Madison High School

Posted September 27, 2009

I've had my two children graduate from Madison High School and both received an excellent education at Madison HS and are thriving at their respective Virginia universities. The classes that both of my children took challenged them every day (both honors, AP and regular classes). I commend all the dedicated teachers of this high school for coming in early and staying late so that they could be available for their students and offer extra academic support when needed. The school also offers SAP (Student Assistance period) for 20 minutes every day and any student can go to their teacher and review any material with them during this time or if students didnt' need this help they could work on their homework. The opportunities for extra-curricular activites offered at Madison are numerous. The counselors get to know every one of their students and assist them in the college application process.
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Posted September 6, 2009

My child finished his first year. He is not an athlete and has been in the honors courses. We have been unexpectedly pleased with the teachers. We have no issue with many of the rules, particularly after hearing the principal explain the reasons why they are there. The ones that I find too strict (draconian penalties for drug use in particular--as if no one every makes big mistakes in her life) were imposed by Virginia voters, not the principal.
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Posted July 13, 2009

My son graduated from this school. He was involved in athletics so I appreciate the support that he got from mostly a very strong boosters program. But unlike schools I attended Athletes were not given any .'free rides.' He was also a middle of the road non AP student with ADD, but no IEP His teachers(except one) were all wonderful and helpful. Many coming to school early or staying late to give him that extra one on one attention that he needed to get through the demanding curriculum. My main complaint would be the grading scale. Why is 92% a B? This school prepared my son, who does have educational and learning challenges for college. in fact, the did claim most of college was easier than high school. He graduated and is now on to post graduate studies. I thank James Madison High School for that.
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Posted July 1, 2009

The education at Madison is exactly what you make it. The years I took honors and AP classes and put forth a lot of effort I felt challenged, but the years that I took regular classes I didn't really need to study and I didn't learn much. If you can get yourself or your child into TJ you will definitely be better prepared for college.
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