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9010 Prentice Ave

Gig Harbor, WA 98332

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Posted May 13, 2008

Harbor Ridge Middle school in beautiful Gig Harbor is the best middle school in the district. Excellent administration, solid teachers who truly care about the students. The student body is friendly and welcoming. No gang, drug or piercing problems in the school. Very supportive environment. This school is top notch & in a beautiful setting.

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Posted November 27, 2007

Absolutely tremendous principal, vice principal and staff. We moved this summer from a highly rated school system in Dallas, TX. Our daughter had a learning disability in math that qualified her for nothing but an excellent math teacher. She was above avererage in all other subjects. The philosophy of HRMS is to intervene sooner rather than later and boy did they. Within one month my daughter had been given the WISC by the school psychologist and there was a team meeting. She was switched to a class where she might possibly learn math easier. The team meeting was at 7:30 am. Two psychologists attendend, the principal Connie West, her former and new math teacher, her new Social Studies teacher, etc. I'm a 'seasonded' mother of many children, dedicated to their success. I have never had the pleasure of experienceing a staff under the guidance of Principal West and staff.
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Posted August 5, 2007

Harbor Ridge has been a good school for my daughter. Disappointed in the fact that they are currently the only middle school in the district to drop choir. I think the administration is very sports oriented. Some of the newer teachers are great but a few of the older ones need to retire. Not much parent involvement. Disappointed with 6th grade block, but the 7th and 8th grade block picked up the slack. Lots of school pride. Absolutely stunning location and beautiful view
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chrisleembhc February 9, 2012
We test kids at the end of the year and beginning. Kids that don't keep up during the summer take a giant step backwards. If our kids do complain about homework, we ask them,"Do you want to work for a company, or own the company?"
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jackdaddy February 5, 2012
No. Let the children have a break. Let their minds focus on being children. They'll have plenty of homework when they go back to school. I would not even consider enforceing summer homework for my children. They need stress free playtime.
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YviPuerto03 February 2, 2012
Yes. Of course summer is for fun however they can take a brake from homework 2 weeks or so, not the whole summer. If you teach a child the importance of learing they will enjoy the homework even in the summer.
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