Amy Biehl High School
| Amy Biehl High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Albuquerque, NM United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Charter, Secondary |
| Motto | "Courage,Scholarship, Community" |
| Established | 2000 |
| Founder | Teresa Hogan, Tony Monfilleto & Tom Siegel |
| School district | Albuquerque Public Schools |
| Dean | Mark O'Gawa |
| Principal | Frank McCulloch |
| Grades | 9th-12th grade |
| Campus | Urban, Downtown Albuquerque |
| Color(s) | Red, Black and White |
| Athletics | Basketball, Soccor and Rugby |
| Mascot | Lions, Aardvarks |
| Nickname | Amy Biehl |
| Affiliations | Coalition of Essential Schools |
| Website | Amy Biehl High School |
Amy Biehl High School is a charter high school (275 students, grades 9-12) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school is now housed in the Old Post Office building in Downtown Albuquerque.
The school is named after Amy Biehl, a young woman who was murdered in South Africa in 1993.[1]
Contents
Ninth Grade Social Action Carnival
During Ninth grade, each student works in a pair or alone on a social action carnival project, which focuses on an issue of their choosing that affects their community. This project helps the students to get an idea of what they will work on for their senior project. The project consists of a brochure, an interactive aspect, and a presentation, which happens at the end of the year.
Concurrent Enrollment
Amy Biehl High School’s concurrent enrollment requires students in their senior year to attend two college classes (at UNM or CNM), as well as the school's core academic classes. On Tuesdays and Thursdays after a morning class senior students typically attend concurrent enrollment classes and do senior projects.
Senior Project
The Senior Project is a culminating service-learning project. Students prepare for this experience in a course called "Compass" during the junior year. The goal of the Senior Project is to combine academic learning, employment skills and service to the community. Students collaborate with mentors in a variety of Albuquerque organizations and agencies, including the National Hispanic Cultural Center, UNM Hospital ICU, Warehouse 508, St. Martin's Hospitality Center, Samaritan Care, Habitat for Humanity, Outcomes, Inc. and many APS classrooms across the city. Students contribute at least 100 hours to these projects and many identify career pathways.
MLK Day
During Martin Luther King Jr. day, instead of taking the day off, all ABHS students go to different places around the city of Albuquerque for volunteer work. Some places are Ronald McDonald house, Rio Grande community farm, Roadrunner food bank, and many others, depending on the need.
Related legislation
The Albuquerque, New Mexico, Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2014 (H.R. 3998) is a bill that would direct the General Services Administration (GSA) to sell a federal property in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation for its fair market value.[2] The high school has been using that federal location as a school building since 2006 and has plans to expand.[3] The GSA decided that it would be better to sell the building than continue to rent it to the school.[3]
See also
References
External links
- Amy Biehl High School
- publicschoolreview.com
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