Halifax Area High School

3940 Peters Mountain Road

School District

Halifax Area
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:9
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 23, 2014

Not bad cirriculum but can be a working parent an have your child in between two buses because they wont work with you. You basically have to be living off welfare with no interest in working.
Submitted by other on July 11, 2011

To all the reviewers who say the teachers aren't giving challenging work: The pressure to "dumb down" everything is coming from "the top"- teachers are upset about it but afraid to say anything. Seniors WILL get their diploma no matter how little work they do - teachers don't have a say in that policy. In fact there are teachers who have boycotted graduation as a silent protest because there are many there who don't deserve their diploma.
Submitted by other on May 20, 2011

My grandaughter is a special needs child and I really don't feel Halifax Schools are doing right by her. She is going to second grade next year and she hasn't done what is required of first grade. I don't want her lost in the school system for the next twelve years.
Submitted by other on April 14, 2010

As a former student, Halifax is certainly a town where politics dominates both academically and athletically. Also, some teachers, especially in the HS, cannot teach and compensate by giving pointless projects and absurdly easy tests (even at honors level). Almost all teachers have too many classes (i.e. 6 or 7 per day) to be effective, if they tried teaching. HS seems very concerned about socializing and preventing partying (by even monitoring facebook accounts). If the teachers completed their jobs more effectively and gave more meaningful (i.e. college-preparatory) homework, maybe students wouldn't feel the need to party (since they would have intelligent ways to spend their time). Bullying may be a problem, although bullying is worse in school districts that stress socializing over academics, since you're value becomes 'how popular am I?' rather than 'how prepared for college am I?'.
Submitted by parent on April 13, 2010

I currently have children attending schools here in Halifax . I know first hand that athletes do not recieve special treatment when it comes to academics/grades. If anything the concept of not favoring athletes is taken too far by a number of teachers. I also do not feel that a child graduating from here is prepared for any college, even if taking Honors. One of my kids (who IS smart & athletic) has been consistently bullied since elementary, no one will do anything about it & I've begged for help too. A good # of teachers are more concerned about socializing & who's who than teaching w/ any understanding or fairness. Faculty is #1 here, NOT THE STUDENTS. Do right by your child & don't send your kids here, its all small town politics.
Submitted by student on July 18, 2008

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