Seaford Senior High School

I live in Seaford. My child is 5 years old and I have opted to send him to private school after observing the seaford Elementary school he was to attend. I wasn't at all pleased with the attitudes of the students and the many discipline problems. If they act that poorly at the elem. level I'm afraid to see what they are like in high school. After reading the other reviews here, Seaford HS's only hope is for the New Tech program beginning this year to work as well as they boast it will be. Only then would I consider sending my child to high school there.
--Submitted by a parent

this school is terrible. i really do not recommend it. my child got bullied so may times in school we took the office about 10 times and nothing was done. it got to the point where i had to take my child out.
--Submitted by a parent

new administration and down the line need to either step up tot he plate and be there for the students or get out oif the profession. I am really tired of hearing our students know more about their teacher's personal lives than they do about their studies. I hear how there is no discipline an how others can say what ever words they want to other students without the teahers even stepping in to correct the vulgar language and talk.
--Submitted by a parent

Seaford is going through a lot of changes in their faculty and administration. Many of the better, more experienced teachers have retired in the past few years, so many of the teachers are young or have not been teaching for very long. The teachers are not always highly qualified and are unhelpful because they don't care. This is not saying that there are not any good teachers, just that they are not as numerous as in the past. The principal is not the best man for the job and many students have very little respect for him. People seem to be giving up on Seaford High School and automatically sending their kids to other schools, instead of getting involved and helping. Seaford has good AP/Honors programs, good athletics/clubs and also a good special needs program. Seaford is just not being run well and has declined over the years.
--Submitted by a former student

Going into SHS and now a senior..i beleive this school has turned around a lot. I know just about everyone in the school, students,teachers, and everyone else traving around. The administration is young at the H.S. I agree but with 2 of them being from here or a while and Mr.Douglas being from Laurel has a understanding how things are run around here. As a senior, im proud to say im graduating from Seaford High School. I think it was the right choice for me. You can only make high school an awesome experince but getting out of it what you put in. In 9 months the class of 2008 will be walking out of those doors the proudest we've ever bee.
--Submitted by a student

I feel very comfortable with my child attending SHS. They have made many changes over the years that I think are helpful to our children. Some people are still caught up in the old days of DuPont here in Seaford. It is time for a change and I believe Seaford is moving in the right direction. The numbers may be down, but as they say, 'Quality before Quantity.'
--Submitted by a former student

I am a graduate of this high school and I have been working here for 20+ years. I had several children and now grandchildren going through this district. I am here to tell you, with first hand knowledge and experience, this is an awesome school. Many administrators and teachers are working very hard to make this a positive experience for those who WANT an education. I have seen a serious decline in the attitude of students coming here over the past 20 years. PARENTS need to make sure their children are ready for school, are disciplined and PARENTS need to make education more of a priority at home.
--Submitted by a former student

I am a parent of three children attending Seaford School District. One in the middle school and two in the high school. I think both schools are pathetic. The decisions being made by our so called 'profesional staff' are unethical and immoral. I am doing all I can do to see to it that my children are placed in a district that I feel are qualified to meet the demands of the educational process. We place our children in the hands of these people, day in and day out, but if these people are not making sounds decisions we are defeating the purpose of sending them. Teachers should colaborate more with the parents before making hasty decisons and or prior to the child obtaining a 6% for semester. Parents do have that right. Sorry Seaford Middle School and High School employees, the job simply isnt getting done.
--Submitted by a parent

As a junor at SHS, I honestly cannot wait to leave this pathetic excuse for a school. The English skills of my fellow students are downright appalling. The art program has been cut, and this district spends more money on computers than actually rennovating the school to make it tolerable. Many of the students severely hate the school, and if we had the choice to go to another, we would. To basically sum this up, Seaford needs to get their act together. Terribly. terrible academic skills. Is that part of 'being a teen?'
--Submitted by a student

I cannot believe how people are accusing SHS. I am a sophmore student that right now is talking directly talking from the classroom. The academic of this school is a little poor I admit, yet the teacher's do not give up. I personally think they give too many referrals and that in an honest opinion, the acadmic probation is a piece of junk, but I am catching myself off guard. The school is not terrible, I should start focusing more in class and yes, to the person who stated their child was ADHD, believe it or not, I am too so therefore the school is not as poor as you explain it be from one ADHD diagnosed student to another ADHD diagnosed student's parent. There is cliques, and yes, there is even fights, but its a part of being a teen. In conclusion, SHS is not at all as bad as some make it seem.
--Submitted by a student