Rising Sun High School

I attended this school from kindergarden until 10th grade. Yes, the school was fun at times but not about learning. The teachers are fun and care about the students having fun rather than teaching them anything. I changed schools my 11th grade year and was completely unprepared. I had no idea how to do any of the work in any of my classes and I was struggling terribly in math. Rising Sun High School needs to improve and think more about the childrens education rather than whose going to make the volleyball team or cheerleading squad.

This information is very old. I find some of the reviews here interesting. I have one child who graduated from this school corporation and one who soon will. As far as I know the marching band is still going strong and has been continuously in the 20 years I have lived in the school district. Also, only one of the administrators has come from the local community so I don't see how their hiring could have come through local connections. I personally like small schools as I don't think as many students 'fall through the cracks', but you have to put up with everyone knowing your business. Every school corporation has its pluses and minuses. There are some great, caring people in this one, so check it out yourself befor giving it an automatic pass.
--Submitted by a parent

I graduated in 2002. I do believe that the principal cared for my overall education. I had some really good teachers who pushed me to be great and made learning fun. Then there are some teachers who dont care if learn or not they just want to get a pay check for the part of the year they actually have to come to work. It is very sad. Also, I do agree that is all about your name and who you are related to. The middle school is amazing. There are a lot of classes that I had to take that other schools do not offer which gave me a better overall knowledge.
--Submitted by a student

Rsing Sun High School is not a good school at all. I was a 2004 graduate and when I got to college there was two classes that I was prepaired for, which was english and physics. The physics professor retaired so there goes one of the good teachers. Other then those two classes the teachers do not prepare you for college at all. Also in the last couple of years the administrations and board has been doing some questionable actions. Overall the school is very bad and recently cut the best extracurricular activity they had which was the marching band.
--Submitted by a former student

I used to attend rising sun high school about 2 years ago and when i atteneded it was all about your name and sports. since it was such a small community if you were not born in the county or had family there you would find it extremely hard to fit in. i was in 4-h and backetball.. and i still found it hard to find my self being accepted by the other students. i recently have went to another highschool and found simularities but found it much easier to fit in and to participate in sports such as track cross country and basketball
--Submitted by a student

I graduated from Rising Sun several years ago (less than 5). My memories from RS are some of the best of my life. I now go to a large university and am doing very well. I feel like I was very well prepared by the teachers. They do the most they can with what they were provided. For how small of a school it is, the teachers and administrators do the best they can for training the students for college.
--Submitted by a former student

Being such a small community, most of the administrative staff appear to have been hired on though personal connections within the school rather than by qualifications. They definately focus much of their energy on the sports teams, leaving the general student body to their own devices. This shows, as the dropout rate and drug usage among the students is unexcusably high. I can't speak on the quality of the elementary school, but I believe that at the high school level this is one of the few communities in which homeschooling is a preferable alternative.
--Submitted by a parent

Being such a small community, most of the administrative staff appear to have been hired on though personal connections within the school rather than by qualifications. They definately focus much of their energy on the sports teams, leaving the general student body to their own devices. This shows, as the dropout rate and drug usage among the students is unexcusably high. I can't speak on the quality of the elementary school, but I believe that at the high school level this is one of the few communities in which homeschooling is a preferable alternative.
--Submitted by a parent

there are a few extra-curricular activities at the school for the kids but there is not much in the community for the kids to do. education is very basic with a few advanced classes for students who choose to take them. the school is up to date however with televisions, computers, & a.c. there definetly is a disadvantage to the students who are not in sports or on the honor roll. special education is a joke. the special ed. kids are very disrespectful & disruptive with no disipline given.
--Submitted by a former student

this school doesnt have many activities for the students to be involved in. there is a great difference in how the stuents are treated here, between the cheerleaders and jocks. the school is very small and rumors are spread very easily. the teachers here rarely take the time to sit with the student and help them. the school is very poor, and the children barely can add pr read. the education at this school is horrible. the school leaks and the class rooms smell. there are roaches and students there do drugs. if i were you i would not send my child to this school.
--Submitted by a student