Science Department
Department Chair: Sydni Baker
Administrator: Tommy Elmore
Department Coach: Jessica Herr
Labs & Field Trips
Science teacher dressed like Iron Man leading a lab with a trash can and foam
Students dropping eggs off of the bleachers while other students observe the results
a frog on a tray being dissected by students
student holding a battery in a glass container to check for connectivity
student holding a battery in a glass container to check for connectivity
Student wearing lab gear squeezing a solution into a glass container
Classroom set up for cemetery lab
Students holding up small squid in a lab classroom
solution being squeezed into glass beaker
row of glass beakers with materials inside
gloved hands holding dissected sheep heart over lab tray
Teacher leaning over lab table, holding dissected sheep heart and pointing out parts of it to a student lab team
Female teacher showing two students where the aorta is in a dissected sheep heart
Meet the Department
Sydni Baker
Titles:
Teacher, Science Department Chair
Biography:
Teacher: Biology, AP Environmental Science
Education: UCSB - BA in Environmental Science with Minor in STEM Education
UCSB Gevirtz Grad School - MA in Science Education
At BCCHS: Jane Goodall Society Club Advisor
Nandini Bapat
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Biology
Education: UC Davis - BS in Genetics & Animal Science
University of La Verne - Master's of Education
Credentialed in Biological Sciences and Animal Science
LGBTQ+
3rd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo/Hapkido
At BCCHS: Anime Club Advisor
Nausheen Choudhury
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Chemistry, AP Biology
Education: UC Riverside - BS in Microbiology
At BCCHS: Biology Club Advisor
Technology Committee, Science Dept Rep
Sanford Combs
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Environmental Science, Physiology
Education: UCSB - BA Anthropology
CSUN - MS Kinesiology
LAAFA - Studio Art
2008 Olympic Coach
Jessica Herr
Titles:
Teacher, Instructional Coach
Biography:
Science Department Instructional Coach
Education: CSUN - BS Kinesiology & Exercise Science
MS in Science Education
Completion of Professional Leadership and Coaching Academy UCLA School of Education Professional Development Academies
Dan Horwitz
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Physiology, Marine Biology
Education: Humboldt State University - BS in Wildlife Management
Mills College - Master’s in Education
Katelynn Lamb
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Biology
Education: Cal Poly SLO - BS in Biological Sciences with emphasis in Field and Wildlife Biology
University of Idaho - MS in Environmental Sciences
PADI Open Water Scuba Diver
Natalia Mattan- Hung
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Biology
Education: UCLA - PhD in Neurobiology
Mount Saint Mary's University - Masters in Education & Credential in Biological Sciences
Registered Patent Agent - United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mount Saint Mary's University - Bachelors in Biological Science and Minor in Philosophy
At BCCHS: Link Crew Advisor
Technology Committee Member
Lindsay Miller
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Chemistry
Education: CSU Fullerton - Bachelors in Health Science
CSU San Francisco - Master's Degree (Graduate Distinguished Achievement Award & Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Program)
UC Berkeley - CTE Credential in Health Science
Ignited Summer Fellowship Program- UCSF
STAR Program- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Aerospace Engineering Department- Autonomous Flight Lab)
Orlando Nolledo
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Physics A/B
Education: CSUN - B.S. in Physics
Intern with Alliant University (also MAE in Progress)
Marcie Samayoa
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Chemistry
Education: UCLA - BS in Biology with Minor in Science Education
CSUN - Chemistry Teaching Credential
Speaker at researchED NY
Helen Scott
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Biology
Education: University of North Texas (UNT) - BA in Biology with minors in Chemistry, Secondary Education, and Social Sciences with area focuses in Sociology and Philosophy.
Mark Turner
Titles:
Teacher
Biography:
Teacher: Chemistry
Education: University of Leicester - BSC in Chemistry
University of Arizona - MS in Chemistry
Cougar Conservancy Docent
At BCCHS: Chemical Safety Coordinator