Phyllis McQuery (Chair) has been a biology teacher at Arts High since 1985.  Since scientific knowledge is changing exponentially -- she frequently attends scientific workshops.  Examples of such workshops were the biomolecular laboratories sponsored by Amgen, Stanford University, UCLA, California Lutheran University, Pierce College, and Bio-Rad Laboratories on the techniques and procedures of DNA extraction, purification of green fluorescent protein (GFP) from bacterial cell proteins, high performance liquid chromatography, restriction digestion using restriction endonucleases, production of recombinant plasmids, bacterial transformation, DNA amplification using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), both horizontal and vertical electrophoresis, etc.

She has a General Secondary credential and has been teaching biology in Los Angeles for over 25 years -- as well as -- advanced placement biology, physical science, health, algebra, integrated science, and physiology.

The areas of study in the biology course, as determined by the California State Standards in Biology, are: Ecology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Evolution, and Physiology.

Classes: Biology
Website: www.pmcquery.net
Email: ptofu@aol.com

J. W. Hutchinson was born and raised in the Chicago area. He was active in sports, theater productions, and student government in high school and in college. During these school days, he wrote a stage play and starred in its production. While in college he was elected to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Prior to coming to the Los Angles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) he taught for several years in public schools in Illinois. In Hawaii and in Oregon, he taught in private boarding high schools. He took a fifteen-year hiatus from teaching in order to participate in management in corporate America where he was able to use his training and expertise as a teacher in a business setting.
     Mr. Hutchinson has a B.A. degree with a major in science and a minor in mathematics. He holds two Master of Arts degrees in science education and educational administration, respectively, and holds a California clear teaching credential. Mr. Hutchinson has taught numerous courses while at LACHSA. They are as follows: chemistry, physics, physical science, biology, pre-algebra, freshmen studies, and citizenship development. He has been a science and mathematics teacher at a LACHSA for fifteen years.

Classes: Physics, Freshman Studies
E-mail: jhutchin2@aol.com Phone: (323) 343-6356

Classes: Chemistry, Chemistry Review, Physical Science
E-mail: mrsherrodd@yahoo.com Phone: (323) 343-6379