Dodgeland Middle/High School

Dodgeland's current Administration is doing a fine job. I believe our school is beginning to reach its potential and will continue to see improvements over the next few years.
--Submitted by a teacher

I graduated from this school last year, and I am now attending a private university. I can honestly say that Dodgeland did not equip me with the skills I needed for this college. I had straight A's throughout high school, and now I am struggling in many of my classes. I never developed studying habits in high school since most of the teachers babied us through classes. If we complained, they made it easier. Now it does not matter if we complain, college professors do not care. Also, my professors believe in building personal relationships with students which is something many of the teachers at Dodgeland do not believe in. This does not help when a student needs recommendations. Most of the teachers are great, but some partake in bullying students. I don't know how many times I sat through a class at Dodgeland and listened to a teacher bash a student or even favor other students. Then, the administration cracks down on high school students like they are little children. The lack of freedom and responsibility hinders people when they finally reach college. Dodgeland needs help, and I honestly would not recommend you send your children here.

Now the school already considered not very good takes a gym teacher with an ego trip and makes that person principle. Can this school ever get any better and that is why we see people leaving for different schools all the time. As someone else stated certain kids can do whatever they want and others can't. That is very true. Yes the Janitor is the 2nd person in charge of the school. The school and gyms built for the taxpayers and yet they can't use it at all. Lets get with it Dodgeland it's embarrassing saying that we send kids their when communities joke about this school.
--Submitted by a parent

The only school in the area were the head janitor is second in charge. Parent
--Submitted by a parent

Dodgeland is a bad school if an individual does not have the right name, they will receive no respect and little help from the teaching staff. Students use the fact that they go to Dodgeland as an excuse as to why they are not as smart as they could be, I know this is entirely true. In my past 4 I have experienced unsteady teachers in many core subjects. During these teachers absence we were provided with subs that were unequipped to be teaching that subject , therefore taking away from the students learning. I will graduate knowing very little Geometry for this very reason. Aside from the poor academics, the extra curricular personal, manly the athletic director is out to get any student athlete in trouble, even if this student athlete has not done anything against a code. To find this out the teaching staff has harassed and repeatedly questioned students as if there was a reward to find information.

I am a student at dodgeland high school and i personally think its an ok school. except that most of the teachers do have favorite students and are easier on them then the rest of us. this school tends to be unfair to some students. i have been going to dodgeland my whole life and it has changed sparatically over the years. i dont like it. now we have a new superintendent and principal and are changing all the rules and nobody is really happy with it.
--Submitted by a student

I have had 2 children graduate from Dodgeland Schools and 1 presently going there. I believe the school has become worse over the years, the administrators are terrible, they along with the teachers have favorites, and they are given every break, there are a few good teachers but they are few and far between. the school board seems to be blind as to what is really going on they just do whatever the superintendent says to do. An average school going downhill unless some changes are made.
--Submitted by Robert Buhr, a parent

I was a student in Dodgeland for 8 years. I have been out of school for 5 years now. All I have to day is I hope the school has become a better place since I was a student. I felt that the staff didn't care about the students....unless of course they we into all the after school activities. The teachers obviously played favorites. I have only been back to the school once since I graduated, so if they have gotten better I sincerly apologize. If not, I hope my words help some parents to see whats going on.
--Submitted by a former student

I've been a student at this school district for 8 years now. I would say overall it's about average. It's strong point is it's extracurricular activities. Parent involvement is farily low though. Most of the teachers are good and nice, but there are some that take the quality down a bit.
--Submitted by a student