Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet High School
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.
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840 Old Town Road , , 06606 | |
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Type | Magnet |
Opened | 2013 |
Principal | Beth Furnari
Jay Lipp Michael Watson |
Campus Director | John Curtis |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 1500 |
Colour(s) | Orange, Blue, Green |
Website | http://fairchildwheeler.org/ |
70% of students live in Bridgeport, and 30% of students live in the following districts: Easton, Fairfield, Milford, Monroe, Shelton, Stratford and Trumbull.
History
The 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
Fairchild Wheeler is made up of 3 smaller high schools with their own field of study.
Biotechnology Research & Zoological Research
Principal: Dr. Michael Watson[5]
Aerospace / Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences
Principal: Mr. Jay Lipp[6]
Information Technology & Software Engineering
Principal: Mrs. Beth Furnari[7]
References
- "Fairchild Wheeler Multi-Magnet". fairchildwheeler.org. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "Green Projects Award of Merit: Fairchild Wheeler Inter-District Magnet Campus". ENR New York. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- "Bridgeport, CT will get $125 million school for $6 million, Trumbull approval still pending - Watchdog.org". Watchdog.org. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "Fairchild Wheeler Celebrates Its First-Ever Class Of Graduates". Bridgeport Daily Voice. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "Biotechnology Research and Zoological Sciences". Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences". Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Information Technology & Software Engineering". Retrieved 2020-04-23.