Hazel Green High School

I went to this school for less than a year but I enjoyed every second of being there. It is a great school. Teachers are helpful, Students are accepting. Top Notch.
—Submitted by a student

This year I have to agree with the reviewer who said: "Recommend investigating other schools first, transferring students...." There have been changes made that are not necessarily improvements. They have switched to four periods per day and have imposed new classes on students that they did not sign up for. There is little leeway by counselors when students request a change in schedule. This attitude seems to be dominant throughout the school by admin, in general. The admin at the school decided all 9th grade students would take "career development" where they spend almost two hours a day watching films on careers like cattle recycling (i.e., making paste, etc., out of bones - no, I am not kidding). Not very challenging for the students. The kids feel like they are being treated like kindergartners (although one child corrected that to "in-mate") when they must wear their "red team" or "white team" T-shirts on Fridays. They still have very good extra-curricular events, and there definitely are many fine teachers at the school since my oldest graduated. But these and other changes have sent many parents shuffling to find other options for HS education in this area.
—Submitted by a parent

I think this is one of the worst school principals in the whole county bad bad bad the only bright side is the good teachers
—Submitted by a parent

Academics are about average for a Madison County/Huntsville area school. A bit above Alabama averages, but a bit below national averages. School administration is extremely difficult to engage. School is more aggresively unwilling to allow parent participation in their children's educational process than any I have seen. Unable to get school to work with us on anything so far (schedule, schedule changes, etc.) Teachers seem adequate, but no current/updated dailly home work line like most schools. Recommend investigating other schools first, transferring students, like most things, is deliberately made difficult (school/BOE).
—Submitted by a parent

Our teachers might have different ideologies. But I know they are open for opinions. Compare the drug and violence reports with local law enforcement officials for Hazel Green School verses other schools. Hazel Green is working. No Tolerance. Education First.
—Submitted by a parent

We find that the Madison County Schools Code of Conduct differs from what the school does. It seams to me that the school board should enforce their policies and schools should not be able to change them. I also find teachers. Admistrators not accepting of different ideologes. The counselors at Hazel Green High are excellant at what they do. He (Counselor)has shown my family that he really cares about the students. He explained the block four school and what my child needed as far as classes to take. He spent good quality time with us.
—Submitted by a parent

Hazel Green High School has a few great teachers. It is a difficult school to transfer into, many of the students (and teachers and administrators) are not accepting of different ideologies.
—Submitted by a parent