Phoenix Union Bioscience High School

Bioscience High School
Address
512 East Pierce Street
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Coordinates 33°27′21.75″N 112°4′0.50″W / 33.4560417°N 112.0668056°W / 33.4560417; -112.0668056Coordinates: 33°27′21.75″N 112°4′0.50″W / 33.4560417°N 112.0668056°W / 33.4560417; -112.0668056
Information
Type Public secondary school
Established 2006
Principal Dr. Dee Dee Falls
Faculty Approx. 20
Grades 9-12
Enrollment Approx. 300
Color(s)          Purple and green
Mascot Double Helix Dragons
Website www.BioscienceHS.org

The school campus

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 289 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.

Mission statement

BHS provides a rigorous, collaborative, and relevant academic program emphasizing an innovative, problem-based curriculum that develops literacy in the sciences, mathematics, and the arts, thus cultivating critical thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and compassionate citizens, who are able to thrive in our increasingly complex and technological communities.

Enrollment

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]

Campus

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]

References

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  3. ↑ "Bioscience High to graduate first class". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
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  6. ↑ "Bioscience High gets formal declaration". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  7. ↑ "Phoenix Bioscience High School". Owp.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  8. ↑ "American School Board Journal". Asbj.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  9. ↑ "Learning by Design 2010 - Home". Learningbydesign.biz. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  10. ↑ "McKinley School to get medical use". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.

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