“It should come as no surprise to those of you who know him well,” said ninth grader Tad Scheibe, who stood at the front of Ward Hall with his classmates during this spring’s final All School Meeting to announce the dedication of the 2015-2016 yearbook. But the news did come as a surprise, and a very nice one, to the recipient, Peter Bradley—for many years a Fenn math teacher, varsity basketball coach, and administrator for school services. In the introduction to the yearbook, the Class of 2016 describes Peter as “thoughtful, kind, and in his own way, very humorous.”
“Mr. Bradley is a planner,” the dedication reads in part. “He always comes to class ready to impart his knowledge of math and he is always willing to take the time to make sure we all understand the challenge at hand…Without Mr. Bradley, the school would literally be chaos,” the dedication continues, referring to this year’s change from a five-day schedule to the current A-G rotation. “Mr. Bradley led us through. Without him we wouldn’t know what day it was or if we were on an assembly schedule or not.”
The dedication included a nod to Peter as Fenn’s varsity basketball coach and concluded with the line, “Mr. Bradley is always there for us.”
The yearbook cover is decorated with artwork by several Upper School boys, and includes the Fenn sign, the Sua Sponte banner, the four Fenn core values, and sketches of campus buildings.