Paulding County High School

I graduated from this school in 2006. I had alot of fun in four years, but I will say I was not properly prepared for college, academically. High schools, probably in general, do not place enough emphasis on studying. Some teachers will give students a grade curve on a test or something, so that they may be able to go from say a 67 to a 70, which is nice and helps at the time, but it's not reality! Not so in college! In college you study, or you fail! I did have a professor once who was willing to help me pull my grade up, but I had to work for it. In college its gone with the days of grade curbs, it's all on you. And I was not prepared, however I did redeem myself my second and third semesters in college

Check the writing test scores of this school in comparison to the other high schools in the county--they are fantastic, especially when you consider that PCHS pulls its students from the widest range of incomes, etc. Their scores beat all the otherschools in the county except EPHS--and they are virtually the same as theirs. And EPHS has a VERY different student population from PCHS. Obviously, Paulding County HS must be doing something right.

Overall, a good school. In my opinion, it's a parent's job to motivate their children. If you are waiting for the faculty to do it, you'll be waiting a LONG time.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a graduate of 1983 and our counselors did nothing then to help with college prep either. I went to school and got pretty good grades. I loved the school, people and the Patriots. But, I was not prepared nor told of what to do about college so I got married. Not until my adulthood did I go to medical school and graduated. Since I have had 2 sons graduate from PCHS and they had the same issues in 2003 and 2006. If not for my Husband whom is a college grad too with masters in Science and Engineering my sons would not have suceeded at all. We need leadership in the school and people who know their job and how to get our kids motivated.
--Submitted by a parent

This schools teachers are okay but its a poor school
--Submitted by a parent

I am a senior at PCHS and i wish nothing more than to graduate from a different school . We have way to many issues with disipline and students are so disrespectful (to the teachers as well). Any money that we get goes to help out the kids who couldnt care less. The ones who care dont get any recognition for it, and it is sad because there a a lot of students who go to PCHS who are wonderful, but no one will know because they are to busy focusing on all of the people making this school a living nightmare! They praise the students who can fail all year but amazingly pull their thumb out of their butt at the end to pull off a passing grade. But the students who work hard all year long to make sure they are passing get no credidation for it. Boo!
--Submitted by a student

I am a former student of pchs. I graduated in 2008 and our counselors didnt help us out with any thing. They need a counseling office that is going to help kids out with getting into college.
--Submitted by a student

This is a wonderful school with excellent teachers and fantastic students! Administration is great.
--Submitted by a parent

I really have to disagree with everyone else, this school is one of the worst, the kids are terrible and they have to many disiplinary problems, they hardly give any funding t the honors and ap classes it all goes to the football team I'm ashamed to go here and thats that
--Submitted by a student

I am a parent of a former student at PCHS. I must say that I was really happy with the school during the four years my son was there. Most everyone in the county thinks that this school is the worst among all the others.I have to disagree. As anyone will tell you there are 'bad' things at all schools. The teachers went out of their way to inform me of things I would want to know about with my son. I disagree with the football team (at every school) receiving more funding than other activities such as music and art. Yes they have more 'fans' if that's what you call kids hanging out at the game to socialize, but it should be like a big team, all for the same school. Parent involvement is truly based on the parents concern for their childs' education and their work schedule. I loved PCHS!
--Submitted by Debbie, a parent