North Valleys High School

I was there for my freshmen year and then I moved. It's a bad school the student are mean and drugies. the teachers don't teach that much and won't help you. The school is also poor because they put all the money they get to the football team thats it. The students are so bad that there's a fight at less once a week. Then they have a smoker area they let you smoke what u want. But there are some good stuff about the school like the air force JROTC they do there best to make the school look better. All the kids who are in there JROTC work hard and are really nice. So I would say if you or your kid is going to nvhs don't unless you do like JROTC.
--Submitted by a student

This has got to be the worst high school in the State of Nevada. The administrators are terrible, the policies are even worse, and their sports program leaves much to be desired. While there are a few teachers and administrators who truly care and want their students to succeed, there are those "winners" who are just there to get a paycheck. My other kids will NOT be attending NVHS and I will make sure they go elsewhere, heck, at this point Hug HS is a better option, at least I know they will have a better education than the farce they provide at NVHS.
--Submitted by a parent

I went there for half my 9th grade year & my parents pulled me out I was on the basketball team and in honors classes The sports aspect was great Honors where vigorous with pace & work In normal class friends said you could backtalk walk out be disruptive & still do well Drug circulation racial & social conflict is very high They have a designated smoking area which is the source of more than cigarettes My teachers on average seemed to be very good But it's like they expect you to fail They help if you seek it though The disciplinary system lacks & NVHS doesnt acknowledge any of its faults If you dont fit in you will be bullied or singled out So if you don't have a lot of nerve & confidence its really going to be an emotional experience Its up to the student to pass or fail on their own it's not that NVHS is a bad or good school its just that it offers 2 different extremes at once You can be really bad or you can be really good the happy medium isnt happy Its not like other schools if you ask around our city and you mention NVHS as your school kids and even adults know it's on the lower end of schools in the Reno/Sparks area But some how most students like the bad reputation
--Submitted by a student

I am appaled at the behavior of the girls varsity basketball head coach !! Every year he seems to have a select few players that he likes to "BULLY" for the season,this year was my daugters turn. What kind of "MONSTER" Blames the loss of a game on a single player and continues to ridicule her in the locker room in front of the whole team. I have NEVER....in all my years playing and being around sports have I EVER heard of such behavior from any one on a coaching staff !!! We send our children to school to be taught and nurtured by adults that we believe in and trust,not to be BULLIED and ridiculed by them !!! This is only the tip of the iceburg on this topic.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is what you make it, you can be one who wants to learn or who doesnt where ever you go trouble makers will be trouble makers, and kids that wanna learn will learn... So give up on giving my school a bad name cause IT is a good school and will soon have the Rep it needs and deserves!!!!!
--Submitted by a student

I went to NVHS. The school is awful. If reading this prior to sending a child to this school, dont. There are a few teachers that are the greatest, but most are very rude. I agree with a previous post, the cliques are very segregated. All of the kids that attend the school are quite rude and are not easy to get along with. The disciplin is very out of order. They do not know how to keep track of punishments and will punish you if you are even hanging around the trouble maker. Judgements are held very strongly by whom you associate with. Teachers will dislike you right from the start because they know your siblings or friends, it is very unprofessional. . NVHS offers many Advanced Placement classes other schools dont. The late policies also keep the kids on time.

Im a student at NVHS and its not great or bad. Im in the honors program and yeah it is great, but grades either depend if your consistent or not. The teachers kind of just let you do your thing, like if you want to learn then theyll help, but if you dont they wont bother. Breaks are boring. Not much school spirit or activities. We had our FIRST pep rally last september. Needs to be more of those. Very segregated cliques. Honors teachers are very helpful..dont know about the regulars. I have a friend in a regular english class that has watched Remember The Titans in class more than 5 times. Take that as you will.
--Submitted by a student

I'm last years Student Body President, North Valleys is not a bad school. It is a newer school, which everyone needs to realize. They are working on building tradtions of their own and getting into the swing of things. Yes, there are problems with fights at that school i will admit but like a parent mentioned previously all schools in washoe county struggle with the issue of fighting. Mrs. Gifford is a wonderful principal and really does have the students best interest at heart, she took the time to listen to me whenever i needed her to and helped me with anything she could. As the school progresses in maturity things will fall into place, and they have already taken a lot of great strives to change the education students recieve there. I loved North Valleys, and high school is all about what you make it.

This school is tremendous, the best ever! My kids love going to this school. The principal is a little bit standoffish, but who cares! My kids are getting an outstanding education and the sports are the best. As far as test scores, North Valleys is tied for the highest in the city! This school is awesome!
--Submitted by a parent

I am very dissatisfied with this school. I have had three children attend this school and each year it goes down hill. The administration wants to blame it on the fact these kids are poor, well, our family isn't poor. We choose to live in the N. Valleys because of the solitude. My daughter graduates this year and we are glad to be out. When they change the principal then changes will be for the best. The troubled kids need to be held accountable for their distructiveness to the school and their peers. Lord help the rest of the kids here.
--Submitted by a parent