Anais Styles

Review of Southeast Career and Technical...

I've been at SECTA for the past 2 years and there ...

I've been at SECTA for the past 2 years and there are many good and bad things about it. I love how the school has a very quiet and laid-back atmosphere. There is rarely any kind of altercations other then the "he said" "she said" stuff that is common in high school. The students are very nice, you can easily find a group of people that you can get along with and will create great memories with. Everyone there has one goal in mind: success. They are all exceptionally smart in some or all of their classes so it is very easy to find someone that can help you out if you're struggling. The #1 thing I hate about SECTA is the fact that over half of your classes are in rundown portables that have broken air conditioners and projectors. The only nice building (the one that is only pictured on here) has the Health Occupations majors, Algebra I, Geometry, Health Education, College Prep., one Algebra II class, and the library so most students don't have any classes in there (usually I had 1 to 2 classes in that building). All of the core classes like English and Social Studies are stuck in these cramped portables that even the teachers hate. It seems like a trailer park. The school only cares about sports because it's the only CTA that provides any kind of sport (except football) and they put their time and effort into it and not the awful class environment. The school isn't always clean. The only clean places are the D-Building (the nice one) and The Commons. My other concern is the bullying. The school rarely has any of it but when there happens to be an incident the school is clueless. They make it seem like they have zero tolerance of bullying when really they don't. A friend of mine was being harassed by a boy to the point where he tried to beat her up and threatened to kill her but when her family went to the school they gave my friend detention and threatened to suspend her and didn't give the boy ANYTHING. The school is corrupted by the idea that it's "the best school" and nothing could go wrong, but guess what it does. The teachers and facilities are more corrupt than politicians. They only care about test scores and never pay attention to the students' needs. There are a select few of teachers that genuinely care but the other teachers isolate those good few and make them seem as though they are awful (this has actually led to an incredible English teacher to quit). The school has an awful grading system that makes homework completely worthless but you still have to do it if you don't want to fail. I wish the school focused on finding the best learning methods for students and not just what they think is "good".
All in all there are some things that the school needs to fix but other than that it is a great school.