Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet High School

Fairchild Wheeler
Address
840 Old Town Road
Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06606
Information
Type Magnet
Opened 2013
Principal

Dr. Victor Black

Mr. Jay Lipp

Dr. Michael Watson
Campus Director John Curtis
Grades 9-12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 1500
Colour(s) Orange, Blue, Green
Website http://fairchildwheeler.org/

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.

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 at the time. 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.[2]

The first 203 Fairchild Wheeler graduates graduated in 2016.[3]

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[4]

Aerospace / Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences

Principal: Mr. Jay Lipp[5]

Information Technology & Software Engineering

Principal: Dr. Victor Black[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Fairchild Wheeler Multi-Magnet". fairchildwheeler.org. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Fairchild Wheeler Celebrates Its First-Ever Class Of Graduates". Bridgeport Daily Voice. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Fairchild Wheeler Multi-Magnet". fairchildwheeler.org. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  5. ↑ "Fairchild Wheeler Multi-Magnet". fairchildwheeler.org. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Fairchild Wheeler Multi-Magnet". fairchildwheeler.org. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

Coordinates: 41°13′30″N 73°11′05″W / 41.2251°N 73.1847°W / 41.2251; -73.1847

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