At University, your child’s education is a partnership among parents, students, faculty and administrators. University keeps students motivated and enthusiastic about learning; challenges students to do their best, encourages parents to participate in their child’s education; maintains discipline; supports a climate that says it is OK to study and excel; and prepares students academically for college.
 
University High School is a place of self-discovery.
 
The school:

• Encourages students to explore, encounter and engage in academics and life
• Nurtures curiosity
• Stimulates personal growth
• Advocates independent, critical thinking
• Motivates learning
• Prepares students for the future
• Promotes excellence
• Encourages a commitment to community involvement
• Ensures diversity (20 percent of student population)
• Transforms teens into active, engaged students
• Emphasizes a rigorous curriculum built around core courses in English, math, natural science, social science, foreign language and the arts
• Involves parents
• Commands ethical behavior and good citizenship
• Develops both character and intellect

At University High School, the process is as important as getting the right answer. We want students to understand how they got the answers and to analyze what the answer means.
 

My son was not working to potential in junior high school. Much of the curriculum bored him. Now my son is enthusiastic about his school and the curriculum. This seems to be related to the responsibility he is given for shaping his class schedule and customizing his education experience to suit his particular interests and learning style. I believe he benefits from the personal attention afforded by the favorable teacher/student ratio, and he certainly has taken advantage of opportunities to participate in athletics and theatre that he would not have had at a larger school. Most important is the feeling he has that the school staff has a genuine concern for his well-being.
        Eric Henricks