Get the Flash Player to see this picture.       BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a tuition-free, college-preparatory charter school teaching students in a diverse community to be successful in a globally-oriented environment, using innovative and dynamic teaching methods with a small student to teacher ratio.    Apply Online!   Students Visit US Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. BASCS Juniors have visited US Attorney for Western NY William J. Hochul Jr. on May 24th. Mr. Hochul has taken students to Buffalo Court house and shared his experiences with BASCS Juniors who want to be a lawyer. read more.... BASCS Career Days BASCS held Career Day May 17th, May 19th, May 24th, and May 25th. Professionals came in and spoke to our students about their career and how they became a professional; specific to success in high school and college. Our speakers included:  read more.... Staff Members Take A Cultural Trip To Turkey Staff Members Take A Trip To Turkey read more.... BASCS Science Fair 2010 The annual BASCS science fair was held on Wednesday May 12, 2010 from 4-6 pm. The event was a success and featured over 50 projects. First place went to Kiera Wilson and Char Hardy. Second place went to Hannan Elbaneh and Third place went to Moiela Niam Mohammad and Nuliyar Tursunova. read more.... Environmental Science Students Implement School-Wide Recycling Program Under the guidance of Mr. Wheat students researched our current recycling program and decided that we could make a major improvement by having recycling bins in each classroom. With their idea, they joined together and petitioned the administration to purchase recycling bins for the entire school. read more.... 2nd Annual Spelling Bee Competition On May 6th 2010, the Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School held its second annual Spelling Bee. The event was a huge success with 24 participants from all different grade levels competing for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes. read more.... Environmental Science Class Visits Niagara Aquarium Students of Mr. Wheat’s environmental science class recently took a trip to the Niagara Aquarium. The students were invited to explore the touch tank where they handled starfish, horseshoe crabs and even lobsters! read more.... 7th and 8th Grade Students Visit ECC College tour at ECC with 7th and 8th grade students on Monday, 5/10. read more.... BASCS Students Compete in WNY Science Congress, Take Bronze Medal The 68th annual Western New York Science Congress was held on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Buffalo State College. This year was the first year for students at Buffalo Academy of Science to participate and they returned successful! read more.... BASCS Students Celebrate Cinco de Mayo read more.... Seniors Are Getting Ready For College BASCS Students Participate in A Math Contest at NJIT BASCS Middle School Math Team has participated in a math contest in New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ. Three seventh graders: Taylor Comb, Gabriella Demoss, and Martha Torres have represented our school proudly and did a great job as first time participants. read more.... Science Olympiad Team Wins Gold and Silver Medals!         BASCS Science Olympiad Team did a fantastic job at Niagara Erie Regional Science Olympiad Competition and won 2 GOLD MEDALS and 1 SILVER MEDAL. * Elchin Aliyev and Airaj M. Naim won GOLD MEDAL in Elevated Bridge * Akmed Aliyev and Ibraim Shakirov won GOLD MEDAL in Wright Stuff * Deion Kuykendall and Raymond Smith won SILVER MEDAL in Trajectory. 16 schools participated in the competition. BASCS competed in 3 out of 21 events. read more.... BASCS Annual Poetry Slam Night The Fifth Annual Charter School Poetry Slam was held on Thursday February 25, 2010 from 6-8pm. The event was a wonderful success and featured student poet competitions, professional acts from Chae Hawk, Toni Benjamin (aka Thunder) and Robert Pomerhn. read more.... BASCS Celebrates Black History Month with a Program Students at BASCS celebrated Black History Month by attending a program at Shanghai Red’s Restaurant. The students also took part in their own Black History Program at BASCS. Students recognized African Americans who have done great things for this country. Mr. Riccio presented six students with certificates and gift cards as prizes for winning the Black History essay contest. read more.... Students at BASCS Observe HIV/AIDS Awareness with A Day of Silence The silence represented the anger and frustration over the lives lost due to HIV/AIDS. In the days leading up to February 26th, BASCS students heard daily announcements giving statistics on the needless lives lost and other information specific to HIV/AIDS. read more.... BASCS Students Held a Bake Sale for Haiti Earthquake Victims In response to the recent earthquake in Haiti, BASCS staff and students held two dress-down days and a bake sale to raise money for the people of Haiti.  A total of $1,000.20 was given to Helping Hands Relief, an organization that provides disaster relief to countries suffering from devastation. read more.... BASCS Students Held a Food Drive For the holiday season BASCS Middle School students held a food drive and donated non-perishable food items to Buffalo's City Mission. read more.... BASCS Hosts the Scholastic Book Fair BASCS hosted the Scholastic Book Fair starting Thursday December 10th and ending Friday December 18th. read more.... AmeriCorps Fourth Day of Service The fourth and final Day of Service Project kicked-off with a school wide assembly on Tuesday, December 15th. read more.... The 9th Grade Organizes a Family Bingo Night! The 9th grade and guidance team have hosted a family bingo night for our freshmen. The spaghetti dinner which was served by teachers followed by a brief college awareness presentation. read more.... NYS Assemblymember Sam Hoyt Visits BASCS New York 144th District Assemblymember Sam Hoyt visited Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School on November 2, 2009. read more.... Alumni Meet at Dinner On Monday, November 23, 2009 BASCS hosted a dinner for 28 of our alumni’s from graduation Class of 2008 and 2009. read more.... First Quarter Academic Achievements Celebrated On Tuesday, November 24, 2009 BASCS celebrated our students' first quarter academic achievements. Teachers nominated students for Citizen and Most Improved Students of the Quarter. read more.... Day of Service 2009 Hands on Schools Projects Improve the School Facilities BASCS Community thanks Hands on Greater Buffalo, WNYAmericorps and Home Depot for their commitment to our school... UB Head Football Coach Turner Gill Visits BASCS On May 13th, 2009 UB head football coach Turner Gill visited BASCS and spoke with our middle school students. Coach Gill took time out of his busy schedule to talk to our students about life and how to be successful. He focused on three key words: Knowledge, Hard work, and Attitude, and how those words add up to success in life and on the football field.. read more.... Annual Science Fair was a Success On May 7, 2009 the Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School held its annual science fair. It was a great success and over 30 students participated in the annual event. read more.... Senator Antoine M. Thompson Honored BASCS New York State 60th District Senator Antoine Thompson visited Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School on April 24th 2009. He visited classrooms and shared his visdom with the students. read more.... WNY Americorps Hands on Program WNY Americorps Hands on Program Representatives, Home Depot Staff and Buffalo Academy of Science students, staff and parents got together in a town meeting to identify the needs of the BASCS facility. read more.... BASCS Students Visited Hon. Crystal D. Peoples Buffalo Academy of Science Olympiad Team with our Director Mr. Kaya visited Assembly member Hon. Crystal D. Peoples of the 141st Assembly District at her Buffalo Office. Hon. Peoples was very happy to hear the success of the Science Olympiad team and has congratulated the students individually. read more....