Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

The Highschool is great. I have no complaint about sport fees because we do not have fabulous funding from the government. The sport fees keep the sports going.

My husband and I graduated from the first class to go entirely through H/W (1962-1966). We now live in the south. If you have no basis for comparison, you have no clue. The education that we got at H/W was SO SUPERIOR to other areas. Be VERY grateful for what you have. It could be SO MUCH WORSE. The teachers were outstanding and the curriculum was far more advanced than the CURRENT curriculum elsewhere.

I thknk the Hamilton-Wenham schools have outstanding teachers and programs. The History and Science Fairs at the hgih school, which are something not all high schools participate in, offer students a great opportunity to refine their research and writing skills. The high school regularly advances students to competitions at the national level. The music and drams programs are phenomenal.
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent of special education children, the regional is really underperforming. More innovative ideas and 'thinking outside the box' needs to be done to meet the needs of even moderately disabled children. The school does a good job at servicing children with 'cognitive ceilings,' but needs to significantly boost its reading program and services, particularly at the grade school level. All teachers need to be better trained regarding disabilities, particularly at the high school level. Resources are tight and squeaky wheels tend to get the grease...
--Submitted by a parent

The quality of the high school education has slipped over the past 5 years. Extracuricular activities and sports 'user fees' limit and/or exclude involvement. I would suggest to those unfamiliar with the area to visit Middlesex County Towns and Schools.
--Submitted by a parent

Having grown up in the same house I am raising my kids in, and attending the same schools and having some of the same teachers as my three children has been wonderful. I can not imagine how difficult our lives would be if we had to live somewhere else. I can't say enough about the compassion, kindness, and discretion I have been witness to for the past ten yrs. I have a sophmore, and eighth grader, and a sixth grader this year, and I love this school system. thank you
--Submitted by a parent