Haverhill High School

I find this school to be horrific!!! The adminastration has no clue as to what is going on, kids getting harrassed and bullied and nothing is done. I am very ashamed of what this high school has become. And yes all I get is im sorry and that is the end of it what a joke !!!!!!!!!
--Submitted by a parent

Middle School builds your kids up... This high school deflates them. A wide inconsistency of teachers. Such a shame as this let's down the whole school. One teacher commented on some kids in her class "they don't come prepared so I don't bother with them. They can sit there as long as they like so i shall just fail them". She had not intention of reaching out or even trying to teach them! Bad attitude.
--Submitted by a parent

I wish I could afford to transfer my kids to a private school. I tried to register my kids at Methuen High, but they don't have school of choice. HH is the most unorganized school I ever imagine a school could be. The principals at this school are not aware of what is going on their school. I had two situations with the school and all they said was sorry. I will get that fixed. The end of school year came and I found out nothing was fixed. There is not communication between the principals. One will do something the other is not aware of. The notes in the system are not updated as they should and you just get a 'sorry I though he will take care of that
--Submitted by a parent

I attended HHS for all four years og high school, and although I did not like the building, i discovered that HHS is a great school if you put the work in. The reason it gets a bad reputation is because many students expect the teachers to learn for them. What the students need to realize is you get out what you put in. Also this school does offer a good selection of AP courses and high level classes that allow people to succeed.
--Submitted by a student

I started attending Haverhill High School this year as a sophomore and I love it. The students are nicer than my last school and there's less pressure to be perfect, ie. if you don't wear all Abercrombie, nobody will care. I'm in mostly honors classes and I feel like I am learning a lot. There are many different clubs, sports, and classes that other high schools in the area don't offer. I didn't think I would like going here because the first time I saw it was on a tour over the summer and it didn't look the greatest, but if you can overlook how it appears, it is a good school. They do have new science labs and bathrooms, and I imagine that more renovations will take place. Also, there are many highly qualified teachers that really care about students, such as Mr. Thakkar who teaches geometry.
--Submitted by a student

good school offers good advanced placement courses such as the classical academy
--Submitted by a parent

I went to haverhill high school for three years until i had to move my senior year. I think this school is great. I don't believe this opinion is a bias one because I hated HHS when I was there. Going to a different school actually opened my eyes and made me realize HHS wasn't as bad as I thought it was. There's diversity in that school. And the teachers..they were awesome. I agree with with others, its not the school's fault kids don't care, it's there parents because they don't care either.
--Submitted by a former student

The school has books. If the parents don't care if the kids use them, the kids often choose to do more entertaining things. Schools are not babysitters, parents need to take responsibility for their children's education. My daughter, not born gifted, is in the 92 percentile for MCAS in Massachusetts as a HHS Junior. The school is not the problem with underachieving students.
--Submitted by R Pratti, a parent

Do they have books at Haverhill High? The students never come off the bus with books. Usually they are wearing pajamas occationally slippers and most frequently a bathing suit. To say that I am horrified is putting it mildly.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with the first entry.
--Submitted by a student