Future Healthcare Leaders Are Being Recruited To High School In Demopolis
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS) is now under construction in Demopolis and is looking for students for its first freshman and sophomore classes beginning next fall. The unique 9th thru 12th grades school has expanded that search statewide.
The school will open next fall at a temporary campus on the grounds of the University of West Alabama in Livingston while construction continues on the Demopolis campus.
Prospective parents and 8th grade students will not need to leave their home to get information about the public residential high school in Marengo County. Created exclusively for students interested in healthcare and science by the Alabama Legislature last year, the proposal was presented to lawmakers by Gov. Ivey in her 2024 State of the Union Address.
Four Virtual Information Meetings are scheduled via the online remote meetings application Zoom. The first two are next week (Tuesday, November 18th at 3:30pm and 7:00pm) and the next two in early December (Wednesday, December 10th at noon and Thursday, 11th at 7:00pm). Parents, students and the general public will be able to meet the school's leadership team and explore how this one-of-a-kind school is planned to meet the rural healthcare needs of Alabama.
Last month Governor Ivey joined state and national leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, philanthropists and West Alabama officials to break ground on the future Demopolis campus.
“As we take this step forward, we’re building opportunity, both for young people and for the future of healthcare in Alabama,” ASHS president Dr. James “Jimmy” Martin told the crowd at the groundbreaking. “Our mission is to help students discover purpose in service, connect learning to real careers and strengthen the health of every community in our state.”
The residential campus located next to Whitfield Regional Hospital will be the fourth free, state-supported residential specialty school under the Alabama State Department of Education.
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