Poughkeepsie High School

Science involves studying the world around us and covers topics ranging from biology to chemistry, earth science to physics and beyond.

New York State requires students to complete three science credits and pass one science Regents exam to earn a Regents Diploma. If a student wants to obtain an advanced Regents diploma, they will need to pass two science Regents exams.

We offer a variety of science courses to appeal to all interests:

• Conceptual Biology
• ENL Conceptual Biology
• Conceptual Earth Science
• Regents Living Environment
• ENL Regents Living Environment
• Stretch Living Environment
• Regents Earth Science
• Regents Earth Science Honors
• ENL Regents Earth Science
• Regents Chemistry
• Regents Physics
• Anatomy & Physiology
• ENL Anatomy & Physiology
• Environmental Science
• Forensics
• ENL Forensics
• AP Biology

See the 2025-26 PHS Course Catalog, beginning on page 22 for details on classes.

• Nicole Altieri, Living Environment
• Mark Angevine, Stretch Living Environment & Environmental
• Shannon Considine, Department Chair,  ENL Anatomy & ENL Forensics
• Joseph Felipe, Earth Science & Conceptual Earth Science
• Mercedes Karabec, ENL Living Environment, ENL Earth Science & ENL Conceptual Biology
• Deahnara Knauth, Chemistry
• Christine Pizer, Conceptual Biology & Environmental Science
• Candice Robinson, Living Environment & Forensics
• Michael Siudy, Earth Science Honors, Earth Science, Conceptual Earth Science
• Michael Stolarski, Physics & Earth Science
• Yvette Thomas, Living Environment & Anatomy
• Nicole Vilardi, AP Biology & Living Environment
• Jaime Ditata, Students with Exceptionalities science
• Heather Martino, Students with Exceptionalities science
• Lori Thompson, Students with Exceptionalities science
• Anika Watkins, Students with Exceptionalities science

There are four pathways students may pursue:

1. Conceptual Biology⇒ Living Environment⇒ science elective
2. Living Environment⇒  Earth Science⇒  science elective
3. Living Environment⇒  Earth Science⇒  Chemistry⇒  science elective or Physics or AP Biology
4. Earth Science⇒  Chemistry⇒  Physics⇒  AP Biology