Badger High School

Badger high school has many opportunities. But this school sucks. We have a tardy policy that is lame we get a detention if we are tardy to class two times. If we miss that detention we get a detention on a Friday until 5:30.If we skip Friday which is hard we get ISS the whole day on Monday. We also get an ISS for the whole day if we skip 1 class. We can also get a detention if we don't have our lunch card. There are also like 200 cameras in just one hallway. There are teachers in every corner yelling at everyone. You can get expelled for missing several days. You can get in trouble for almost anything because they think it's gang related. Like if you wear certain colors they believe you are in a gang. But almost every color is gang related. Also you get sent to the ISS room for dumb things. You can't graduate if you don't pass gym which is a credit. You also need to do community service to graduate. I am fed up with this school. I hate Badger.
--Submitted by a student

badger highschool gets a great income of cash from the people in lake geneva. the school leaders such as the principles and district staff abuse that cash to crank the heat up to 85 degree's. the district gives us very short breaks compared to other schools. the badger highschools gives many tickets to student's to those how disabay any rules such as just simply wearing a hat. the school district is just trying to make a profit off of the town and student's it is very sad.
--Submitted by a student

i just graduated from badger a month ago. badger as a whole is an excellent school. as a public school in extra curriculars, sports, music, cullinary, clubs, ag. etc i would say we're pretty amazing. We had students in my class that were nationally and state ranked in all of the above. acedemically there are amazing departments and others that... lack. the arts, music, band, orc, choir, and physical arts are amazing at badger. our school is more serious in music than an other school ive been to... our math dept, science dept, and music depts are best. social studies and english really lack. all of that into consideration, i am a proud graduate of bhs. go 2010 SEN10RS RULE
--Submitted by a student

Badger High School is not the best school for preparing students for college. The academic staff, counseling center and administration are apparently overworked due to the sheer volume of students (over 1600) at the school. Personal attention for students is basically non-existent. I would encourage parents of potential students to walk through the school on an average school day to see exactly what kind of environment really exists for their student. Badger, despite it's local reputation, is really just another large, public high school with the expected problems that go along with it.
--Submitted by a parent

Badger High School provides the best education in the area. However, this does not mean it is a top-notch institution. Badger has a lot of resources and funding, which shows in the numerous expansions done in the last 5 years, including a new music wing, a new language/math wing a new art wing/ and a state of the art fitness center and wrestling room. Other expansions included the installation of a new soccer pitch. Badger's weakness is not it's beauiful exterior, but the inner workings of the school. By all means, I do not mean every teacher or administrator is lacking, but there are many who are simply not up to par. The guidance department provides little help besides giving out a UW school application, and students who are interested in applying out of state recieve little to no help. Instead of preparing students for applying to college, they do the bare minimum.
--Submitted by a student

After having a student attend Badger for a year, I can say that their academic program is very good for the area. However, it seems there is cause for serious concern. The atmosphere at the school and attitude of support staff is lax, at best, when it comes to maintaining high standards for the student body and enforcing basic, common sense rules. If you are interested in college prep curriculum for your student, make sure that the guidance department is aware of it, as that does not seem to be their default priority. Overall, I am pleased with the teachers in core academics, unfortunately, not all 'make the grade.' Be sure to attend parent/teacher conferences and ask questions. The potential for Badger to be a great school is definitely there, however it seems they are 'falling short' for those with high expectations.
--Submitted by a parent

I am very disappointed in this school for children who are in need of special education service's,my son has given up and the teacher's are making him feel even more of a failure. I do believe they need to focus more on academic's for both special need's and Reg Ed student's and focus LESS on Extracurricular activities.This money for school could be used to help the struggling teen's who need the help who don't understand there work instead of making them stay after school everyday when they are frustrated already with work they don't understand..Make room for a few small classes and TEACH those special need student's instead of making them feel even more worse.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with the review that students already excelling will do well. I know my unmotivated child has struggled with little or no support from staff. I would suggest open-enrolling somewhere else if your child isn't self-motivated. There are no creative solutions here--just old fashioned ideas that everything should rest on the student's shoulders--no matter how much the student struggles to learn. The cliques referenced by the past student don't only exist between students. Staff is much more helpful to certain students than others.
--Submitted by a parent

I feel that this is a great school for children who are already excelling but it is lacking in resources for children who need help .
--Submitted by a parent

I am a student at badger, and I am very involved in the agriculture department. This school has amazing resources and you can learn about almost anything agriculture without leaving the ag room. Its great!
--Submitted by a student