I had a mixed experience attending this school a f...

I had a mixed experience attending this school a few years ago.

Let me start off by saying if you play your cards right, the family atmosphere here is like no other. Extracurriculars really saved me.

However, there is a clear if you don t fit our image we won t work with you type vibe in the school.

I am an African American student and I didn t realize how many race jokes and overall offensive things happened to me in this school, but I was gaslit into thinking it was normal. A student called me the n word in front of my entire calculus, I reported it to the vice principal Mr. Sharib and there was NO action done and I was called a snitch for genuinely feeling uncomfortable being in the school. I don t think this vibe will ever be fixed, the school constantly ignores this and some teachers actively embrace it.

This does not however discount some of the truly great teachers in this school, Mr. Frodella, Mr. Lindstrom and Mr. Loposky are a few that come to mind that are genuinely educators I will never forget.

I overall wouldn t have picked another school and I genuinely enjoyed my time, the opportunities are endless, the food is great, the education is solid (if you are in honors, if you are in academy the teachers very obviously do not care as much for your class,) the extracurriculars are the best part of the school.

However, bullying is frequent especially if you are a minority. The teachers and students will say it s light jabs but they really aren t. Find the right group of friends and teachers u trust and you will have a great time. The school is like no other, for better or for worse.