Students who are interested in attending Phoenix Union’s Bioscience High School for the 2009-2010 school year will have their best chance if they return applications to the school by the Priority Deadline of February 5.
Applications are available at www.biosciencehs.org or by calling (602) 764-5600.
Students and parents must attend an orientation meeting as part of the application process. Orientation sessions are January 31 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and February 4 and 5 from 6-8 p.m. at the school, located at 512 E. Pierce Street. Completed applications can be brought to the orientation, or submitted by February 5.
The science and math-themed small school is accepting up to 100 ninth-graders, and a limited number of openings are available for 10th and 11th graders. Students residing within the Phoenix Union High School District will receive first priority for enrollment, but out-of-District students are encouraged to apply.
Bioscience High School, which is an Excelling School according to the state’s Achievement Profiles, scored among the highest in Arizona in AIMS Math, Reading and Science. The school does not require an entrance exam or qualifying grades, but students must have an interest and ability in science and math, be motivated for a rigorous curriculum and have college and career ambitions in science and math-related fields.
“We want to make sure that parents and students know what to expect and be sure that this is the school for them. Students who love science handpick this school, we don’t handpick them. We give more weight to motivation than grades,” Principal Dr. DeeDee Falls said.
The application includes references from teachers, so students are encouraged to start the process early. Students will also be interviewed prior to being accepted.
Bioscience will have a full 9-12th grade enrollment for the first time in 2009-2010 with the first-ever senior class graduating in spring of 2010. Juniors select one of three Pathway programs in Biomedical, Biomedical Research or Engineering and seniors are placed in internships with neighboring research, medical and engineering partners.
The school will also benefit from a $2.4 million grant from the City of Phoenix Capital Improvement Program Bond to renovate the existing historic McKinley building on the campus for a Medical Sciences school.
Source: Phoenix Union High School District
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