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Welcome to Western Maricopa Tech Prep

Western Maricopa Tech Prep Consortium is a resource for students and for the parents, teachers, counselors, and business and industry representatives who believe in Educating Students Today for Careers Tomorrow. The goal of Tech Prep is to link career and technical education programs offered at the high school level to degree and certificate programs at the post-secondary level.

In addition, Tech Prep strives to provide each student with:

  • A curriculum integrating academic and occupational learning and applications.
  • A career pathway with an identified sequence of courses which leads to employment, employability and technology skills.
  • Articulated programs,many with transcripted credit, leading to certification and/or a degree.
  • Advanced occupational training identified in partnership with business and industry.

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CREST Grand Opening - August 16, 2010

Paradise Valley Unified School District and the City of Phoenix are proud to announce the premier opening of CREST on August 16, 2010.  CREST is a small specialty school located on the campus of Paradise Valley High School built in partnership with a grant from the City of Phoenix and other community partners.     

CREST --- an acronym for the Center for Research in Engineering, Science, and Technology ---  provides students with three specialized programs: Biotechnology, Sustainability and Engineering.  The courses in these programs are STEM-based and focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.  Students work in a collaborative, project-based learning environment which emphasizes rigor, relevance and relationships between practical application and academics.   Admission to the program is by application only.

Requirements for admission to CREST include:         

1. Any eighth grade students from the greater Phoenix area who have successfully completed Algebra 1- 2 or higher.  (Students who have completed Pre-Algebra in middle school may commit to take Algebra 1-2 in summer school and place in Honors Geometry or higher for 9th grade to guarantee a place in their selected CREST program of study.)   
    
2. Student applicants must be highly motivated to receive a STEM-related education and possess high work ethics.  In addition to the application, students must submit an expository essay with examples of their interest in attending CREST and their chosen program of study.  They must also write a personal narrative about themselves, the way   they learn the best, their educational goals and future plans.  Applicants must submit two sealed letters of recommendation from eighth grade teachers. CREST has a limited enrollment for 50 students within each of the three programs of study for a total of 150 students.  Current enrollment is at 107. Applications will continue to be accepted until the freshman class is filled.  Qualified candidates will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.  Apply now for the CREST Class of 2014.      
  
CREST at Paradise Valley High School is located on the northwest corner of 40th Street and Bell Road and is easily accessed via both Route 51 and Route 101. Contact Program Director Linda Coyle at lcoyle@pvschools.net or visit the CREST website at :http://cmweb.pvschools.net/pvhscrestweb/

 
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