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Parent Reviews (9 reviews)
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It provided a great education for me and readied me for college and the working world in 1977. It did the same for my son, Andy Luken in 2007.
Great teachers, great extra curricular programs, newly remodeled building, no gangs, fear or other safety issues to distract from learning, family oriented with lots of parent support from lunch servers to fund raising and organizations (like the 25+ parents that volunteer to push props on the field for marching band performances at home games and weekly competitions). Also extremely high percentage of students go on to college, due to great academic support and expectation to prepare students for the next stage of education.
highlands isnt as great as everyone thinks it is. yes most kids go on to college but that has more to do with the middle to upper middle class community that make up the school. most parents in the area are college grads themselves
As a former student, I would say that Highlands was the best preparation for college that anyone could possibly have received. I'm currently at a very challenging college and it still amazes me how many people don't know how to write the way that John Williamson taught all of us to write. The academics at Highlands are impecible and the teachers are so wonderful- by senior year they were all more like friends than mere educators. The surrounding community also makes Highlands work so well; with a community that is filled with active parents and grandparents, all of which want the students to succeed, it's very difficult not to succeed. It is a school that lacks diversity which in some ways can be a downfall, but at the same time, students at Highlands don't seem to have a desire to remain that way but rather, most desire a more diversified system.
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