Schurr High School

I have been going to this school for about 3 years now but left. Just like every school they have pros and cons but overall there is more cons in this school than pros. I believe that this is a great school there is many great teachers that do try to help you, but some only care about their paychecks more. This school offers many sports and activity that challenge the mind and is a lot of fun. The test score are also a pro to this school since they did get a 701/1000 recently. Now for the cons, the school is overcrowed with a few thousand kids. I remember my english and physical education class having at least 40-50 kids in it. Most of the fellow classmates that I meet there tend to be fake. This is quite common for most schools around the world, but I believe with Schurr High School it is worst. I to have fallen victim to this where I lost intrest in my school work and pay more attention to social life, I went from an A student to a D. This school cares more for their sports championship to at least getting new books in the classroom. I had to carry 3-4 books to school and home. Overall it's a below average school and the principal needs to see the problems within it and fix it.
--Submitted by a student

This school has lots of benefits and also the teachers help you a lot. This is a great school to be in!
--Submitted by a student

My two children attend shs and I am very happy with there grades and how the school has helped them.
--Submitted by a parent

I'm somewhat satisfied with this school. On the academic level there are some wonderful teachers that do phenomenally teaching. However, I'm disappointed in a few teachers. They should never be judged as a whole. I think some of the previous comments are justified. I'm a sophomore finishing my second year of this school. The blame should not be directed only toward the teacher but also toward the parent and students. I believe if the teacher is doing a well job but a student is failing, the problem may as well lie within a internal conflict. Besides that, there is a quite of a variety of extracurricular activities which are very much enjoyable in the school, but in the current situation I have to frown at the lack of funding.
--Submitted by a student

I am very upset by the number of bad reviews schurr is going. I am a student there, and no disrespect to the parents, but a majority of us like Schurr. I remember in my 8th grade years, counselors came to my school and asked me one-on-one what classes I wished to go to and how well I would respond (much to the disagreement to the parent two comments below. I have tons of friends, take tons of honor classes (I'm a freshman), and am doing well academically. Sure I wish some of the old classes were brought back, but with the huge cutbacks, what do you expect. We're not a rich school, but we're doing well.
--Submitted by a student

I read some of the reviews below and i am very upset. Schurr is a good school, maybe not the school is used to be several years ago, but still a good one. With all the budget cuts, we had to cut several classes, to bad for the cooking class. I guess we should have cut math or english classes. Don't blame schurr, blame the govenor. We do well with what we have left. And from what i hear the budget cuts have not stopped. Your right, to bad for the students, they are the ones that suffer.

I am a parent of three student attending SHS. My oldest wanted to attend SHS according to him this was a better academic choice. We learned real fast that was not so. The teachers & councelors have been less than helpfull. I could count on one hand a teacher or two that have really had any interest in my childrens education. It is not just a job! you have to love what you are doing. We all know the goverment cuts have affected the classrooms, but that is no reason for unprofessional behavior in the administration level. They need to remember that they have a job because of our children. We depend on teachers to teach our children and care they are not just another #### they are the future take pride in them!!! The children are also a reflection of the teachers that they have been with.
--Submitted by a parent

There is no variety to the classes as someone previously posted. The state testing scores have been so low over the past few years that funding has been limited mostly to academic courses. Once upon a time Schurr had cooking classes, ceramics, and wood shop, now only auto and metal shop remain. Most teachers are dedicated- but unfortunately it takes more than just dedication to get a student through high school with a solid enough foundation to make it through college- it also takes structure and skill. Few of the teachers at this school possess all three. As a former student and now parent figure to a current student, I feel I am better able to assess the value of an education at Schurr. Counselors there are useless; they click away on the computer at classes the student chooses (with no previous consultation, by the way) and offer no advice. In order to succeed as a student, the student needs to have the required discipline, otherwise they are bound to fail as the school will be no help. Unfortunately, though, in the district this is about as good as it gets so as a parent, one needs to be committed to one s child s (children s) schooling and make sure they are getting the best out of it. By the way, the office staff is the most unprofessional I ve ever dealt with!
--Submitted by a student

i love my high school it offers great programs for education and a great variety of classes. I'm also proud of being a spartan, I'm in my junior year and then go to college. Also the staff members are great they keep the school under control. Mr. Seto is a great person that dedicates a lot of time to the school and makes awesome rallies. ' GO SPARTANS'
--Submitted by a student

While I was at SHS, I thought it was an academically challenging school. I took the honors and AP classes-but that in no way prepared me for college. Once I got to college I had to re-learn everything; even how to study. While at SHS, I was fortunate to be on the college track and I was grouped with the 'good' teachers. Some of the students unfortunately got stuck with the rookies or teachers that lacked motivation. Although I was grouped with the 'good' teachers, I felt cheated on a full education. SHS has many benefits if you know how to take advantage of them. But like most schools today, much of the time in the classroom is spent on discipline and very little on learning. Students should stay focused during class, it will be beneficial later. Parents need to make sure their children are focused.
--Submitted by a former student