Avon High School

Posted August 19, 2009

I am currently a student at Avon High School, and would like to share my opinion about this school. I love Avon and sad enough, i love to go to school every morning. I am not an outstanding student to say the least. I carry a 2.9 GPA and although i do not exceed to the highest of expectations, my teachers make it easier to carry out assignments. I am currently playing two sports this year, and although i am not participating in band anymore, the majority of my friends do and love it. If i could recommend any teachers to get they would definitely be Mr. Lee, Mrs. Greenwell (Nebs), and Mr. Tinker. I also hear that Mr. Abrams is extremely good as well.
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Posted May 22, 2006

I am the same person who wrote a post in May 2005, I wish to add a bit more after reflecting a bit more on Avon High. I attend the best liberal arts college in America according to U.S. News and World Report, with half of my class culled from elite private schools(Choate, Exeter, etc). I look back at Avon and it is certainly an elite public high school. The teachers are often quite average yet the top students are exceptional. It is the brilliance of these top students that makes Avon a very special place if one is intellectually motivated. Avon produces exceptional scholar-athletes, I was the XC and hockey captain myself, and Avon does an exceptional job in placing its top kids ay the top schools in the country (Williams, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, MIT, Stanford...). I argue it is the best public high school in CT.
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Posted March 7, 2006

I disagree that Avon is the best school in the state. In fact, it s quite average. I moved here last year, and I was surprised how short Avon High School fell of its outstanding reputation. The school is small, which contributes to the lack of course variety and extracurricular activities. The music department is pitiful. The sports teams are nothing to brag about either. The school administration does an... acceptable job. They make sure that their students graduate one way or another. Whether they help students graduate for the student's sake or for the school's reputation is open for debate.
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Posted January 5, 2006

The students are competive here. I would argue that we have the best school in state, even outdoing most of the local private schools. For the money (your taxes) it far exceeds that of other schools in the area. The community is pritate and upscale, predomatly white (as is the school.)Sports teams are lacking as is the math department but we were ranked highest in state for science and our LA classes are well made and stable. Teachers are the best facet of the school. The younger ones are upbeat and engaging. I highly recomend Mr. Hook, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Quigly.
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