STEM at Bishop Shanahan High School
Bishop Shanahan High School (BSHS) is more than just a high school. It is an experience that offers young men and women an educational journey of academic excellence, rich extracurricular opportunities, and a community that radiates the Christ-centered values of love, respect, and responsibility.
During its inaugural year, Shanahan’s STEM Pathways program continues inspiring the next generation of innovators by empowering students to be creative, collaborative and critical-thinking problem solvers. Its first cohort of students is hard at work on their Senior STEM Capstone Projects. The project challenges students to apply the skills and knowledge they have learned through participation in the BSHS STEM Pathways Program. Students identify a real-world problem, develop related research question(s), design and conduct research, analyze results, report findings, and if applicable, design a physical solution to the problem. Working with a mentor currently in a STEM related field, students rely on collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills to design and implement their project. They will present their final project to a panel of Shanahan faculty and STEM professionals towards the end of the semester.
Students in the BSHS STEM program also recently attended an Engineering Mini-Camp at Widener University. At the camp, Shanahan students interacted with current Widener engineering students and faculty while completing various laboratory activities such as programming a robot, designing a bridge, exploring computer modeling, and working with biomedical devices and systems.
Now is the time to start your admissions journey to become a Shanahan Eagle! The last exclusive opportunity to visit Shanahan arrives on April 9, the Spring Personal Tour Day. Attendees will experience a first-hand look at BSHS with a Shanahan ambassador accompanying them on a customized tour. For these opportunities and more, connect with the BSHS Admissions Team at shanahan.org/whybshs or admissions@shanahan.org.