Sherrard High School

I have 2 children who attended Sherrard all 12 years. I loved the teachers and staff at Sherrard grade when my children were there. Felt they truly cared about the kids. I wasn't thrilled with Matherville Intermediate school but I can't exactly put my finger on why, the teachers and staff seemed to care for the most part and I did go to conferences and communicate with them. I do not agree with the post that says "Stay away from this school at all costs", and my children and I are not part of the "two "W's" (wealthy and whiney)" he/she speaks of by any means. I do think there are a few teachers who do not care at all and should not be teaching anywhere. The high school counselor should definitely help seniors more in their search/direction for college. But no school is perfect. I believe the Principal and Assistant principle along with most at this school do a good job and I would recommend this school district.
--Submitted by a parent

There is an overwhelming feeling of community at this school, however the community is not open to everyone. If you would like to be included in the community you need to have two "W's" (wealthy and whiney). The principal (GE) does very little to help students who struggle. He is spineless and only does the bare minimum to keep both parents and teachers happy. Although there are positive reviews on this site, I would venture to say that these positive reviews were written by people who possessed the two W's needed for success at the school. As a former student who succeeded at the school, I am always ashamed to say that I graduated from there. There is no way I would recommend that any parent enroll their child at this school. To do that would mean subjecting them to four of the most miserable years of their life. They have consistently failed standardized tests and yet there is no effort to increase scores. The only goal is to ruffles as few feathers as possible and skate by with the bare minimum of work required. STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL AT ALL COSTS. If there was a way to give this school a rating of zero stars, I would.

I love the windmill behind the school that produces all the energy the school district needs. I can see it tall and moving, an amazing sight across the cornfields and woods from my house.

I am very impressed with the entire Sherrard School District and it's true interest in the children attending.
--Submitted by a parent

Granted it's been quite awhile since I went there. I feel that I got a great education. Many of my classmates went on to become professionals with anywhere from 4 to 8 years of college. The staff did a great job preparing it's students for college.
--Submitted by a former student

Sherrard is the worst school I have had any of my children in. They do very little to help you if your chid has a hard time in school. Other schools have extra classes after school if you fail a class or you can take classes in the summer to make up credits. If your child fails a class at sherrard and they dont offer the class in the summer, even if you take that class at another school, Sherrard won't give you a credit for that class. Also for drivers Ed if they dont have enough students to take it in the summer and you have to go to another school to take it, not only will they not accept it as a credit, you have to take it over at there school.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school with a dedicated staff. Most teachers work very hard and give a great effort. Most parents are very cooperative and show an interest in their students progress.
--Submitted by Jim Kovac, a teacher

Best school in the world, I only wish I could go back, I had to move out of district was there for 4 years, best 4 years of school ever. The Best Staff members there were, Ms. Donna Lamb, Mrs. Amanda Hauger, Mrs. Sandy McCombs.
--Submitted by Dennis Mote Jr., a student

Teachers don't care if the students flunk their class. My son has had a few F's and I was not informed by the teacher, after I asked them to email me if his grades were falling. When I would ask why I wasn't emailed, they said they forgot. You would think that the students grades were a reflection of the teacher. If that were the case, teachers grades would be an F too.
--Submitted by a parent