Sycamore Middle School

the best school around. lots of extracurricular activities and good food in the cafeteria. They have a good loving staff and a very good special needs area.
--Submitted by a student

I just love the Sycamore School district. The middle school teachers show their dedication to the students every day. So many of the teachers show up at the after school functions. Baseball games, football games, plays, dances, and so many other places. You only have to look at DeKalb schools to realize that the positive/negative system works. My child enjoys the events planned around the positive points.
--Submitted by Heidi, a parent

Heh, good ol' sycamore middle school. So much to say and so little room to type. This school has some great teachers, it also has some extremly bad ones. The negetive point system? Well...It can be abused like someone said, but it can be good as well. The lunch thing needs to be looked into. Its horrible. Horrible! you get about 10 minutes to eat if you are lucky. I'm surprised the nurses dont have kids in there choking to death because they ate so fast. Sycamore middle school isn't bad, is not great.
--Submitted by [insert random name cause no ones gonna read this], a parent

Just a mention about the discipline policy that uses a positive/negative point system. I think it is overly abused by some teachers in that they don't give the kids any benefit-of-the-doubt in any situation! For instance, if they are late to class following lunch, they get negative points...even it they are late because they were all dismissed late. What kind of message is this kind of discipline conveying to our kids? That the teachers don't really care...they are just there to earn their paycheck...that's what! I have had my children in this school for the past three years and nothing ever gets done about my concerns as a parent worried for her children's well being coming out of this school...if they make it!
--Submitted by a parent