Mary Fish

Fish’s innovative teaching idea, “Teach Biotech with Zebrafish!”, is focused on enhancing the educational experiences of the students at Spanish River High School as well as the students at the neighboring middle school. The program will breed and study zebrafish as well as create a zebrafish aquaponics lab. In doing this, Spanish River High School will have an opportunity to enhance their current biotech program with more exciting lab work involving model organisms. Additionally, the program will offer science research opportunities to the students and improve the schools current agribiotech unit. Students involved in the program will be able to breed and study zebrafish as well as create a specialized zebrafish aquaponics lab. Fish has taught Biotechnology in the school's four-year academy for the past nine years. Spanish River High School is one of only three schools in the Palm Beach County School District to offer such a program, with more than 500 graduating students. Being such a unique program, “Teach Biotech with Zebrafish” will continue to offer a strong and meaningful experience to the students on an ongoing basis.