It's been a great fit for my daughter. There's a wide range of fine arts, sports, technical activities with a reasonable # of students. It's a very supportive environment for both my daughter & myself. The staff is wonderful and really care about the students. We weren't planning on private school tuition but public high school fell short if our dreams / plans for our daughter. This school is worth the tuition!
Great school and has accommodated limited in person classes. Grateful for the Catholic faith emphasis and the caring teachers
We love AMHS! My son has never been happier at school after we moved to the area when he started 9th grade 2 years ago. We are very happy with the academics, sports and clubs. It s been overall a really positive experience. I Highly recommend it, I know my son will be well prepared for college and think back with fond memories of his time at Murphy. Go Wildcats!
You will be ready for college if you put in the work. That is the end result of this school, and that is what I will start with here. This review is to just ask yourself, is it worth it? before you sign that dotted line.
If you want to be disrespected and babysat, this is the perfect place for you. You are treated like a child here. You have no authority or say about your life; only your parents do. The only time you represent yourself is when you are punished; then everything is your fault. Don t forget, though, that most of the kids that get in trouble are the ones whose parents aren t giving a huge amount of money or have the most connections with the school. AMHS advertises how their students have a certain GPA and all go to college. Don t be fooled. That's just because those who are not meeting the standards are simply kicked out. Don't be impressed by the statistics of this school. It's staged. Not to mention the classes that they pride themselves in offering do not include life skills classes. There are only AP and honors classes to challenge you; not any classes to help you learn how to be a human outside of schooling.
The claim that this is a Catholic school is questionable. Its mission states a rounded approach to faith. This approach is nonexistent. AMHS always speaks about how all faiths are welcome, and that the students learn about other faiths as well. Any faith aside from Catholicism gets one paragraph in a text book probably just your senior year. Donating money here is a competition, not something they do out of the good of their hearts. It is all about sports here. Academically, if a student is not the best at science or math, their academic talents mean nothing. All recognition is given to those who are good with numbers.
Regarding the school in general, there is no central heating system in the school. It's either freezing cold or boiling hot. You cannot leave campus hardly at all. If you just want to go to your car you have to get a pass. The school is no longer big enough to fit their students. There are hardly any clubs and the ones they have are beyond negligent. The school is run like a business. Bad press= hush hush, and this was certainly evident many times in my four years. Gossip spreads like wildfire in a small school. The. Staff. Gets. Away. With. EVERYTHING.
More specifically than the staff, the teachers preach respect, but fail to give any to the students. They tell you what to do, threaten you before you do anything wrong if you don't follow directions, and treat you like a caged animal in classrooms. If one student does something wrong, all
the kids get yelled at. There is a bias with grading. If you are a favorite, you The kids are told they are lucky to be at AMHS over a public school. The lunches are nowhere near healthy, and are redundant beyond belief. They always advertise making it healthier, but stick with the less expensive side of things and go with pizza and food court meals. Healthy meals cannot dare to take the money away from the football team and new chapel.
Respect from student to student is just like the movies at AMHS. The big shots are high and mighty. The regular kids are just trying to get by without a teacher bugging them or an athlete or academic star making them feel down about themselves.
If you can, just go to a different school. They take your money and never let you forget it. High school is tough. Not just in academics. To those who gave so many a hard time, especially those who I saw with my own eyes, you know who you are. Think about your actions. They may be just teenagers now, but in a couple years they will be adults and parents themselves. Don't cause yourself to regret how you treated them before they were legal or still binding to your school. One day they ll be just like me, and ready to speak up about the truth.
-just another student in the books.
Best private school option in Snohomish County. Huge variety of clubs and sports, very supportive and inclusive community, high academics focused on challenging the students to experience a wide array of learning options and prepare them for their own success after high school.
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