Maurice J. Mcdonough High School

It has not been enjoyable, but luckily some teachers and staff have helped make my experience bearableIt’s not a good environment to be in. The students are cruel. There’s always fights and violence. Teachers show obvious favoritism towards students. Students have no freedom during their ironic free period. The school has great school pride and I wish I had a more pleasant experience here.

We've had a positive experience at McDonough High School. It is a small school with approximately 850 students and a good fine arts program. Since St. Charles High School opened, we've seen a marked improvement in the behavior problems and we expect that to continue. The previous principal made the school a center for ESOL students but for the 2017-2018 school year, that group will be divided among three high schools in the county. That transition should help eliminate some tensions that occured between certain groups. Overall the academics are strong and the faculty is committed. For AP programs, there are options for the students. My children are in the honors and AP classes so it is different then the general ed classes but to be fair, that would apply to most of the high schools in the county. As a small school, there are ample opportunities to try out for sports and most teams will gladly take on a student even if he or she have never played the sport before. The coaches will teach you how to play.

We've had a positive experience so far at Mcdonough and our son is about to be a junior. Overall we are very pleased.

My son goes to Maurice J. McDonough and I have to say this school is a wonderful school. My little boy comes home everyday and tells me what he has learned and the teachers are great on putting him on the right path to college. He has also told me ever since St. Charles had open up all the students that were causing disruptions in the classroom and starting all the fights have left and the school has became a better environment for him. I am a proud with Maurice J McDonough. I couldn't ask for a better school.