Arab High School

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I am currently enrolled as a sophomore at Arab High School, and I love it! Most people believe that Arab is a school full of rednecks and sluts, but i can truthfully tell you that it's not. Everyone gets along with pretty much everyone. If Arab enrolls new students, they will fit in within the first five minutes their there. Now, the teachers... well, they are just wonderful. I love my teachers, and even the teachers I don't have. They don't just make you do work work work, all the time, they also, like to have fun while they teach. Yes, the classes are hard, but doesn't that better prepare you for life ahead of you? Yes, it does. I am in Honors English 10 at the moment, and my teacher teaches this specific course as a college class. Yes, its hard, but I am glad she does it that way, because it prepares me. Extra ciricular activities are great! The sports teams this year have excelled so much. Like our football team takin us to the 2nd round of playoffs this year. Everything about this school is great, and i am glad to say, I'm part of this school district. :)
--Submitted by a student

Arab is interesting. Very clickish. Almost impossible for new students to fit in. If you conform to the idealistic rules set by the administration (Principle to the teachers) at Arab High, then the staff will not bother you. Beware... read all the fine print! Rules are left up to staff members interpretation. No clarity from the Principle or Vice on the rules which leads to confusion by the students. They promote all students are the same. No individualism. Students beware of atheletics program. If you have an interest in any sport other than the traditional programs, look to another school.
--Submitted by a parent

I, too, am a student at Arab High School, and I am fully confident it is one of the best in state. We are always first and second in our test scores, such as the Alabama Reading and Mathematics exam, and our number of kids who pass the graduation exam are almost a perfect 100%. Quality education and great teachers. The extra curricular activites are great, too! Everyone can find something they're interested in. The musical theatre productions are Broadway quality, and have been nationally recognized at the Thespian Festival in Nebraska, where they also performed. The choral groups are among the best in the state, as well. I would highly recommend this school.
--Submitted by a student

I am currently a student at AHS, and with one more year until graduation I feel better prepared than a lot of my friends who go to other schools. This is partially due to the fact that I have always had family support, but I also owe a lot to the teachers and faculty of AHS. I am a band student, and involved in several clubs. I have read many reviews that portray Arab as a school for athletes and rich kids. To those parents and students, I say this: I am neither, and yet I have been at Arab my entire life and I enjoy going to school here. No school is perfect, and yes, the curriculum is more difficult than other schools. But, going to Arab better prepares us for the fact that life itself isn't easy.
--Submitted by a student

I am a student at Arab High School, and I believe it has to be the best, school I have ever gone to. It has wonderful people, and no one taunts or teases other people. It has wonderful teachers, students, and faculty. They have an excellent band program, as well as excellent sports teams. They also have high expectations and are very good at teaching students life lessons. I believe AHS has taught me valuble life lessons. I reccomend anybody come to it.
--Submitted by a student

I can honestly say that by going to Arab High School that I was better prepared for college than others. The teachers are very good, the material and subject matter is diverse, and for the most part they care about you as an individual and want you to succeed.
--Submitted by a student

The best learning environment I have been a part of. Student to teacher ratio at the Junior high and High school level is oneof the best in the state. Teachers are uniquely qualified in their fields of instruction with a large porportion of Masters Degrees. Counseling is a priority and students receive timely and pertenent feedback on progress, or lack of. Extracirricular activities are complete and while the teams are not state ranked, the community supports them as if they were. A great education experience for all levels.

I am a recent graduate of Arab High School and would recommend the school to anyone. The principal is top notch, and is never less than fair with the students. The assistant principals are good by most standards, but pale beside the principal. The student body is less 'clique-y' than most school systems. Yes, you have 'jocks', and 'preps', and 'nerds', but you have these at any school, and most people got along great with one another. I was in the band program all 4 years, and was rarely insulted by any athletes, and when we were the coaches immediately stopped it. The extracurricular activites are incredible, the band, choir, musical theatre, robotics, math teams, and scholar's bowl teams have all received numerous medals and trophies at contests nationwide. Our lady's basketball team was 2nd in the state 2 years running. I feel any student would love their time at AHS.
--Submitted by Chase Stewart, a former student

I researched this system before moving to Arab. Both of my children graduated from AHS, both of them went on to graduate from UA. My daughter is now a teacher and realizes how fortunate she was to have attended such a great school. Both of my children were well prepared for college work because of the high expectations at Arab and the availability of quality teachers and even dual placement courses. Both of my children participated in extra-curricular activities-as I think all children should. Yes, it is clickish--but no more so than any other small town school. And, yes, athletes get better treatment-from coaches/teachers just like any other school. However, everyone is held to high standards and everyone is offered a quality education.
--Submitted by a parent