My child is new to the school and at most schools we are usually greeted with a smile and kindness…read moreand all the information that is needed. But not in this case. We were super excited and can't wait to speak to the front desk regarding activities and information about the school. As we entered into the administration building, right away we were not greeted with a welcoming feeling, the gal ( I believe her name was Michelle) did not seem too pleased nor was she helpful. My child and I were shocked at her behavior and was left to wander the school on our own. I spoke to the other parent that day (neighbors) and their child are also new to the school agreed they had the same experience and was not please as they were also wandering the school with no type of details. I would appreciate if the front desk would start greeting other students with some type of excitement, especially when they are new to school and it'll definitely make students feel comfortable and cared also please provide students/parents the information they need. Thank you.

If you want your child(ren) want a great education, they came to the perfect place! Best teachers,…read moregreat variety of electives, and perfect to get some after school activities. I'm so happy I went to Ferrucci!

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Awesome school. Academics are well rounded, the sports are competitive, and the students, faculty,…read moreand staff are wonderful. I love Bellarmine

I went to high school here. Class of 2007. While I assume a lot has changed since I went there and…read morethis review may not be 100% relevant to today, I do feel it set me up with a decently good education and I ended up with a great career so that probably says something. I was a 3.6 GPA student here that found some classes easy and some hard. The block schedule with long classes and A and B days did help set me up for college well. The religious aspect was a big part of school but also not overbearing in my opinion. As someone who is mildly religious, I feel I was well educated on religion without having it completely pushed down my throat. The religious retreats were enjoyable regardless of an individual's beliefs. The campus grounds are pretty, and have improved immensely since I went there. The new student center is beautiful and they no longer have the ugly portables I had to go to class in. I do feel they played favorites and I was not one of those favorites, and that determines a lot about kids futures and college applications. For example, the musical cast was ALWAYS the same people. Mr. Wilkinson (musical and play) was the biggest culprit of favoritism. I know I wasn't the best singer in the world but I also was decently good and he really killed my confidence in something I had been passionate about up until high school. He never even gave feedback to anyone to improve. He could have switched up the choruses in his musicals instead of THE SAME PEOPLE EVERY SEASON. The journalism staff was also predictable based on staff family members and their friends. From what I heard about the sports teams, it was usually the same. Basically any extracurricular was made by politics and not always by hard work or talent. Some staff that deserve shout outs: Mr. Ellis is a great coach, teacher, and positive ray of energy. Mr. Stokely is no longer there but always did a wonderful job of making every single student feel heard and included. I was terrible at math, but Mr. Stokely never made me feel bad about it. Ms. Hanigan was a wonderful, positive, and supportive teacher. And Father Jerry was a terrific counselor that always helped guide me in the right direction whether academic or personal. Also, the dress code here got a little insane when I went here so I hope they've relaxed and stopped policing women's bodies so much. (No one should be appalled by the clavicle and it's terrible to teach women that their body is inherently sexual). I'd probably send my kid here. I imagine some of my complaints here (politics) would be similar elsewhere and I do feel I got a good education. Hopefully things have changed on my concerns since I went there and if not hopefully this brings valuable feedback to light.

I graduated in 2020. The teachers that actually care are amazing! Most of the counseling staff is…read morealso incredible. Many teachers and staff members, however, ignore discrimination, bullying, unfit teachers, 504 plans, and IEPs. I had a math teacher that cried every time her students failed a test and another one that would scream and throw things. White River also has a tendency to kick out kids that aren't on track to graduate in order to keep the school's high graduation rate.

White River High School is fantastic! The teachers are very helpful. They respond to all emails…read morefrom parents in a timely fashion. The guidance counselors and staff in that office will go out of their way to assist you in any way you can. This school has been a lifesaver. The kids are great & welcoming. Now, I gave it four stars because the lady in the front office, is awful. Every interaction I have had with Ms Gay Wright has been ridiculous. She is not friendly. She is not helpful and she is extremely condescending. She should NOT be the first point of contact. If you need something that office is the last place you want to go to get assistance! Thank you White River for being such a wonderful school and teaching my children so they can succeed in the future!

i love blhs it is such an amazing school. all of the teachers are so helpful and kind to me. i am a…read morepetite little boy in 10th grade. i will walk around in booty shorts and always will bark when i see my favortie teacher. i love when they take me to the back and punish me for being a bad little boy. they will give a blue form and not let me near others

sophomore chrome books are so ass. sorry i'm human and it's dies sometimes. like i shouldn't have…read moreto get it fixed when it dies. that is it a computer. why the actual f*** do the underclass man and upper class have chromebook that works. sounds like we are the experiment class. wanted to utilize my chromebook this summer but no i can't so thank you bonney lake.

So, I am a student in the Bethel School District, I have been since my family moved to the Spanaway…read morearea when I was only 7. I finished 1st grade here and the rest of the grade levels so far except 12th grade, and to be honest, I would have to say; overall the Bethel School District is a very bad one, often times the schools don't get ran well and there's also the issue of teachers, security people, assistant principals, principals, etc. Often times nothing good comes out of it, or they just put too much pressure on students, sometimes without even being kind about it. I have an IEP and have been in resource classes since elementary, and I often have gotten treated badly by teachers, other staff, and students alike. In elementary, it was sometimes okay with teachers but they didnt exactly say things as well as they should have, and students at school used to be extremely mean to me in school around that time and often times they still are. In elementary, they were rude to me and they said things like that I was gross, weird, etc. I often was not treated well, by the older kids and not by the younger kids. After 6th grade, it seemed ok at first but it really wasn't. I got so much shit from people about how I was friends with someone who was a guy who hung out with me a lot and ended up developing a crush on me, and people often made fun of me for it and teased me, also some people just were rude to me for no reason, the uniform was shitty (I went to cedarcrest for junior high- 7th-9th grade), i often was never noticed by some people but teachers and other adults often just did not understand me, were rude to me or went about things the wrong way. 10th-12th grade I have been at SLHS, and I hate it. The school is really not very good overall, if you count how it is ran, many of the staff, students, how courses are ran, the special ed department, funding, etc........ also there is the issue of transportation, and how that is the school I have to go to by rules since that's how it is with the boundaries and that angers me so much. I have been miserable at SLHS the whole time I have been there all or most of the time. I just can't get any respect and trust there and I just can't get a break!! If I am not careful, I could get sent to the kind of special education or education classes for people with behavior issues, and yet they don't really look into or care about WHY they have behavior issues and talk to the kids about it. Ms. Shenk is one of the staff there and she can be extremely hard to relate to and not only that she can be so very strict and hard on people even when you didn't do much of anything wrong. No wonder I have always hated school, I swear, it is just rediculous how everything (or almost everything) has went wrong, being in this school district as a student. And at my high school, SLHS, the staff often act like the school is so great but it is REALLY not. All or most of it is because of some good test score improvements, so really it might seem like it makes it a good school and it is a good achievement but it does not make it a good school. A good school helps people out, when they can, and does not just use tough love or rudeness on people when they are having problems or acting out or whatever it may be. And it definitely does not act like the student is the only one in the wrong. I am currently trying to get transferred into Bethel, and it is extremely hard... and it is so lame, it is barely even a mile farther away from my neighborhood/house than SLHS is and SLHS is 2.2 miles away, and really it shouldn't be so difficult for something so important. Education is a right, not a privelidge and it should provide options and choices. What happened to failure is not an option? Anyway, I will always be frustrated about it and remember the bad, but seriously, if the staff and other school or school district officials would just grow up and be more kind and understanding... it could help so much.