| Bioscience High School | |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Principal | Dr. Deedee Falls |
| Faculty | Approx. 29 |
| Students | Approx. 278 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 512 East Pierce Street, Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Colors | Purple and green |
| Mascot | Double Helix Dragons |
| Website | www.BioscienceHS.org |
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Phoenix Union Bioscience High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District. The campus is located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Bioscience's enrollment is 180 students.[1] The school's mission is to prepare tomorrow's scientists by providing the students of Phoenix Union with a science education through intensive collaboration with the academic and scientific communities in downtown Phoenix.[2] The new building and renovation of the current building began in June, 2006, and opened in the fall of 2007.
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Bioscience hosts approximately 180 freshmen through seniors. The first class of 43 students graduated from Bioscience in May 2010.[3] 97 percent of its 10th graders met or excelled the AIMS Math exam(in 2009), the highest public (non-charter) school percentage in the Valley, and second-best in the state.[4] Their science scores were third-best in the state among non-charter schools.[4]
In its first year of eligibility, Bioscience earned an "Excelling" Achievement Profile from the State, the highest a school can attain.[5]
The $10 million campus which opened in October 2007, is located in Phoenix's downtown Biotechnology Center and open to students throughout the District.[6] The Bioscience High School campus, which was designed by The Orcutt-Winslow Partnership [7] won the American School Board Journal's [8] Learning By Design 2009 Grand Prize Award. The school received this award for its classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, and smooth circulation.[9]
Phoenix Union High School District received a $2.4 million small schools grant from the City of Phoenix to renovate Bioscience's existing historic McKinley building for a Bio-medical program. It includes administrative office, four classrooms, a library/community room and a student demonstration area.[10]
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