Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet High School is a magnet high school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[1] It has an enrollment of approximately 1500 students in grades 9 through 12.
| Fairchild Wheeler | |
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| Address | |
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840 Old Town Road , , 06606 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Magnet |
| Opened | 2013 |
| Dean | Maggie Oquendo |
| Principal | Jay Lipp |
| Principal | Beswick Channer |
| Principal | Christopher Johnson |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1500 |
| Colour(s) | Orange, Blue, Green |
| Website | https://www.bridgeportedu.net/FWC |
70% of students live in Bridgeport, and 30% of students live in the following districts: Easton, Fairfield, Milford, Monroe, Shelton, Stratford and Trumbull.
History
editThe high school cost $125.8 million to build, making it the most expensive school in the state of Connecticut at the time.[2] Since it is a magnet school, the state taxpayers paid $119 million of the costs. The school was built on both Trumbull and Bridgeport's land, but the campus was later given to Bridgeport.[3]
The first 203 Fairchild Wheeler graduates graduated in 2016.[4]
Multi-Magnet
editFairchild Wheeler is made up of 3 smaller high schools with their own field of study.
Biotechnology Research & Zoological Research
editPrincipal: Mr. Beswick Channer[5]
Aerospace / Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences
editPrincipal: Mr. Jay Lipp[6]
Information Technology & Software Engineering
editPrincipal: Mr. Christopher Johnson[7]
References
edit- ^ "Fairchild Wheeler Campus Homepage". Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Green Projects Award of Merit: Fairchild Wheeler Inter-District Magnet Campus". ENR New York. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Bridgeport, CT will get $125 million school for $6 million, Trumbull approval still pending - Watchdog.org". Watchdog.org. December 1, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "Fairchild Wheeler Celebrates Its First-Ever Class Of Graduates". Bridgeport Daily Voice. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "Biotechnology Research and Zoological Sciences". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences". Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Information Technology & Software Engineering". Retrieved May 7, 2023.