University High School (Fresno)

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name = University High School


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motto = Ad Astra Per Aspera
established = c. 2000
grades = 9 - 12
district = Fresno Unified School District
type = Charter High School
principal = Dr. Bushman
enrollment = appx 400 (as of 2007-08)
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teamname = Phoenix
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colors = Red, Gold, Black
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location = 2355 E Keats Ave Fresno, CA 93740
information = 559-278-8263
website = [www.csufresno.edu/univhigh]

University High School (colloquially, UHS) is a charter high school on the campus of California State University, Fresno, in Fresno, California. The school emphasizes academics and music. UHS opened in 2000 with Dr. Brad Huff as the founding Head of School, and its first seniors graduated in 2004. At the end of the 2004-2005 school year, approximately 370 students were enrolled. James Bushman, Ed.D., has been Head of School since 2006.

Prospective students must apply to UHS and must have completed basic algebra. They must have at least intermediate-level proficiency in instrumental or vocal music. The school accepts approximately 100 new freshmen per year. It is possible to transfer to the school as a sophomore or junior, but this requires taking the first-year Latin and musicianship courses in summer school or acquiring some exemptions from the administration.

UHS students study, in addition to normal high school courses, two years of Latin and four years of musicianship, entailing musicology, music theory, audiation, and musical analysis. Because of its location on the CSUF campus, students also have the opportunity to take a limited amount of classes through the university for college credit, some of which UHS itself requires.

University High School is also ranked as a Gold Medal School and the 36th best school in the nation by [http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools.html US World and News Report] . The school is also the two time reigning champions in the Academic Decathlon [http://www.usad.org/competition/small_schools_virtual_2008.asp Virtual National Competition] , despite never having won at the county competition.

References

External links

* [http://csufresno.edu/univhigh/ Official school website]