Alonso High School

I have a 9th grade son involved with football and honors classes at Alonso HS. We have been impressed so far with the teachers and coaches. I have found that all of his teachers are more than willing to assist with his academic needs and have been timely with returning communication via Edline. The sports programs seem competitive and well coached. The school is very diverse but it seems to work. My son will tell you that he enjoys school and has found friends fairly easily. I'm sure Alonso struggles with issues as all high schools do, but I wish more of the area students would give this school a try before prematurely bailing out on it for private school. They may be wasting their money.
—Submitted by a parent

Let's get an up-to-date review, shall we? Sophomore in the year of 11. The past reviews are unrealistic, as if it's either a flawlessly amazing school or a terrible prison for teenagers. It's not amazing but not painful. Not all the kids are sweeter than sugar cookies or more bitter than coffee, some are, but there's a pretty good mix of personalities and types, anyone could find a friend. Most of the teachers are alright, friendly, but some obviously cannot handle a class without shouting. I will not mention a name but one particular teacher got a bad group of kids for a class I was in, and took to yelling at them every single day, denying them going to the bathroom, things like that. Others are a bit too passive, however, saying nothing most of the class. The principal and assistant principals are usually good with big obvious school rule violations, but seem to do little when individuals ask for help. I personally love the school, mainly for the social aspects, but there is always room for improvement.
—Submitted by a student

school is amazing, it helps kids both in and out of the classroom
—Submitted by a student

glad alonso gave us edline,,,keeps teachers and students accountable....i really like t he school...2 boys and they are getting a great education......good school spirit
—Submitted by a parent

I have two boys at Alonso and I could not be happier with this school. I have never been impressed with any other public school in Hillsborough County but Alonso is truly an 'A' rated school. From their academic program to their Sports program, it is a fantastic school, My son is on on the Football team and they require a 1 hour study hall before practice to ensure their athletes are on track with their grades. Excellent program! I would recommend Alonso to anyone! Thanks to all the school staff for caring for these students.
—Submitted by a parent

Excellent School, the faculty has the best intentions and good will to teach the students. My daughter loves Alonso High School, she is sad she is graduating this year (2009). She will leave good friends and teacher that she loves. She always will remember all the good times she had at Alonso High the good friendship .
—Submitted by a parent

The teachers, faculty and leadership (Principal) have treated my daughter with respect. This is my daughters last year (2009) at Alonso High School, she has developed wonderful friendships with many students, faculty members and leaders. As parents, we thank the faculty for preparing our daughter for the next stage in her life. We will visit and continue to volunteer our time to this great program.
—Submitted by a parent

To all those parents who have negative views about Alonso High School, I wonder how involved they are with the school? I am a parent who volunteers at the school quite often and I wonder why parents think that once their children are out of elementary do they think their kids don't need their input anymore. I think that what the kids and staff at Alonso bring to their school is an atmosphere where learning is encouraged, not only for college but for life. I have one child who graduated and one who is just starting out and while they both had growing pains the atmosphere at Alonso has and is helping them both to be successful in whatever they choose to be. Oh and by the way, Alonso is also an A school!!
—Submitted by a parent

I graduated at alonso back in 07, i think alonso hs is great, a big variety of extra curricular activities, nice and smart teachers and very tolerant administrators, rotc fantastic, in alonso high school the best memories of my life took place, i wnet to gaither for about 6 months and not even close to alonso, beautiful campus, now taht i m back in my country(italy) i tahnk god i had the chance to attend such a great school. Thank you
—Submitted by john osorio, a student

There is fighting amongst the students of this school constantly, they have no respect for each other, of the campus, or of the administration, and there is no one to crack down on it.

I am currently a Sophomore here at Alonso ('11 babay!) and from my experience here, I've really liked it. The administration can be very strict and quick to jump to jump to conclusions but other than that, the teachers are doing their job to the best of their ability and the student is extremely diverse. Whats great about the student body? Well, lets just say that the teachers aren't the only ones who teach ;). Alonso is a fantastic school, but it does have it's drawbacks. Schedule changes once every nine weeks?? Why? While the admin. can be unorganized often, they still keep everything running.
—Submitted by a student

im a current student here at alonso and enjoying my time here weirdly. freshman '08 :) but one thing i wanna stress to the school board is why is there an exact zone to a certain school? im giving alonso its props cause they deserve it. my choice for a school is sickles but the 'zones' wont let me go. alonso is a good school, alonso is a great school, Alonso is an 'A' school but i still want to know why they will NOT let me attend sickles. i recomend alonso to everyone cause of athletics and teachers and staff etc. i have friends who are faking adresses just to attend different schools cause of the zones!!!!! it needs to change. fast. but overall alonso is koool dude :D
—Submitted by a student

After talking with other parents about the environment at Alonso. There seems to be an overwhelming problem at this school with bullying. Mainly among female students. I have not talked to one parent that truly believes this is a great school. If the adminisration was doing a wonderful job they would not have allowed this to get so out of hand. This is only one of the problems that I have heard about. I am very disappointed.
—Submitted by a parent

In Spring of 2008, Alonso was named in the Top 5 Percent of U.S. High Schools! In a ranking conducted by NewsWeek, Alonso ranks 773 in a list of 1,300 top schools in the nation. Several of the other area high schools did not even make the list - this tells you that Alonso is a great school with an awesome academic program. Check out the article on the NewsWeek website.
—Submitted by a parent

This school is terrible. I have not learned a thing in the two years I have attended Alonso. Teachers couldn't care less about the students they are hired to 'educate' and the administration is clueless, rude, and hypocritical. I am ashamed to attend Alonso High School.
—Submitted by a student

I like how this school is run by the administrators but it seems to me that most students dont know how to keep up with all the test. My daughter has 4 test in one day. Maybe its just the required to have that many test or quizzes but it stress the students out. Maybe soon the schools wont be so stressful so that our children can succeed in school.
—Submitted by a parent

Alonso High School is a superb school and the best in the county. Not only a great football and soccer team but the teachers push the students to do the very best and it shows. The 2008 graduting seniors will be the largest graduting class in Alonso history since 2001. and the classes of 2009,2010 and 2011 are each bigger and bigger making up a 3000 student body. I would strongly recommand anyone to switch to this school that has a great journalism program, arig. program and vet. program. The only issue is the driver's ed. class.
—Submitted by a parent

This school is without a doubt one of the best schools within the Hillsborough county district. Not only does the administration do an excellent job at keeping academics above state standards, but they also house a student body of over 3,000 kids! This is an amazing number and shows that this school for what it has achieved is certainly better than what has been rated and said. With that being said, I would most certainly recommend this school for a higher rating as well as some sort of credit for the great job the administration as well as the students are doing. Onward! And with hope for great years ahead!
—Submitted by a student

Alonso has done wonders to make the most out of a high school experience. We have been so impressed with the involvement of the administrators, including the principal, at the many school functions. There is a lot of school pride and high expectations all around.....
—Submitted by a parent

I don't understand how anyone could possibly give Alonso a bad rating. For the past four years, Alonso has proven to a school that strives for academic excellence, both in high school and continuing at the college level. The faculty truly cares about each student's well-being and the administration works vigorously to ensure that each student is on the right track. Students are able to choose from a variety of classes that best suit their talents, interests, and academic capabilities. Additionally, Alonso offers many extracurricular activities which allow students to be involved in the school outside of the classroom. Clubs include various honors societies, ROTC, service clubs, a guitar club, anime club, and culture clubs. Alonso sports include touch and flag football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, golf, soccer, swimming, and wrestling. There is truly something for everyone at Alonso High School! Go Ravens!
—Submitted by a student