Biotechnology High School

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Biotechnology High School
Location
5000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
United States
Information
Type Magnet public high school
Established 2005
School district Monmouth County Vocational School District
Principal Linda Eno
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 203 (as of 2007-08)
Information 732-431-7208
Website School website

Biotechnology High School is a comprehensive magnet public high school in Freehold Township, New Jersey. It is a part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District. The school opened in September 2005 and consisted exclusively of an initial freshman class of 60 students, eight teachers, and two other faculty members. It now has a new freshman class, which will graduate in 2013. Seven teachers and a guidance counselor have since been hired to support the incoming freshman classes. The student body has since expanded to contain a senior class. The school has chartered a FFA chapter, however due to lack of participation the chapter is omitted [but a group of students is in the process of rebuilding the school's chapter]. It has a rigorous science course which consists of eight different science classes over the four years of its curriculum (Four mandatory years of Biology, as well as three years of Chemistry or Physics and one year of whichever course students do not pick to have three years). Biotechnology High School is a member of the NCSSSMST[1] and as of April 2007, is an official International Baccalaureate Organization school, offering the IB Diploma Programme.[2] This program involves minorly the sophomores, and majorly the juniors and seniors.

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[edit] Administration

  • Linda Eno - Principal. Eno (RN) is a former pre-medical teacher at the AAHS.
  • Biotech holds an extremely qualified staff with three teachers holding doctorates in their fields from graduate schools such as UNC Chapel Hill and Princeton University. Other staff members hold bachelor's and masters degrees, many from Rutgers-New Brunswick.

[edit] Architecture

The Biotechnology High School facility was completed in December 2005 and cost approximately $16.9 million to construct.[3] Designed by The Thomas Group, the building consists of two floors which account to more than 76,000 total square feet and can hold a maximum student population of 280. It meets all requirements for LEED certification[4] and features:

[edit] Admission criteria

The Academy is a selective school and will only take those who test highest in the fields of:

  • 7th Grade Subjects
  • 8th Grade First marking period subjects
  • Grade of acceptance exam, normally held in January or February, after applications to school are submitted

These applications include formal paperwork as well an essay.

Once students have been accepted to the school, they must do the following:

  • To get into Geometry, students must test out of Algebra I

If they do not, or have not yet taken Algebra I, a summer program is held at the school to educate the student up to Algebra I, thereby allowing the student to take Geometry.

  • To get into Spanish II, students must test out of Spanish I

[edit] Clubs

Along with the rigorous coursework, Biotech offers many clubs. Unlike normal high schools, club meetings are held during the students' lunch period. All the clubs at BTHS promote their specialty through concerts, plays, art shows, events, fundraisers, charities, and "spirit" days.

  • Yearbook
  • Key Club
  • Drama Club
  • Art Club
  • Music Club
  • Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
  • Junior States Association (JSA)
  • Science Competition Club
  • Science League
  • Math Club
  • Environmental Club
  • Future Farmers of America (FFA)
  • Technology Student Association (TSA)
  • National Honor Society (NHS)
  • Fitness Club
  • Christian Fellowship
  • Multicultural Club
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • Academic Club
  • Newspaper
  • Class of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

[edit] Monmouth County Vocational School District

There are four other career academies in the Monmouth County Vocational School District. These are referred to as sister schools.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Institutional Members, NCSSSMST Accessed November 2, 2007.
  2. ^ Biotechnology High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 16, 2007.
  3. ^ NEEP: High Performance Schools Exchange: Case Studies: New Jersey, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships. Accessed November 2, 2007.
  4. ^ http://209.190.242.72/lbd/2005/projects/biotechnology-hs.pdf

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 40°15′58″N 74°14′42″W / 40.26618°N 74.245059°W / 40.26618; -74.245059

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