Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet High School

Fairchild Wheeler
Address
840 Old Town Road Bridgeport , Connecticut , 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

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 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: Mr. Beswick Channer[5]

Aerospace / Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences

Principal: Mr. Jay Lipp[6]

Information Technology & Software Engineering

Principal: Mr. Christopher Johnson[7]

References

1. "Fairchild Wheeler Campus Homepage". Retrieved September 22, 2022.
2. "Green Projects Award of Merit: Fairchild Wheeler Inter-District Magnet Campus". ENR New York. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
3. "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.
4. "Fairchild Wheeler Celebrates Its First-Ever Class Of Graduates". Bridgeport Daily Voice. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
5. "Biotechnology Research and Zoological Sciences". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
6. "Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences". Retrieved April 23, 2020.
7. "Information Technology & Software Engineering". Retrieved May 7, 2023.

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