▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁as ▁a ▁Blue ▁Rib bon ▁School . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report ▁class ified ▁Fen wick ▁as ▁an ▁" Out standing ▁American ▁High ▁School ", ▁making ▁Fen wick ▁tied ▁for ▁the ▁# 1 ▁ranked ▁prepar atory ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁For ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Fen wick ' s ▁ 2 9 0 ▁student ▁class ▁had ▁ 2 1 1 ▁of ▁them ▁receive ▁ 7 1 8 ▁academic ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁top ▁univers ities ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁the ▁mon et ary ▁value ▁of ▁these ▁awards ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁$ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( up ▁from ▁$ 1 3 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 7 , ▁$ 1 2 , 5 5 5 , 8 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 9 , 3 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 – ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁also ▁bo asted ▁ 1 8 7 ▁President ial ▁Sch ol ars ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁National ▁Mer it ▁Final ists , ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁additional ▁receiving ▁comm end ation ▁for ▁being ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 % ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁Fen wick