Round Lake Senior High School

You can really tell the school is striving to be the best it can be. One complaint that I have is that my children who do try hard in school say that many times the classes are disrupted by unruly students! I feel that there should be tougher concesquences for disrupting a class. If the student continues, alert the parents and dismiss the student from class. It is not fair to the students that want to learn, to have to put up with distractions!
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently a student at RLSH, class of 2011. I could honestly say that it is a preety decent school. RLSH has many ups as well as downs, including various sports and clubs. The teachers could be a little more understanding and not make one feel like an outsider. Many classes include potery, computer keyboarding, creative writing, ect.
--Submitted by a student

Round Lake High School is a great school. The teachers and students work hard. In the past it has been so easy for people to say bad things about the school. I wish that people would see all of the good going on there. There are so many kids that are really great people. This is a very diverse school and I never see anyone without a friend.
--Submitted by a parent

The HS has improved greatly since both the state and Dr. Brierton took over (~5 years ago). The attitude of the personnel and the students has become more positive, hopeful and driven to achieve. With more funds available, goals seem more attainable and optimism is on the rise. The basic education has always been of good quality, as evidenced by the numerous RLHS grads who get into top colleges every year. With more money now coming in, the education can be more enriched, the extra-curricular activities & coaching staffs can expand, enabling us to get better press. Dr. B. is moving on to a position closer to home, but we will continue to bring back the ROAR Hooyah!
--Submitted by Elsie, a parent

Sadly, I cannot say anything good about District 116. I found that 116 is not supportive of students with special needs.
--Submitted by T. Luther, a parent

I have 2 children in RLHS and 2 children in the Middle school. The schools here are not bad, but it is the parents involvement in the students education that counts. ALL 4 of my children are on Honor roll. Thank god for the teachers and their commitment to these kids.
--Submitted by a parent

It is a really decent school at best. The staff has worked hard to improve it from 4 years ago.
--Submitted by a student

I am a 1999 graduate and I am currently working on my masters degree. Round Lake High School was, and is, an outstanding school. While it might have lacked all the bells and whistles newer schools have it did have the most important thing a school needs, dedicated teachers and staff. Teachers at RLHS would go out of their way to make sure a student grasped the concepts being taught and wouldn't proceed until everyone understood. They made learning enjoyable and were enthused to be teaching. I enjoyed all 4 years at rlhs, I was involved in many sports, band, made many friends, and graduated with a 3.0 GPA. Instead of insulting the school and the teachers maybe the parents should take a look at themselves and their children. People are quick to judge and blame the school when the responsibility also lies with the students and parents. I a proud to be an alumnus of RLHS. Go Panthers!
--Submitted by Katie Ryan, a former student

I graduated from this institution in 1999 and am currently working on my specialist degree in school psychology. I believe that speaks mountains about how much school has impacted my career choice. Past comments made about a student doing better at a previous school, ignorant. First that is a tough transition for any student that is not contingent on the school. Therefore, having been a member of the panther pride team I support many of the teachers there, and hope for their sake that parents that have a problem with certain aspects of this school don t have a problem with voting yes to referendums that have constantly failed in the past. Helping the schools of today will help the future students, policymakers, leaders, and so on of tomorrow.
--Submitted by Jeremy Anderson, a former student

I am currently a student at RLSHS, and I don't honestly find it half bad. As an honor student, I find myself friends with more honor students than not, and I notice that we strive to try and be better. But I look at my friends that are in regular classes, and notice that they don't care, and that their favorite phrase is 'What's it matter, a college isn't going to look at Round Lake.' The thing is, most colleges would if we could just get these kids to step up to the plate! They have the potential, they just don't have the faith of their fellow students, teachers, and probably parents as well, to push them to their fullest. Maybe if we could get the parents involved, we could get the kids involved, and raising morale and crushing the horrid rumours of our school.
--Submitted by Kristen Hall, a student