Bio-Med Science Academy accepts 71 in first class

Staff report

rootstown

Bio-Med Science Academy, a new high school launching in August on the campus of Northeast Ohio Medical University, announces the acceptance of 71 students into its inaugural class.

The Academy begins classes Aug. 20, with a charter cohort of ninth-grade students. The new students include 37 female and 34 male students from Portage, Summit, Stark, Cuyahoga, Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

The Academy is building a wait list for interested students.

If accepted students decide not to enroll before Aug. 20, students from the wait list will be considered.

“We are extremely excited about the quality of the students who will make up our inaugural class,” said Stephanie Lammlein, director of the academy. “It is going to be an exciting journey that we begin together this fall and we appreciate the support of the community, the local schools and the families of our incoming students who have been so supportive.”

The Academy is a STEM+M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine) community high school, and one of the first rural STEM schools in the country.

Academy integration on a medical university campus will allow teachers and students to take advantage of sophisticated research laboratories and guest lectures from an array of scientific researchers, professors and medical professionals.

The academy will also engage professionals from engineering, science, pharmaceutical, biomedical and other companies to provide lectures and serve as project advisers.

The academy will implement a unique virtual classroom environment to provide content delivery and academic support, where professionals, teachers and students from anywhere in the world can collaborate with academy teachers and students on joint projects during or after the school day throughout the year.