Whitehaven High School

I am a 9th grader at whitehaven and i HATE IT! The students are ridiculously wild and most of the time the good have to suffer with the bad and thats ALOT. The school is WAY overcrowded and the staff are extremely disorganized and never communicate, so you can get suspended over something unnecessary. Its more like a prison than a school and i dreaded going there. Most kids could care less about their education and just come to talk. We spent half of the year sitting in the auditorium watching movies and were woefully unprepared for exams. Some of the teachers try so hard to help but they dont have the power to do whatever the need to. Sports are put over academics. Band is put over everything. Please dont send your kids here just because of the scholarships. Your kids wont be fully prepared to finish the full years on that scholarship!
—Submitted by a student

School rating: -3. I think the school is catostrophic. Everytime I ask 'How is the school?' my answer is always 'They have a great band!'. Honestly no matter how great the band is the school is not so great. It's overcrowded and underfunded. Also it's not very organized. They can't control their students. This school needs atleast a 250% improvement to get a 3 star rating from me.
—Submitted by a student

im a student that attends whitehaven high and the experience is great. i love everything about the school. some of the adminstrators are strict but they're strict for a good reason and that's to make sure that we (the students) get our wonderful education that whitehaven has to offer. i absolutely love the principal...he's the BEST PRINCIPAL EVER.!!! he deserves every little piece of respect that he receives.! the teachers are great too...and personally i think that whitehaven has some of the finest teaching teachers in memphis because my learning experience has been great since 9th grade and i'm in the 11th grade now. so if u wondering where to send your child for a great education send them to whitehaven high school...so that's my review of whitehaven high school... :)
—Submitted by a student

I think whitehaven is a great school anyone who goes is lucky to be there, and the staff is great and the students and i am proud to be a tiger.
—Submitted by a student

i love this school it taught me alot of cool things and i love being on the dance team
—Submitted by a student

I attend whitehaven high school....Academic wise and in other fun programs...When people ask me what school i attend i am so proud to say that i am i mighty tiger and i atted whitehaven high school
—Submitted by a student

i think its a great school of education
—Submitted by a student

I beleive they have a way of getting the children interested in learning and to have a positive outlook on life. The children talk bout their future goals and it brings tears to my eyes just to see how excited they really are. Thank you to the staff at Whitehaven High.
—Submitted by a parent

The education here is great. The teachers really help there students to succeed.
—Submitted by a parent

I'm not a parent, but I am a former student. When i was attending whitehaven I named it 'the best in the nation'.Even though students made it hard for teachers; the teachers still maintained a professional outlook. They taught the ones who were willing to learn. And the principal was/is the best in the nation as well. He was more of a father figure to both male and female students. We never disappointed nor disrespected him. Why? Because we had that understanding where whenever we would disappoint him he would do it unto us. We respected him even as we feared him. We knew when to play and when to get serious. I miss whitehaven so much. I'll always 'see the vision through the eye of a tiger!'
—Submitted by Tiffany Jefferson, a former student

Whitehaven is organized but as fars as academics and leadership, something has to change.
—Submitted by a parent

I believe that Whitehaven has the potential to be the best high school in the area. I do have a concern that is shared with another parent that I spoke with. It seems as if the administration majors on the minor things and minor on the major things. Yes, I want to know when my child is missing school but, I also want for my concerns/child concerns to be addressed in am more timely manner. Just because the students are taking 6 week exams that is not acceptable. They finish at 2:15 and a student can be summoned to the office to speak with the principal or his/her designee to deal with issues especially if they are possibly dealing with the safety of a student. Also, I feel that sometimes administration needs to be a bit more flexible when a parents request another teacher. The primary concern should be the child.
—Submitted by a parent

Whitehaven High is at the top of the Memphis City Schools list as far as academics and all other activities are concerned. It is in my opinion the 'cream-of-the-crop' in Memphis City Schools. I have one daughter who has graduated from this school in 2002 and another will graduate in 2007. Both have excelled tremendously in academics. Whitehaven has a great 'optional' program, especially for business majors. I would recommend Whitehaven High School to anyone. I am pleased.
—Submitted by a parent

This school will give you a unique sense of learning capabilities only possible by real professionals.The teachers tag learning by all sides of the spectrum to enhance our future leaders.I am proud to say I am an alumni and a parent of this school.If you want a excellent learning experience for your child,Whitehaven is the place to produce the product.God bless this school.
—Submitted by Anita, a parent

This is a excellent school. If you want your child to learn then they should consider this school.
—Submitted by a student