Boles J High School

My daughter has excelled at this school and is in the higher bracket for most of her courses. She is involved in school athletics, choir and the drama program. Her teachers were very good about communicating any issues or concerns and the school does an excellent job of communicating important events and dates to look out for.

My daughter had several Issues with bully's last year. I did have a few teachers reach out with concern but I felt like they could of done more.

My son attended Boles both 7th and 8th grade year. His experiences were always positive and he absolutely loved his teachers! Being a middle school teacher myself, Junior high is a transitional time for all students. As a parent you have to be supportive but help your child learn how to make there own choices as this will be a great life skill. Our interactions with teachers when there was any conflict was limited because we had our son take responsibility himself before we stepped in. Administrators and teachers appreciate parents who allow their children to become empowered rather than trying to fight their battles for them.

There are some great teachers and extra curricular activities, but the leadership is deplorable. There is lack of supervision in PE and bullying and physical aggression and attacks are dismissed rather than addressed. These things make it a bad environment for learning and getting through adolescent years. When leadership is made aware of problems they are annoyed rather than concerned and take their annoyance out on the student who reports a problem.