Crete-Monee High School

This school used to be a relatively good school. The administration was great, the teaching staff pretty good but the students behavior is ridiculous. Now the new principal is extending the day without a raise for teachers. It seems he did it on a whim of his own. No vote was sent out to the residents.
—Submitted by a student

I have a custody of a niece who is a (transfer student) Senior at Crete-Monee High School and a son who is a Freshmen. I must admit that I am quite impressed with this school. Administration as well as the teachers and support staff seem to be quite in tune to the students and their well being. I am impressed with the availability of services as well as the modern style that the school has to offer. I give this school a thumbs off without a second thought.
—Submitted by a parent

i like crete alot its a great place to be and has good surroundings!!
—Submitted by a student

This school year was great. The school looks amazing, and the students are so talented- I definitely mean it! All schools may have behavior problems, but this year was very impressive. The fundings are obviously back up again, the teachers were awesome, and overall the school is lovely. The education was pretty good, compared to how other people may think of it. The improvement of CMHS(from its building, to everything else) was outstanding! I recommend this school.
—Submitted by a student

It's definitely a new day iin the school district. I am delighted to see so many positive changes.
—Submitted by a parent

Crete-Monee High School had their first open house for freshman on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. The brand new facility is beautiful and the students should be very proud of their school. The school now has a team approach. All of the teachers seem to be very excited about this coming school year and all have indicated that they are off to a great start. I hope this continues. I met many of my sons friends and their parents that night. The children were very respectful and courteous. We received individual information on each teacher which summarizes their background and teaching experience. I was very impressed with this initial meeting. The principal, as well as the superintendent, were at this event and clearly stated what is expected from the students. Everyone seems excited about this new school year!
—Submitted by a parent

Crete-Monee School District is back on the right track having added back many elective courses. If you live in the district, send your children to this beautiful new school, get involved with your child's education and your community.
—Submitted by a parent

my son came to cmhs last year for his sophmore year. He always had some special ed classes once in cmhs he had a lot of problems adjusting. The school is not a bad school the teachers are there to help and if you are willing to give your all they are there. I will say the school is over crowed but with the newly built school next door to open in 2007 that schould take care of that. My son had a hard time not so much with the teachers but the students trying to fit in. Cmhs has extracurricular afterschool programs so there are things for kids to get involved in music math sports are all excellent. need more parent involvement kids today say and do anything in front of an adult this year should be much better old building 9th & 10th and the new 11 & 12th
—Submitted by a parent

All that stuff about metal detectors and fights everyday and problems are all wrong. I go to the school and none of that happens. Crete-Monne has some of the best honors classes in the State. If you kids if smart then he/she will do fine. Crete-monee also offers Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) that other area schools dont. The Crete-Monee Math Team is one of the top 20 in the state every year and always #1 in our confrence. The people who want to knock Crete-Monee are probably the ones that are failing and have nothing better to do.
—Submitted by a student

The honors programs are decent. If the child is motivated they can definitely get use out of their education. However, the 'regular' classes aren't that great. The kids in those classes just don't seem to care. They have a decent amount of activities & sports. Just the norm. Hmmm, i was a student there & my parents weren't really involved but others were i assume
—Submitted by a former student

It makes me sad that students who want a decent education are stuck with this place. It is a stressful place for kids and for teachers - those who don't leave. Budget cuts have hit classes and extracurriculars. I cannot recommend this place at all. If you are thinking of moving here and will be stuck with the Public School, move somewhere else.
—Submitted by a parent

I have never been so disappointed with a school district like this one. The leadership is all about self. The do not take their students into consideration. The Superintendent continues to get a increase but cut programs for the students in the district. The programs at the elementary level has suffered under this leadership. The parents don't want to get involve because of the schools try to keep them out. There is no diversity in this district in regards to the teaching staff with over 60% of the students being african american. This district definitely needs better leadership.
—Submitted by a parent

why lie about CMHS!?! the problem that I have is that that people dont take responsibility for their actions. if you read some of the commints posted before & after this one so are untrue. example crete does not has has never had metal detectors, go visit school. go sit in on class see with your eyes. how can one judge CM on what they have heard.i hve lived there i know. i think that you get what you put into CMHS. parents CM is a great place. every school has room for improvement. as for the kid that said CM is racist. no not at all I am a black student and i speak for the kids that go to school to learn that when you do wrong you should be punished.as a 2005 grad you will have a differnt view CMHS is a great school try it. Eboni Rucker
—Submitted by Eboni Rucker, a former student

I think that this is a good school. Teachers are really involved in providing a good education. Teachers will contact parents. They will be building a new school to open around 2007. To offer more classes for new growing community, with swimming pool, bowling alley, and much needed track field. 73% of students go off to college.Dedicated to preparing students for college.
—Submitted by a parent

Terrible school and district. A terrible shame,as it used to be an excellent school. Test scores are aweful, and courses are too basic. Lots of fights/problems with behavior. Not a safe school. I live near it and worked in it.
—Submitted by a parent

Not a good school to send your child to,i have a daughter that was honor student all her life,she had problems all year with the violent episode of the school,they have installed metal detectors in the school,there were numerous lockdowns for the students this year,some of the teachers are non responsive,the stairways are too narrow for the students passing to classes,they are often late getting to there classes because of this. I have another daughter that just graduated from 8th grade. I'm going to make sure that both of them attend somewhere else the next school year. There are a lot of cuts in this district as a whole, gym, art these majors most of our students had to do without.
—Submitted by a parent

I feel confident that my child will receive a good education based on the goals/values of the teaching staff and the curriculum offered. The teachers seem genuinely concerned that my daughter (and fellow students in her class), understand the subject at hand and, if needed, offer a variety of resources to help. The culturally diverse environment will assist my daughter for the real world.
—Submitted by a parent

Crete is racist with nothing better to do but kick kids out of school for bieng late 3 times this school is like hell to the students and it shouldn't be like that I hope this small school goes under because I wouldn't send my enemy to this dump.
—Submitted by Dwight, a student

I am a student in 8th grade and looking forward to be going to the high school next year. THe school has great athlets and lots of clubs. It is a diverse school and a great place to make friends and keep them for life! I can't wait to attend school there!
—Submitted by Mara, a student

This school is a better reflection of what students will experience in the real world. Students have friends from all racial groups which will provide them the skills necessary to relate to all people once they graduate from this school. The math team is very successful and the students take pride in their accomplishments. I agree that the administrators and the teaching staff are constantly changing, but I have never met more caring and dedicated administrators and teachers than I have met at Crete-Monee High School. It is unfortunate the state does not equally fund schools and that students here and across the state are suffering.
—Submitted by a parent