Easton Area High School

I currently attened the highschool as a freshmen. It has AMAZING school spirit!!! The football team is very important and we have the best rivalry games. The school activities we do are great! however, the rest of Easton is a joke. They currently want to take away all senior AP classes, this will NOT be good for us who want to attend more advanced colleges. The acedemics are not bad, but most teachers just dont care. The school has a 'bad' repuation; drugs, violence, ext. The school board also wants to cut all middle school sports. In the next few years Easton HS will be a JOKE! I do not recommened attending.
--Submitted by a student

The success of an Easton Area High School student depends solely on his/her personality and will. My oldest son graduated 304th of 653 students (they started freshman year with 914...you tell me what happened to the other 250 students). Thankfully my son never struggled academically since the staff doesn't seem to provide much reinforcement for success...they are simply too busy. I was once told by an EAHS math teacher that 'if I contacted every parent who's child was having a difficult time in my class, I'd be on the phone all day'. And that was freshman year. A student who is naturally ambitious, independent and has a tight knit group of friends (or teammates if they're athletic) will do well. It seems as though most middle of the road students just float through and the rest are classified. I do not recommend this school for the weary.
--Submitted by a parent

Easton Area High School is a great highschool. Compare it to other schools, you wont be able to find the verity that EAHS has. Test scores really cant tell you how a school helps its students learn. I'm not a great test taker; many other students, like myself, can't test well but can retain the information taught. Tests cant show just how well one retains information but it shows how well you do under the pressures of time. I dont believe that schools should be rated on test scores. Test scores can not tell anything about a person ability to work, how well they learning in their environment, or what type of person they can or have become by going to that school. Talk to the students, parents, teachers, and principals they will tell you how a school really should be rated; by how the students turn out in life.
--Submitted by a student

Both of my daughters go to this school. They have a good variety of classes, including foreign language classes that include Japanese!
--Submitted by a parent

I would have to strongly disagree with the parent who submitted a review criticizing one of the teachers in particular for showing a movie. As a student, I would like to point out that the vast majority of the videos we see in class are from the history channel, or something of that sort. However, when it comes to the whole Saving Private Ryan video not being as educational as you think, that's where I'd have to disagree. I was in that class actually, and I think that by us watching the movie, it gave us a different perspective on just how crucial the war was. It showed you what it was like for a few soldiers up close and on a more personal level than what anything on the history channel could provide. I also believe that not all teaching should be about essays and watching things that are strictly
--Submitted by a student

this school has an excelent music program ran by a Mr.Milisists that we all call 'M'
--Submitted by a student

Its great BUT, the food stinks and some of the classes get really hot and it just get a little uncomfortable. all everyone ever talk about is football and wrestling and i think all the other sports needs some coverage too. the guidance department needs to be more involved and knowledgeable. as going into senior year i did not like the need of the 6.5 credits to go into senior year when they are not needed
--Submitted by a student

Decent school, but too many teachers who want to get in and get out. They also need to keep Powerschool current so parents can keep track of their children's progress!
--Submitted by a parent

As a student, I can say above ANYONE else that the teachers are great and I dont feel any danger in that school. Safety and discipline definitely come out in the wearing and displaying of IDs. They strictly enforce that and other rules. We have tons of extracurriculars. The students are great too. Diversity Is Our Strength- GO ROVERS!!!
--Submitted by a student

The major complaint I have with the whole district are the movies that are shown in class. Cinderella Man is not a form of teaching a class about the depression! Forest Gump, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gattica, Saving Private Ryan, Glory, there are others. One teacher sent a note home about Private Ryan and the parent had the option of letting there child do a report instead of watching the movie. Why not show something from the history channel? Hollywood is not a teacher. Otherwise EASD is great. Their security and response to trouble is superb. To everyone who thinks EASD is 'bad' the policemen aren't there because the school is bad they are there to stop the school from becoming bad. Troubles that happen in small schools would be nipped in the bud at Easton. Many activities & sports to choose. Tradition, Diversity, Pride, that's Rover Nation.
--Submitted by a parent