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School NewsAbout this homepage Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet Campus brings together three themed high schools in Bridgeport, Connecticut: Information Technology and Software Engineering, Zoological Science and Biotechnology, and Physical Sciences and Engineering with aerospace and hydrospace study. This page gathers campus announcements, competition results, event links, and student spotlights so families can browse recent activity in one column. Use the menus above for admissions, daily schedules, transportation, guidance documents, and teacher resources. The Campus Visitors Guide summarizes parking, check in, and accessibility for guests. The left column links to each school theme, summer review packets, and local weather tools. The agenda calendar on the right lists Fairchild Wheeler events when the feed is active. Stories below are a mix of newer items and older posts that remain part of the public record for the campus. For the most current district policies and forms, open the PDF and Google Doc links in the Information and Parents sections because Bridgeport Public Schools updates files from year to year. 
Fairchild Wheeler competed in the National Teams Competition in Orlando. Click here for pictures  Graduation Pictures 
2017 Ring Dance Click Here for pictures  Ms. Veillette was the recipient of the 2017 Kathy Silver Award at the Daniel Trust Foundation. The Kathy Silver Award honors and recognizes an educator who goes above and beyond to help their students succeed in school and in their personal lives. Ms. Veillette was nominated by Biotech Senior Madelyne Medina. 
Biotech Senior Madelyne Medina received the "Exemplary Community Outreach and Involvement" Award at the CTSkills21 Expofest 2017 in the Capstone Challenge. 18 Seniors across the state submitted their Capstone projects and competed in different categories. Madelyne's Capstone project focused on creating a unit of study for the DNA Structure and Function course to educate about Colony Collapse Disorder, Honeybee Husbandry and Bee Genetics. The goal was to increase community awareness surrounding the honeybee's rapid decline and how to get involved in research to avert their possible extinction.  Pictures from the Global Fest and the Brazilian Students' Visit Click Here 
Fairchild Gives Back - Fairchild Wheeler Aerospace junior, John Gasiorowski, took it upon himself to collect donations of gently used clothes for the purpose of donating them back to our local community. On Wednesday, May 10th, 2017, John made his first donation of clothes to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission. 417 pounds of clothes were donated, and John plans on continuing to grow the project through his senior year. Fairchild Wheeler's Competitive Science Team has qualified to compete at the TSA's (Technology Student Association) NATIONAL TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) in Orlando. Click on the link to see their GoFundMe Page Click Here
Fundraising Page for the Math Team going to the National MathCon Finals in Chicago Click Here
Eight students from Fairchild Wheeler earned a spot into the State Science Fair Competition held at Quinnipiac University. Those students were 9th Grader Ezekiel Cruz and 11th Grader Natanel Garcia from Aerospace; 10th Graders Steven Siveyer, Praneeth Sundararrajan and Cecilia Merlo along with 11th Graders Jordan Chisholm, Jada Worthy and Kenny Wright all from Information & Technology. Out of the eight students, 10th Grader Steven Siveyer became a finalist in the State Science Fair. Winners of the state fair will be announced on Saturday March 18, 2017.
 Congratulations to 12th grade Debate Team members Archeline Youte and Jennifer Aguilar for their victory against Central Magnet at the NAACP/Juneteenth African Heritage Month Debate on February 28th at Housatonic Community College. 
Natanael Garcia (Aero) and Jordan Chisholm (IT) were both awarded Presidential Scholarships to the University of Bridgeport for finishing First and Second in the City of Bridgeport Science Fair. Senior T-Shirt Fundraiser - Click Here for info
Relay for Life Fundraiser Click here for details The Bridgeport Public Schools lottery was held on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 10:00am. Science Fair Winners Aero 9th: 1st: Ezekiel Cruz 2nd: Kenneth Walsh 3rd: Corey James HM: Eric Gurski 10th: 1st: Mark Hammer 2nd: Yasmine Charles & Julian Melendez 3rd: Natasha Blake & Anika Green HM: Tie: Chris Ohlin & Justin Rodrigues and Ben Madison & Juan Marin 11th: 1st: Jon Mears 2nd: Natanael Garcia 3rd: Shubham Singh HM: Shane Connolly & Joe Patrick Bio 9th: 1st: Tobias Cotto, Curtis Murphy & Elisha Brockenberry 2nd: Brian Carcamo, Quiniesha McQueen & Gladys Ramirez 3rd: Greta Baryshevtsev, Jake Martin, Megan Minifie HM: Tie: Linhan Nguyen & Robert Castrillo and Saurana Joseph 10th: 1st: Abigail Kolakowski 2nd: Shubhangy Raghavan 3rd: Maja Cuprys HM: Tie: Erin Murray and Laurel Cook 11/12: 1st: Joel Monge 2nd: Kendall Drake 3rd: Derek Persad HM: Gabriella Berg IT 9th: 1st: Habibul Huk & Matthew Schwartz 2nd: Delroy Ashley Jr 3rd: Ethan Roberts HM: Kurtis Koopmany 10th: 1st: Praneeth Sundararajan & Cecilia Merlo 2nd: Jacqueline Leal & Keyna Morales 3rd: Steven Siveyer HM: Ashli Lowe & Ajane Bulloch 11th: 1st: Jordan Chisholm 2nd: Jada Worthy & Kenny Wright 3rd: Noah Rogers & Emre Adyin HM: Nick Gleason Prom News - Click Here
Congratulations to Ms. Klingler and Ms. Ma and our students! Click Here for pictures  Graduation Pictures - Click Here  
Relay MontageClick Here Opening Ceremony and Speeches: Click Here Performances and Closing Ceremony: Click Here Pictures: Click Here
Five Fairchild Wheeler students were chosen to compete in MathCON, a prestigious academic competition hosted by Concept Schools in Chicago on April 23rd.They bested more than 45,000 applicants across 41 states to qualify for the Chicago event. 10th grade: Erik Koether - 7th place Nationally (Bronze Medal) Shubham Singh - 10th place Nationally Kenneth Wright - 12th place Nationally Alec Mehra - 22nd place Nationally 11th grade: Anubhav Dhar - 13th place Nationally 
Bridgeport Board of Education meeting.
Victor Bullerin, Cody Scanlan, Jahzaari Mullings
Quintin Rollins and Dr. Victor Black Four seniors from IT designed and created a Phone App, "StatFinder", that will allow high school athletes to post their stats online and be recruited by colleges. Their App was selected as a finalist at the University of Bridgeport Faculty Research Day for undergraduate and graduate college students. Forty projects from a total of 177 were chosen for presentation at Bridgeport City Hall on April 7 from 5 - 7 pm. This event will be hosted by the Mayor's office and the Downtown Special Services District. CT Post and Channel 12 News will be covering this event.
The Fairchild Wheeler Campus Science Team competed for the first time at the Northeast Regional Science Bowl. The team had five wins and finished 5th in the tournament in the fuel cell competition. The team's advisor was Ms. Kristine Ma.
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City Wide Science Fair IT students Andrew Barosa (3rd), Steve Vanzyl (1st), and Gianna Barrada (2nd) swept the 11th Grade Awards in the City-Wide Science Fair, winning scholarships to the University of Bridgeport. Erik Koether of the Aerospace School finished first in the 10th Grade division. Fairchild also swept the 9th grade division with Shubhangy Raghavan (Bio) finishing first, Bhargava Hritush (Aero) finishing second, and Emma O'Clair (Bio) finishing third.
FWC Science Fair Winners 201611th Grade Winners 1st Place: IT: Steven Vanzyl 2nd Place: IT: Andrew Barbosa 3rd Place: IT: Gianna Barada Honorable Mention: IT: Cam Phelan 10th Grade Winners 1st Place: Aero : Erik Koether 2nd Place: Aero: Shubham Singh 3rd Place: IT: Elijah Rodriguez Honorable Mention: Biotech: Marie Frese 9th Grade Winners Aero Winners 1st - Hritush Bhargava 2nd - Leo Bryers 3rd - Ben Madison Honorable Mention - William Garay Biotech Winners 1st Place: Raghavan Shubhangy 2nd Place: Emma O'Clair 3rd Place: Neilissa DaGraca Honorable Mention: Sharanyan Rashavan IT Winners 1st - Steven Siveyer 2nd - Mike Smith 3rd - Tejas Kulkarni Honorable Mention - Nicole Frese  Science Fair Pictures!
Debate TeamCongratulations to the Fairchild Wheeler Debate Team for winning 13 of 19 debates against Central High School on Friday. For those who are interested in joining, practices are on Tuesdays from 2:15 to 3:30 in E114. Debate Team Members are : Harrison Elliott, Zoe Hunt, Noah Clark, Matt Farrelly, Jase Valle, Nick Satta, Jhonatan Mayen, Jason Clark, John Gasiorowski, Marie Frese, Samantha Wilson, Anna Merino, Graham Bonnell and Anthony Julian National Honor Society Induction Pictures. Click here
Multicultural Fair Pictures
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Physics Olympics Results (2015)
Relay for Life Pictures (2015)Click HereFinding forms and daily information When you need schedules, insurance paperwork, or grading rules, use the Information and Parents menus first. Those lists point to PDFs and Google documents that the district and campus maintain. PowerSchool supports grades and attendance. Naviance supports college and career planning, including recommendation workflows for teachers and counselors. Guidance items often live in shared Google Docs linked from the Guidance menu, including college visits and pathway programs. Transportation pages cover buses and weather related service changes. If a story below links to Drive, YouTube, or a photo album, that link usually matches the event described in the paragraph above it. Dates on older posts still describe real campus history. When you need the latest calendar year for a form, compare the file name or heading in the menu with the school year you are in and choose the newest match you see listed there. Nick Torres, History teacher in the Engineering School, was the recipient of the 2015 Theodore & Margaret Beard Excellence in Teaching Award. This award honors up to two exceptional Bridgeport public school teachers with a cash gift of $25,000. It is one of the largest teaching awards in the nation. The award was presented on May 6, 2015 at the Inspiration Awards ceremony, a joint event of Fairfield County's Community Foundation and the Bridgeport Public Education Fund that recognizes outstanding teachers in Bridgeport public education.
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Fairchild Wheeler has been named one of the top UConn Early College Experience (ECE) high schools statewide, with strong enrollment in dual credit courses that let students earn college credit while completing high school requirements.
 Latest Post from Brazil!
Eight biotechnology students, along with Mr. Bouffard, traveled to the Amazon region of Brazil for a two week scientific and cultural exchange. The trip combined field biology with local culture. You can read their travel blog here
 Family Preparedness Plan for Immigration Enforcement  Fairchild Wheeler has won the MacConnell Award at the Association for Learning Environments Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Click Here for the Video. 
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11th Grader, Jada Worthy, is one of forty four girls in Connecticut to win the National Center for Women and Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. The Award Letter says "You are being recognized for your computing-related aspirations and for your demonstrated outstanding aptitude and interest in information technology/computing. Your solid leadership ability; exceptional academic history; and forward-thinking ability distinguish you as a remarkable young woman." Jada will be honored at a reception at Central Connecticut State University.
Uchenna Oguagha, an Aero senior, represented the campus at the Bridgeport Public Education Fund's (BPEF) Annual Fall fundraising event, where she gave an amazing heartfelt and insightful speech to a packed hall at the Bridgeport's Holiday Inn. At the end of her remarks she received a standing ovation.
