Galway Junior Senior High School

We chose Galway and we would do it again. Our boys entered the district in the Middle School and immediately became involved in drama, sports, Odyssey of the Mind and other extracurricular activities that allowed them to develop a sense of pride, self confidence while being part of the community. In many rural areas, the school is a big part of the community and that is true for Galway. Our boys immediately became part of the community. Over the course of the years, we are thrilled that Galway has been able to balance the improvements with not just developing a solid budget that has allowed for increasing academic offerings and standards, but developing a culture of expecting more from our students, our teachers, our administrations, our parents and our community. Once again, we chose Galway and we would choose it again!

I graduted from this school many moons ago. I hasn't grown at all since the 20+ years ago I was here. I actually has declined in enrollment. My kids now go here and I am really not happy with the future I see for the school. They offer the bare minium in acdemics and they only offer varisity sports. There is a booster club that tries to support the modified and JV programs. My daughter has lost over 20% of her classmates moving to other districts, private schools or home schooling. I understand with the economy times are tough but they need to stop patching a sinking ship and move on for the sake of the kids. They need more.

Galway is a great school!! I have since graduated and I realize what a good place it is. Unlike the other reviews say, new students are not isolated. We have plenty of students who are always willing to help make other people comfortable, and we are not an all white, Christian school. The majority is caucasian, but we are accepting, and the school teaches tolerance and expects all students to treat each other the same. You cannot help your demographics!! Students from all walks of life make it to Galway, and every kind of student is accepted. The teachers are fantastic, and although some are tough, there is always available help. Don't listen to other people who say their kids only went for a year, they haven't experienced what Galway is about.

I went there for a year and a half. The school was a living hell. If you don't go there from Kindergarten up people isolate you and you become a freak. The people are like something out of Wrong Way by Stephen King. I go to Burnt Hills HS now and am much happier.