Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School

Infobox HighSchool
name = Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School (AABHPHS)


motto = "Leading from the future"
established = Fall 2005
type = Small; Medical field
head = Matt G. Perry, Principal
city = Sacramento
state = California
country = USA
campus = Five Structures: A, B, C, D, and Multi-purpose Room
faculty = Teachers and other personnel
students = Estimated 500 students
free_label =
free =
colors = Black, Silver, and Green
homepage = http://schools.scusd.edu/healthprofessions/

Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School (AABHPHS) is a small high school in the Upper Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento, California. A member of the Sacramento City Unified School District. Contact Information: 451 McClatchy Way Sacramento, California or (916)-264-3262.

History

During the fall of 2002 developers met with other founding partners to discuss the potential merits of a small healthcare high school for Sacramento. Sacramento was experiencing an extreme shortage of new, qualified healthcare workers and the Sacramento City Unified School District was in the process of developing a network of small, focused high schools.

Essentially an incredible design process was initiated. Since that time, the concept has been researched and refined to its present form. Much attention was placed on existing healthcare high school programs that work – in addition to data on students who are successful in collegiate programs. Today, AABHPHS is on the cutting edge of a new generation of small focused high schools – they look forward to sharing the collaborative design process and school model with other communities across the nation.

Designed as a small, safe and supportive high school, AABHPHS focuses on assisting students as they develop the educational and social foundation needed to ensure success in college, career, and citizenry. Students study in a safe, structured environment; blending solid academics, applied learning in local health systems and [http://www.hosa.org/ HOSA] leadership activities.

In 2005, a temporary campus was built for inaugural freshmen for one year. And in late 2006, the final campus was completed.

Academic Curriculum

The Specialized classes of AABHPHS are contoured to the Medical field. The current and future classes include: Medical Science 1 and 2, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy.

Other classes that AABHPHS offers: HOSA, Spanish 1 and 2, English 9 and 10, Algebra 1 and 2, Physical education, Drama, Geometry, World history, Geography, and Computer graphics and design.

Extracurricular and Academic Activities

The school offers many extracurricular and academic activities that include: [http://www.hosa.org/ HOSA] , MESA, golf, basketball, science, japanese, latino, yearbook, leadership, anime, martial arts, dance and drama. The HOSA club and dance club of AABHPHS have gained state recognition. All clubs participate in school.

Awards

*Full WASC Accreditation (2006)
*James Irvine Beta School (2006)
*SCUSD Teacher of the Year (2006)
*SCUSD Teacher of the Year (2007)

External links

* [http://www.scusd.edu/ Sacramento City Unified School District]
* [http://www.scusd.edu/high_schools/healthprofessions/index.htm SCUSD AABHPHS homepage]
* [http://www.scusd.edu/ourschools/showSchoolDetail.asp?SchoolID=187 SCUSD Detail]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/14315 Review on AABHPHS]
* [http://www.hosa.org/ HOSA]
* [http://www.ucop.edu/mesa/home.html MESA]