Fort Bragg High School

It provided an environment that made me and every other kid feel good about ourselves, feel safe, feel valued, and feel excited about each day and the future. I have nothing but good memories about Fort Bragg High--I've learned that not everyone can say that about their high school experience.

I am a graduate from FBHS, and I am writing mainly in response to some of the reviews I have seen. First off, I believe that the senior projects were really a good thing. I was forced to be creative, innovative, and independent. I had to follow a goal that I myself made. So, as a past student, I say, keep the senior projects! And, while test scores may be important for college acceptance, I think that using a variety of teaching techniques such as senior projects is a sound idea. We don't need a population of youth who only know how to take multiple choice tests and write expository essays (although these things are also very important). We need students who are versatile and innovative! Some of the faculty at FBHS are not good, while some are amazing (I imagine like most other schools). Teaching is a hard job.
--Submitted by a student

This school has very devoted teachers and hard working students. The campus is always very clean and everything in the classrooms are well orginized. If I had to give a one word description of this school it would be: amazing.
--Submitted by a student

Great school to attend and be a part of I loved every moment there and if i had to chose between Mendocino and Fort Bragg I would chose Fort Bragg again!
--Submitted by a student

This high school takes too much time off during the school year. They actually take a one week break in Oct. and Feb.. The students can't stay focussed as they are going on vacation as well as the teachers more than any school district I have ever been involved in. Another irritating thing they do is called the senior project. It works out of the English department. This project is just to distracting and does nothing for the students. Ask any of them past, present. There are students that transfer to Mendo. High school so they can get out of the senior project. They need to stop it immediately. It has done nothing to raise test scores. So why is it still in place? The only parent involvement is in sports and band as the parents do a lot of volunteer work and fund raising to keep them afloat.
--Submitted by a parent

Where to start. I have children in both elementary schools here and have been very impressed with them. I have one in High School and I must say it is the most poorly run school I have seen anywhere. Every request that I have made for teachers to contact me when my child's grades begin to slip and every SERIOUS problems that have arisen with my child have been convienently ignored.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a parent of a junior at FBHS. My daughter has been through all the elementary schools in the Fort Bragg system. I am very frustrated at the lack of information for parents at FBHS. This is frustrating for families that run on a tight schedule and want to keep track of their students. If the schools want more parent involvement, they need to make it easier for the parents. This would help with safety and discipline problems if the parents knew more.
--Submitted by Angela, a parent

I realize that this is a small community and funds are limited but I want to reveal the sad truth I am seeing in our school district-not just FBHS. The truth is that our special education programs are lacking. They are overcrowded and students's needs are not met. There are not enough aids in the classroom and for the majority, parent involvement is minimal (there are a few exceptions).
--Submitted by a parent

While I thouroughly enjoyed and love Fort Bragg High School, I feel that I was so unprepared in my classes at Santa Rosa Junior College. I graduated in 2004 and started attending SRJC right after high school. I have struggled so much in areas my professors say that I should have learned back in middle school. I love the community but feel that some teachers let some of us slip. I think I am intelligent (I am a biology major) and I think our teachers could have prepared us a little bit more with basic skills. I still love my school and miss it tremendously. Good luck all students at Fort Bragg High.
--Submitted by a former student

Fort Bragg High is a very good school in my opinion; It is staffed with high-quality teachers who create a friendly, collegial learning environment for their students. The student base is diverse but well-integrated and the sports program is fantastic. My son, who spent all his school years in this district, had no trouble getting into the engineering program at Cal Poly and no trouble keeping up with it once he got there. I feel that he was very well prepared to function in the 'real world' by this school. A special thanks to the drafting teacher, Mr. Ball, who was instrumental in helping my son find his career path.
--Submitted by a parent