The Votes are in: Brian Davidson '89, Alumni Council President

The Fenn Alumni Council is charged with developing initiatives to uphold, foster, and increase the loyalty and support of Fenn alumni. The Council works to promote the general welfare of the School by providing services and networking opportunities and helping to strengthen alumni connections with the School and each other. This past month, the group was tasked with choosing a nominee for Council President. This nominee would then be confirmed by the Board of Trustees. In a very tight race, the Council chose to nominate Brian Davidson '89 as the next Alumni Council President. Now that Brian has been made the Presidential Nominee, he will be confirmed by the Alumni Association (entire alumni body) at our Alumni Town Hall on April 23. Brian is the current Council Secretary and has been a loyal and active member for over a decade. He will serve a three-year term and help to lead an already robust volunteer group and further the Council's programs. Congratulations, Brian!

Fenn Headstone Project
Roger and Eleanor Fenn founded the School in 1929 and provided many of the institutional pillars on which the school still thrives today. During the winter months, a member of the Alumni Council approached the school with a proposal to clean and reset the leaning headstones of both Roger and Eleanor. Giving back to others and the community at large has always been of tantamount importance in the education of a Fenn boy. Roger Fenn highlighted this notion in the school's founding years, "continuing and growing responsibility to himself, to his fellow students, to his school, and to the larger community." In that spirit, the first-term class senators embarked on a fundraising mission to improve the appearance of the headstones. After taking a site visit and compiling a video plea to the Alumni Council, a partnership was born. The senators raised $400 through the sale of ever-popular Hi-Chew candies and proposed that the Alumni Council match their donation to accomplish the mission. Sure enough, the funds were raised and the headstones are due to be cleaned and reset this summer. Great job to all of the current and past Fenn students who were involved! 

Recent Alumni Helping Amidst the Coronavirus Crisis

Theo Randall '20, a freshman at Phillips Andover, joined forces with his sister Ivy and their friend Elizabeth Wolfram to start 'Students Against COVID-19' with the primary mission of maintaining a makeshift food pantry for Emerson Hospital healthcare workers on the front lines and their families. The trio was recently featured in Concord's Wicked Local (among other news outlets) and on Fenn's Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Empathy is one of the guiding principles of Fenn, and the response of these young people to the needs of Emerson Hospital's staff members is a great example of that. Click any of the links above to learn more about what the non-profit is doing and how to get involved.

John Fitzsimmons, English Teacher & Wrestling Coach, Now Live!

Alumni are always asking how Fitz is doing. Whether it's a random Wednesday during wrestling season or at an Alumni event off-campus, the question is ever-present, "How's Fitz?!" Well, it's safe to say that Fitz is not only still coaching, wrestling, and teaching English at Fenn, but also entertaining our school community and the broader Concord community with great live music. You can regularly find him at the Colonial Inn on Thursday nights, sharing his acoustic guitar talents, but coronavirus precautions have canceled his live performances.  Fitz is still singing though! Tune into his Facebook Live streams and catch him on Thursday nights starting at 8:00 p.m.! 

Alumni Town Hall Virtual Event

On Thursday, April 23, we will hold the first-ever Fenn Alumni Virtual Town Hall via Zoom. The approximately half-hour event will start at 5:00 p.m., and panelists will include Headmaster Derek Boonisar, current Alumni Council President AJ Sohn '84, and Nat Carr '97, Fenn's Head of the Lower School and Director of Faculty and Professional Development. Derek will provide an update on how Fenn is managing its Distance Learning program, and AJ will highlight alumni-centric initiatives transpiring this spring. Nat will shed light on how teachers and students are coping with their new learning environment and review how professional development is impacted when campus is no longer part of the day-to-day. You'll also have a chance to submit your burning questions about Fenn!