InBuckeye Magazine July 2025

EDUCATION

“ Our vision is “to graduate students who are ready to pursue and achieve their postsecondary goals in life.” Students can also take college-level courses while in high school through dual enrollment and Advanced Placement coursework. More than a quarter of our students participate in a work-based learning experience while in high school (an internship or practicum), 29% have passed a college-level course and 39% have taken and passed a college level CTE course. If you are looking for a high school that offers a comprehensive academic course selection, a robust CTE program and a fully comprehensive athletic program; a district that values and supports the fine arts and offers alternative academic programs, the Buckeye Union High School District is here to serve you and your family. We hope that you make Buckeye Union High School, Estrella Foothills High School, Youngker High School or the Buckeye Learning Center your school of choice for the 2025-26 school year.

also prepare our students for their next steps in whatever path they choose beyond high school. Our district runs on a block schedule where students take four classes per semester, or eight classes per year. This allows our students to take 32 credits over a four-year period rather than the mere 24 credits a student takes on a traditional six-period day, giving them the opportunity to take 16 elective classes than they would at a school that ran on a traditional day offering only eight electives. With these elective opportunities, students can take Career & Technical Education (CTE) courses that satisfy their high school elective requirements while also preparing them for the workforce. In BUHSD, more than half of all students are CTE completers (taking two or more courses in a program area), with many of them being completers in multiple programs. Further, half of our students leave high school with industry standard credentials to enter the workforce.

Future Ready course and other activities, we empower students to achieve success. Through our System of Learning and Framework, we monitor groups of students to make needed adjustments to our curriculum, course sequences and instructional practices to meet their needs. We also monitor individual student progress to provide interventions and reteaching opportunities. And, through Applied Academics (the term we use for electives), we show students the relevancy of what they are learning to their desired future. Ultimately, we provide our students with the opportunity to gain access to career pathways that lead to meaningful, productive and rewarding future careers. BUHSD is very proud to boast the 93% graduation rate in our district over the past six years, which is higher than most districts in our state. Not only do we have a great track record for graduating students from high school, but we

Education with a purpose What makes A-rated BUHSD the best? Students here learn more — literally

BY DR. STEVE BEBEE, BUHSD SUPERINTENDENT

B uckeye Union High School District is proud to be an A-rated school district that gives students an education with a purpose. BUHSD’s mission, which was developed with input from community members, students, staff, teachers, administrators and other stake-

experiences to do so. To this end, we stress excellence in academics, the arts, athletics and everything in which they participate. Through the work of our counselors and GEAR Up coaches, the focus is to have every student create a post-secondary plan that high school prepares them to achieve. Through our

holders is that we are “committed to success for all students by providing a safe, engaging and relevant educational experience.” Our vision is “to graduate students who are ready to pursue and achieve their postsecondary goals in life.” We believe that all students can learn, and we provide them with the opportunities and

623-269-1000 BUHSD.org

SPONSORED CONTENT

InBuckeye.com | July 2025

July 2025 | InBuckeye.com

28

29

Powered by