Extracurricular Activities
Fordham Prep has many extracurricular activities for students. There are over fifty clubs, each pertaining to a specific interest. There are clubs for students who enjoy computers, marine biology, music, politics, etc. There are also the Asian, Irish, Italian and Spanish clubs. The Prep has a successful Speech and Debate Team that represents the school in local and national tournaments. The Dramatics Society puts on two shows a year in the Leonard Theatre.
In addition, there are several student-produced publications that are released throughout the year. The school newspaper, Rampart, and the political science journal, The Objective, are printed on a monthly basis. Labyrinth, the literary arts magazine, is circulated twice a year. The Prep has published a yearbook, Ramkin, since 1929.
Fordham Prep also has a large number of athletic teams. It is a member of the CHSAA. Fordham Prep's own track and practice field were refurbished with MONDO and true grass respectively. The track is named in honor of one of the Prep's track coaches, Joe Fox. Fordham Prep has several competitive teams in soccer, baseball (CHSAA champions 2009), football, ice hockey (CHSAA Champions 2006 and 2007), basketball, swimming (CHSAA champions 2006-2009 twice undefeated and back to back State Champions '11 and '12), golf (CHSAA Champions '98, '02, '06, '08, '09, '11, '12), lacrosse, cross country, track and field, tennis, wrestling, bowling, volleyball, and crew. On March 13, 2009, the 4x55m shuttle hurdle relay team set a new national high school record (29.15 sec.) while winning the National Championship. The team name is the "Fordham Rams."
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