Friendly High School

For the southern Prince Georges area, Friendly is about the best you can get. However, there is much improvement that needs to occur. Children can succeed and not all of the children are miscreants. The school has a bad reputation, but the reputation begins with the leadership and then trickles down to PARENTS first and then children. The parents are not involved which allows the administrators and teachers to fail because there is no accountability and the children are NOT prepared to come to school and focus on learning. They are focused on everything else because they are undisciplined at HOME. It all begins in the home with the parents from a very early age. By the time they are young adults, they're pretty much set to be the person that they are. TOO late. But children who are there to learn and be academically sound can and will have success. But the parents need to get their acts together, discipline their children, and then hold both the child AND the teachers & administrators accountable.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a really bad educational experience. if you want a wholesome enviroment then register your child for National CHRISTIAN academy. My daughter has graduated from their and is now working as a lawyer for a lawfirm in Maryland.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree, the Board of Education do need to evaluate leadership at Friendly. There is no leadership because the parents of disruptive students are not held accountable and sometimes kids are not held acountable.
--Submitted by a parent

The board of education needs to evaluate the principal, administrtor, and teachers performance. This school suspend students for 3 days automatically if they are late for class. This school gives students seven_mins to get to each class, the school is large, and no time ask teachers questions after class, including going to restroom. Calling the school to get communicate relayed is a waste of time. Suspending the students for being 10 seconds late for a class, with an excuse, interferes with their education and causes them to fall behind...the notice is called a hallsweep, regardless if your child is a honor roll student or have an UTI due to holding their urine to get to class on time, etc. This hallsweep suspension notice is outrageous and for the parents, please continue to address this with the board of education, most of the school administrators do not care. The test scores speaks for the school. On a positive note, several teachers (i can't put names) get a five star rating from me. Please help the students that want to be successful. Peace.
--Submitted by a parent

Although the school ranks a 2 out of a possible 10, the focus seems to be more on the students adherence to the dress code than offering a better level of education. Why is this so in Prince Georges county which is one of the highest tax base counties in Maryland? The schools in this area of PG are old and outdated. Many remind me of the schools I attended back in the early 60s. I keep looking for one of those nuclear fall out shelter signs on the side of the building.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with your comment but will add its also about leadership. There is no leadership because the parents of disruptive students are not held accountable. There needs to be clear leadership where expectations are presented to teachers and students. As a teacher at Friendly, it is normal to see parents order the administration around. This could change if enough involved parents voiced their opinion to the leadership. For a first class county, a three star rating as a school is not good enough.
--Submitted by a teacher

this is my firstt year at friendly and i was afraid to got to this school just because of the bad reputation it had. but it isnt even that bad i here people from other schools sayin it is da worst school in da distict but its not true. i love this school and i dont like it wen people talk out the school. people are always commented on our test scores and all the violence. the test scores we are working on but there really isnt any violence this year. and this is a middle class community and with the money problems going on the school arent gettin as much fundin but if the parents and students and just people wit a heart could just help out friendly and all the schools in the county. this school has potential i just wiash people wouls top sayin bad things and help
--Submitted by a student

Well, Friendly is really not responsible for the low test scores and the low graduation rate. I am currently in the 10th grade and there are a lot of students that just don't want to dotheir work, don't want to get good grades ,and over-all just don't care. Absolutly noone can help someone that doesn't want to help themselves. But as fa ra s extracurricular activites go, there are many to choose from. Though not my first choice, Friendly is tolerable.
--Submitted by a student

Friendly High School.........I would Never In A Million Years let my child attend friendly.The School has Poor Test Scores Poor Conditions. And It Caters To The Lowest Standers I Mean If You Fail Out Of Friendly..I mean Really PG.County Public Schools as a whole have gone down the Drain!!!! They Need To Get It Together.The County Is losing money rapidly and the Childern are running things at the Schools Teachers Are Overwhelmed And The Childern Do Whatever.!
--Submitted by a parent

I am the aunt of one of student, i think that is school will let her grow into her own person.