Williamstown Middle/High School

i want to the school it was not a good school at all i got picked on a lot and no one really did anything

The middle school principal is so unbelievably negative and unpleasant to deal with. Why we need 2 principals in this small school is just another way we taxpayers are taken advantage of. I believe we should clean house, get rid of the middle school principal and expect the HS principal to do her job and run a school where our kids can learn.
--Submitted by a parent

i am a student of williamstown and in my opinion it is not a good school. Some of the teachers are nice. the school is a bit small there is 2 math, English, and history teachers but only 1 foreign language teacher. the middle school does doesn't have that much room so they have a math room in the middle school hallway. They also have a class in the high school hallway and when the students are trying to learn they are so loud. The principle in my opinion isn't nice. She doesn't deal with some problems kids have she said she will but she wont. So in all this school is not a good school.
--Submitted by a student

WMHS is not a very good school in my opinion. The education system is lacking in all areas. I am a sophomore this year and when I talk to sophomores from other schools, they have already learned what I am learning now, earlier on in their schooling. As a student athlete, I feel that the school is more concerned about sports and doing well in sports than they are the kids education. I have tried to move to other schools, and I'm always on the waiting list for school choice. WMHS is not a very good place to go to school, educational wise.
--Submitted by a student

the elementry school is a wonderful place to send your children ,the staff members are a wonderful bunch of caring human beings right down to the custodial staff. the middle high school is awfull only a very few there that should be there.disipline what disipline. the place needed a face lift but someone in charge needs to clean house from the principals all the way down to the bottom of the totom pole.it's a awful place to send children and to work there.
--Submitted by a parent

As a former student, I would like it to be noted that I am writing coherant English. I can tie my shoes, balance my checkbook, and use a semicolon. SAT score: 1210. I am not a failure of the educational system. When I met Ms. Morris-Quartz, she had a ladder over her shoulder, and paint can in hand, and a pair of paint-splattered overalls on. She was re-painting the school herself. This, I kept with me through all other frustrations, because her good intentions were so materially there to begin with. This school is a work in progress. I think that she tried too much, too fast, and lost control of it. I would have done no better myself. Also, despite all my griping while I was there, the most important thing is that I had teacher-friends right there griping with me. WMHS can be good for you. In a brocolli kind of way.

I worked at this school over five years ago and I did not like the way things were handled then. Behavioral students were not dealt with. Unfortunately, my son decided to go there this year. He is a freshmen. I was very apprehensive. The smaller numbers in classes has been great for him. The teachers still don't get back to you in a timely manner. I still feel that this school needs more then a cosmetic face lift. The communication is lacking, they don't offer enough extra curricular activities and they shouldn't offer core 9 and 10. Overall I am trying to adjust, but my son seems happy. I hope he will get a good education from this school.
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent of two children one in the Elm. one in the High School I have to say that my overall feeling of this school is somewhat mixed.I feel all of the teachers that I have had the pleasure of meeting are Wonderful,loving,qualified teachers! My one child in the middle school is a fun loving,polite but very lazy child. The teachers there have put in countless hours of phone calls and such to try and help establish a plan that works for him. The Teachers thus far receive an A+++ from me. I do feel the school needs great repair and I am glad the bond passed. Ms.Kortz has been helpful also in my experiences.I do wish the teachers had more time for parent/teacher meetings however they are only one person teaching appx.70 children a day! Please understand they cant sit by the phone waiting for you to call!
--Submitted by a parent

I guess all schools have their problems and I do not make enough to be able to send my children to private schools, I not sure that I would anyway. The kids in all my children s classes are very close and so are the parents. At least we re close enough to know each others names. The 2 main concerns are 1. There is absolutely no communication parents to teachers in the Middle and High School 2. I believe the six graders should not be in with High School at all there was too much of a change in my children s personalities in just that year. The Elementary is a nice school but they are running out of room.
--Submitted by a parent

Marketing researchers will tell you that it is usually the unhappy people who voice their opinions, and that certainly seems to be the case here. Yes, the principal sometimes avoids issues, but far more frequently, she figures out a way for her students to win. She is a devoted and tireless administrator who consistently asks the questions,'What is best for kids?' One of my children graduated from WMHS, two are currently enrolled. I have seen many changes over the years, and I have to say that the vast majority were for the better. THe inclusion of online class alternatives has been very beneficial for those students who don't like the limited offerings of this small school. The so-called 'core' classes are also designed to adapt to kids' respective learning styles. Unfortunately, this didn't pan out so well for one of my kids, in '04-'05. But we're still trying to figure out why. I have found the principal fairly receptive to my questions and concerns. Let's hope the town passes the bond for building improvements: we really need them.
--Submitted by a parent