Moon Senior High School

I stayed in Moon Twp., in spite of the high taxes, because the school is basically a good one. On the plus side, colleges seem to accept these students readily. The teaching staff is extremely supportive. The sports programs are top-notch. There is a lot of new technology available to the students. However, there are some issues. The old principal did not do anything to help students who didn't "fit in the box." The new principal has promised more than he has delivered so far. I have tried to be an involved parent, but I have not gotten a lot of help from the administration. I have heard the same thing from other parents whose kids aren't the "cookie cutter" students. The curriculum does need to be updated; the most recent updates have been piecemeal. All in all, it is a decent school, but there are some things that need to be improved.
--Submitted by a parent

... all of my science teachers have been great teachers, and all but one of my history teachers have been really great teachers! One of my least favorite parts of the school, is the lunch food. It is so gross. Chunky mashed potatoes, yellow pepperoni inside the pepperoni rolls (even the nurses told me not to eat them) COLD chicken, pink burgers (I don't even know if it's even real MEAT!) They also have this really gross pizza that has like a whole wheat crust. You can't really tell it's that kind of pizza until AFTER you get it, which is unfortunate for me, because I'm allergic to wheat and shouldn't eat that much at a time. I don't even think the lunch ladies approve of the food, but, I do like the lunch ladies... They, for the most part, are very nice!
--Submitted by a student

I would readily recommend Moon Township schools to anyone. My children have done well there, academically, athletically and socially. The principal of the ms and hs was great; he readily addressed any issues I had and made it a point to touch base with my kids regularly. In return the students there loved him and respected him. As for the curiculum, my children have learned a great deal, and the honors classes have been challenging for them. All of my kids teachers have always made every effort to stay in touch and let us know how our kids were doing, either by email, a phone call or a note home. But as with anywhere (1) parents must be involved in their kids lives (2) you will have good and bad no matter where u are. Great schools.
--Submitted by a parent

The schoool is always cold. The lunches are good but thats about the only thing. Also freshman dont get much choices. I dont like the math ethier
--Submitted by a student

I'll add to these other reviews. Some of them make this school sound excellent and some make it sound horrible. It's really somewhere in between, closer to good than bad. 1. Scheduling for freshman is pretty bad. We only get 2 electives because of health and gym, but we learn to deal with it. 2. The Integrated Math system is great. I personally like it better than the normal math systems. It gets you a variety of maths in three levels building off one another. One bad thing is that colleges get confused by it, so now we are eliminating it :( 3. Having no windows is bad. We never know what it's like outside and the classrooms are like dungeons. 4. The school is cold. It's not that big of a deal, but I'm just saying... 5. Although they keep delaying the new school, it's going to be really good.
--Submitted by Marissa Z., a student

The school is an excellent place to learn but the conditions of the school need improvment.
--Submitted by a parent

Moon area offers a large selection of classes on all levels. they have college in high school and AP classes as well as offering many industrial arts and technology classes. the teachers are very good and if you want to learn you will. the parent involvement is not that high because it is not needed. The sports programs are consistently among the best in the state. their are countless extracurricular activities available. this is a safe and good school with many students going to very good colleges.
--Submitted by a former student

Ok, so the school had a few problems. 1.Mold-has been taken care of by an outside organization. 2.Spending all their money on an astroturf field-they had to due to a local university ripping up their grass one. It was uneconomical to do otherwise. 3.Classes are large,classrooms are small-this is being taken care of by a new scheduling system that fills all of the classrooms. 4.Taxes-can't live with them, can't live without em :p 5.Food-just got a new food service this year. Food is hard to make likeable for everyone.Btw-the pepperoni rolls are good 6.Getting class choices-freshman don't have a whole lot of choices due to their health classes and freshmen orientation classes. 7.Getting study halls-going into the school during the summer to fix scheduling problems always gets rid of this. 8.No windows-there are no windows because they didn't have airplane proof glass back in the day it was built. I put down all the other rumors at next post!
--Submitted by Mike Hufnagle, a student

Mom gets to put down all the 'rumors' about mhs: 1.'The children can't read'-they are required by law to know how to read by 1st grade. 2.'The school board solution is to build a new school with all the old faculty still there'-you cannot replace an entire faculty! btw, the new school is planned to be the best in the state. 3.'The school does not comunicate with the parent and the curriculm is atrocious.'-The school immediately communicates with the parents if any problems arise. 4.'Moon teaches integrated math, it is difficult for the student and does not work.'-Integrated math is a series of books that work together. It works excellent. 5.'The curriculm needs to be updated'-it is updated every year 6.'How would you like to see a pepperoni roll with black pepperoni in it and cheese that's half rubber and half some sticky slimy stuff.'-It's called cheese and slightly burnt parents don't know about the school-ask a student
--Submitted by Mindy Hufnagle, a parent

Moon school is not the school it used to be. It is a political maze. We have an astroturf football field and the children can't read. Nor are there teachers willing to tutor them. The school board solution is to build a new school with all the old faculty still there. The school board runs the school, the teachers and the students. School taxes continue to rise and educational quality continues to decrease.
--Submitted by a parent