Highland Springs High School

As a student of HS, who gets bused in from the West-End, I have no problem with the school. The sterotypes of Highland Springs really create a negative image, which is portrayed in the media and by students of other schools. I really enjoy playing on the soccer team and it seems the student body meshes together really well. Overall, i love going to Highland Springs and wouldnt change my experiences for anything in the world. Go Springers!
--Submitted by a student

I work at hshs and I think its a wonderful school. We do the best we can to help the students to succeed in their education. Some teachers go above and beyond the call of duty for the students. Working in the Special Education Dept there are challenges that we face with the students, Unfortunatly we can't protect them from whatever experiences they will indure outside of that bldg and in their environment. While they are in that bldg we will proved them with quality education, respect, honesty, leadership, security. Most of all we provide them with stability and a listening ear. The tech ctr has multiple opportunities for their future. Last but not least the Band and football is the best. I would also like to recognize their exceptional ed basketball team (medford league)they work very hard and do a wonderful job. We also put on the best Talent Show

I Personally Love Highland Springs. Im A Senior About To Graduate In June And These Three Years Have Gone By So Quick And Its Like Its Really Crazy At Highland Springs From The Crowded Hallways To The Pep Rally's. I Will Miss Highland Springs When I Graduate. HIGHLAND SPRINGS SPRINGERS!!!!!!
--Submitted by a student

As a senior of Highland Springs High School, I can say that my three years at this school have flown by and I will miss it greatly. The first time I stepped foot on Highland Springs High School Campus was in the third week of August 2005. I was going to band camp to interact with a great mass of people that I didn't even know! Though a newcomer, and not really able to express myself as a rookie, I still felt welcomed into the band program wit open arms. I made new friends that I'm sure will be around for a lifetime, I developed a new outgoing personality, and I have leardned values and morals that only come from being part of a group where you all rely on each other's energy.
--Submitted by a student

this school is terrible and the teachers are okay but the atmosphere is terrible with constant threat and the principle is a pushover
--Submitted by a student

Im a freshman at HSHS and i love it!!! yea itz crowed but wit the renavitons what can u do about it? Im a member of the marching battlion and we are the baddest band in the land! yea it sometimes we get a lil outa controle (the students as a whole) but most of us no how to conduct ourselves. If it wasn't for the band and the football n basketball team i probly wouldnt like HSHS as much but itz still a good skool.
--Submitted by a student

Highland Springs overall is a good school. It has some issues, like all schools do. It is very overcrowded and the renovation that is going on at the school right now is making the situation much worse. I have two children that attend HSHS and neither one of them have had any problems at school. As a resident of Henrico County, it's seem as if the counties priorities lie with their 'West End' residents as far as building new schools and in many other areas. The Center for Engineering at HSHS is an excellent program as well and I feel as if both of my children are receiving a quality education. The school experience is what the student makes of it.
--Submitted by a parent

I was a student in the 06-07 class. I loved HSHS, for the most part my teachers were good. The atmosphere is good but a bit overcrowded. As far as safety goes, I never got into any confrontations all four years I was there. The best thing is that we have great sports teams too.

Highland Springs HS is indeed one of the best schools in the county and state. Even though we have a lot of bad press every year, HS is not a bad school. Most the time its the press adding on stuff that never even happened. It is a safe school and it is a learning house. Highland Springs has the best activities a student could want and dont forget about our band or football team. If you want to experience HSHS for yourself come visit sometimes, and see for yourself that the bad press just isnt true!
--Submitted by a student

I am a teacher at HSHS and I love my students and I respect my colleagues. I can promise that every student, faculty member and staff are very safe at HS. Unfortunately, our school has received bad press about incidents that were not at all as they were reported on TV. Our SOL scores, in reading this year 06/07, were 84% passing, writing was 86% and science 89%. Our graduating class this year also received five million dollars worth of scholarship money! We are very proud of our students and I care very much about what my students take with them every day they leave my classroom. The administrators genuinely care and take time to listen to student concerns. These are just a few thoughts I wanted to share. Stop by some time. I know you will be impressed with what you will experience. Go SPRINGERS!
--Submitted by a teacher