BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCEThe Bronx High School of Science is a Specialized High School located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx. While it is called a school of "science", it has excellent programs in mathematics, humanities, and social sciences. This means that the student body is filled with students that have a wide variety of interests. This is another one of the best high schools in the United States.
Bronx Science has a student body of slighly less than 3,000 students. You gain admission based upon your score on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT). Many, many students compete to gain one of 700 seats in the freshman class.
Facilities at Bronx Science are top-notch. They include computerized science laboratories, a television studio, weather station, rooftop planetarium, high-speed internet access and televisions in every room, its own Holocaust Musuem, two rooftop greenhouses, and a state-of-the-art library.
Bronx Science offers a rigorous, college prepatory curriculum and dozens of Advanced Placement (AP) classes. Students can also do independent research and study a second language from many options such as French, Latin, Italian, Chinese, and Japanses. Bronx Science also offers electives in every subject area, including fascinating courses like "Basic & Advanced Acting", "Introduction to Psychology", "Advanced Computer Programming", "Genetics & Evolution", "Photography", "Computer Graphics", "Chorus", and "Flag Football".
Bronx Science offers several sports at both the J.V. and Varsity level. Some choices are baseball, basketball, bowling, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Other after-school options include dozens of clubs like "Art & Cartoonists Society" and "Stock Market Club".
More information on The Bronx High School for Science can be found here: http://www.bxscience.edu
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