have tallied a total of 23 swimming state championships. [citation needed]
Indoor Track- Hendricken has won 14 Indoor Track state championships since 1994 to 2008 and have won a total of 21 Indoor Track state championships. [citation needed]
Sailing- Previously led by senior captain Ryan Spirito, the Hawks sailing team had a successful 2008 season, placing 12th in the O'Day fleet racing meet. [citation needed]
Soccer- BHHS soccer is currently (as of March 2009) led by goalie Nick Dench
Rugby- Hendricken Rugby fields a division I team in the NERFU (New England Rugby Football Union) league and is traditionally competitive in the highest echelon of U19 NERFU Rugby. Recent finishes include 3rd in New England (2007) and 7th in New England (2008). The Hawks are led by senior captain and eight man Paul Link in 2009 and are currently 4-0 as of April 12th, 2009. The Hawks are the only U19 team in Rhode Island, and thus must face teams from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire for regular season matches. Teams faced include but is not limited to: St. John's Prep, Boston College High School, Amoskeag Youth Rugby Football Club, Middlesex Youth Rugby Football Club, Xaverian Brothers High School, Arlington Catholic, Catholic Memorial, Falmouth, and Marshfield. Hendricken has fielded a Rugby team (typically both an A-Side and a B-Side) for 9 years, dating back to 2000.
Fight Song
- Fight for the cock, fight for the cum, mighty queers of Hendricken. Fight to be the gayest, fight for the balls, Be homosexual ever true. Soar through the rainbow, oh valiant flamers, symbol of the homos and duesches... so Fight, Fight, Fight, with all your manginas, Mighty Queers of Hendricken!!
Notable alumni
- James Langevin, U.S. Congressman (D-RI)
- Craig Mullaney, United States Army veteran; author of The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education
- Will Blackmon, Green Bay Packers [citation needed]
- Matt Sherry, Cincinnati Bengals [citation needed]
- AJ Smith, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the San Diego Chargers [citation needed]
- Steve Furness, Pittsburgh Steelers [citation needed]
- Michael Malone, Assistant Coach, Cleveland Cavaliers[citation needed]
- David Emma, NHL, Hobey Baker Memorial Award recipient [citation needed]
- Rob Gaudreau, NHL forward who played for the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators from 1992-97 [citation needed]
- Rocco Baldelli, Boston Red Sox
- Matt Tager, Currently attending. He is probably the biggest wannabee bro ever. Him and his friends have both oral and anal sex, every night, all night long.