Prairie Grove High School

Because I drove the bus for them and its a great school.
--Submitted by a parent

I graduated from Prairie Grove High School last year, as part of the Class of 2009. The Prairie Grove High School is a school that has a strong tradition in the sports area, with our football team making the playoff for 14 years and counting. And currently, the girls basketball team is the runnings to play in the State title game. So, if your child has an interest in sports, this school is a good match. If your student is interested in music, this school has very well recognized marching band program led by two wonderful band directors. The high school band program marches about 60, and expects to march around 90 next year. They sound Awesome. If your child likes agriculture, then our schools FFA program is the best. They regularly win competitions across NWA. The Teachers, with a few exceptions are really cool, as is the new Administration.
--Submitted by a student

I think the Prairie Grove school system is great. It is a small town school where the kids are very friendly and accepting. The students have great respect for the teachers and the teachers genuinly care for the students.
--Submitted by a parent

PG to me is a great school, but it does have its bad things. The teachers for the most part are good, but with the good ones there have to we the few bad ones. Right now I am a Junior. I can tell you that the teachers are not the one that lack interest in the classes, but mostly the students. There are a lot of student that do care about the school and learning and then there are the ones that don't. There are teachers that try to be as fair as possible and the students take advantage of that.
--Submitted by a student

I have 2 children attending PGHS. Sadly, we have our share of teachers who forgot why they wanted to teach but we are blessed with a few who are amazing. If you are lucky your child will have interaction with some of the wonderful people at Prairie Grove High School such as Debby Matney, Patrick Matney, Karen Holmes, Mandy Hunt, Melissa Parrish, and Carlos Reyes just to name a few. I haven t seen our Principal Mr. Bond much this year. Getting past Mr. Laird is very difficult.
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently a sophomore at PGHS and FFA think this school is great. I have excellent teachers who love to get involved with the students and help them succeed. We have a great academics, band, athletics, and one of the best FFA programs ever! I made the transition from west fork to prairie grove and I couldn't be happier. So I have to disagree with all the negative comments because you never know how great the school is until you attend it.
--Submitted by Kristie Davis, a student

This school is terrible nothing is learned here! The administration is worried about other things than how the students perform in the classroom. The teachers just don't care. favoritism is heavely used. Football is all that seems to matter at pg! so if u care about ur kids getting any kind of education at all do not send them to pg. This school is a joke!
--Submitted by a student

Prairie Grove school system lacks a lot! The students cannot spell, read, write worth a darn. Math is so outdated it's sad. Penmanship is NOT required! As long as the teachers can halfway read what a child is writing they pass! The students look like a fashion statement from WW11. No manners, no discipline, dress poorly. Sad thing about the education in Prairie Grove? Football is the only thing that matters! Half of the football team are not required to maintain a 2.0 average yet they can play football. Get a grip. Education is first! Then sports. It's all who you know, not what your grades are that matters in PG. Favoritism? You bet there is. Just look at the papers and see who are ALWAYS in the school reports. A SELECT few because daddy or Mommy work there! Reality? Just ask your children that attend PG schools.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree 100 percent with the other comments about our School. I have always loved the staff and they do go above and beyond for my children. The faculty offers after school free tutoring and I see the band teacher s vehicle there sometimes as late as 6 on my way home from work. I also agree that the new administration is ridiculous. It seems since the new superintendent arrived we have lost teachers and senior faculty. Its not spoken but its obvious that there is tension amongst the staff. A small school feels that they need a assistant superintendent position, what a waste of tax payers money. But the kids are great.
--Submitted by a parent

Hallelujah I am so glad that others think the same way. Extracurricular activities are not well rounded. Prairie Grove has all the nice features of a small school but all the bad ones as well. The kids get one on one with the teachers but Home Coming, Prom and Color s Day is just a joke. Same kids over and over and the parents of the kids are always somehow connected with the school or involved someway. Why does the administration not spend more time and energy planning FBLA trips and SADD and offering them proper funding?
--Submitted by Joanne P, a parent