Westminster High School

Its been a great experience so far from the topics in class to the students I'm surrounded by, I'm proud to be a student at Westminster High!

WHS was a great school that prepared me for college and taught many life lessons. I met some of the greatest people and learned so much while I was enrolled.

The school ran a lot more efficiently under the former principal, Mr. Seaman. The principal that is currently in charge lacks people skills, not only with students and staff, but with parents as well. When a parent encounters an issue at school, he/she depends on the administration to help find a resolution. The administration at WHS views the parents as adversaries which makes conflict resolution totally impossible. Parents need to know that their children are safe and are in an environment in which they will be taught with understanding and respect. They need to know that when a situation arises, they can count on the administration to take the necessary action to fix problems. Sadly, that is not the case with the administration at WHS. There is no partnership at this school between the staff, administration, student, and parent. Very Sad. The Middle schools were much better at handling problems and situations than WHS. So sad!

As a parent of a senior at WHS, I am disappointed with almost every aspect of this school. First, the AP program is a joke. My son took several AP classes in which the teacher did not finish teaching the material by semester end! To make up for his/her lack of teaching, my son had to sacrifice his afterschool and weekend hours to attend sessions where the remainder of the class was taught under the guise of AP test prep. This was completely unacceptable, and happened more than once. The athletes run the school and are allowed to join many school clubs (to benefit their resume for college) but sadly, are not required to attend regular meetings. If a non-athlete did this, they would be removed from the club, no questions asked.