Stafford High School

Stafford High School was quite a strange experience for me. I had a few excellent teachers, and I had far more difficult, unhelpful, and/or discriminatory teachers. Regardless of my personal experiences, I did manage to learn a lot at SHS in terms of skills and knowledge. However, for every positive experience I had at this school, I had two or three negative.By far the issue that stands out as needing to be addressed the most to me is Stafford High School's lack of attention to helping individual students, like myself (I have ADHD), with finding ways to learn. What I mean by that is helping students find a way to learn that works for them. They should be focusing less on whether a student gets every assignment finished and handed in, and more on the overall assessment of the students (such as grades on tests and quizzes).My opinion is biased, so I cannot tell others to agree with me, however, I believe that with a student to teacher ratio of 12:1, Stafford High School has the full ability to spend more time on helping individual students find ways to adapt. This is especially true in my case since I have a learning disability.My last negative comment is that, in the end, I did not feel "safe" at this school. I felt that many teachers were not willing to help me once they lost the slightest bit of faith in my ability, which happened quite fast. I was also personally called out by staff in front of my peers on numerous occasions. Worst of all, due to the transfer of my middle school vice principal becoming my high school principal, I was under scrutiny due to a previous experience at SMS (My parents had to call Washington D.C. and threaten the school countless times to recognize ADHD as a learning disability).On a positive note, the school had very few cliques and good security. The students were generally respectful and considerate of each other. There was almost no bullying, and that allowed for quite a comfortable experience when working with other students. There were also a handful of exceptionally wonderful staff members including teachers in the Math and English departments.Overall, I would say that, I learned a lot at this school and felt secure in my personal knowledge and skill when leaving. Though, I left feeling abandoned by the very individuals whose job it was to ensure that I was comfortable and knowledgeable.

Teachers who really care, students who help and encourage each other in a town full of good honest people. Living the American dream!

Our oldest daughter is now attending Stafford High School. We love all of the available after school programs and the classes and curriculum seem well thought out for today's young adults. I'm very hopeful and optimistic about the future of our country if these are the types of kids we're raising.

Stafford High School was amazing. I graduated 2 years ago and the teachers are some of the greatest people I've ever met and made a huge impact on my life. Many of them are willing to go out of their way to help kids out as long as they are willing to ask for it. Every single Stafford High teacher is better than any professor I've had so far in college. They actually care about you and want to see you succeed.