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    Woah, I can write a review of my high school and in doing so be the first Yelper to bash his alma…read moremater? Don't mind if I do. I set foot in the building in late summer of 2004, graduated in spring of '08 with honors, and I've never been back since. Worst four years of my life, hands down. --THE PEOPLE-- Some former excellent/horrendous teachers I had-- The good: Chris Gales (biology), Adam Conard (physics), Glenn Spitler (english), Tim Linders (calculus), Anthony Neverly (phys ed), Marian Masa (geometry) The bad: Jan Heiteen a.k.a. the speech nazi ("english" / "acting"), Linda Dawson (heavily skewed social studies) The ugly: ? Honorable mention for overall worthlessness: Anita Carpenter (college career counselor). While a very friendly and amicable person, she didn't know what the fuck she was talking about on numerous occasions; she once advised that I apply to SEVEN universities, because, you know, non-refundable application fees aren't like $50+ each, and another time chided me for wanting to attend Purdue because she "thought I wanted to go to a big school with a good engineering program, like U of Illinois." Since when was Purdue a 'small school' with a below-average engineering system? Lay off the crackpipe, lady. The student body was mostly chumps. A few kindred spirits here and there, but for the most part my classmates were moronic assclowns having no regard for authority or respect for others. I would frequently see the douchiest offenders SPIT in the hallways indoors, right where everyone walks. Way to keep it classy. --THE BUILDING-- Prison-like. Way too small to accommodate 3,000+ students; the lockers were minuscule, the classrooms typically filled to the brim, the stairwells and hallways jam-packed with idiot shitbags thinking that every hour was a free-for-all, stopping in the middle of a huge traffic flow to play grabass. The facilities were generally acceptable, although the workout room in the basement was in dire need of an updating. During my time there the cafeteria food was marginally passable, BUT sometime in the fall of '05 they eliminated the one thing that made buying food worthwhile--these perfectly seasoned, breaded french fries that to be quite honest, were incredible. Those and spicy popcorn chicken got removed during the trans-fat scare and got replaced with baked bullshit that was dull and flavorless. Gross. --Closing remarks-- The ONLY thing saving DGS from a 1-star "couldn't-like-it-if-I-tried" review is the quality of a few select teachers who've had a profound impact on my education, and moreover, my life (see those mentioned above). Gales and Conard were easily two of the best teachers I've ever had (college included), while Heiteen and Dawson were without question two of the worst. I'll attend the 10-year class reunion, but I doubt I'll ever willingly go back to Downers South to visit. I hated this place with a fiery passion. ~end rant~

    DGS is a mediocre high school at best. I am rating based on my child's experience. We had to fight…read moreto get her an IEP and the experience was so emotionally draining I felt the Special Educational Department (SPED) were unsupportive, rude and demoralizing. Alyssa Gundersen was incompetent, unprofessional and nasty. SPED teachers seem more interested in coaching than teaching! Very cliquey. Must be an advocate for your child because this school will just placate them until graduation, meaning they just move your child along as an assembly line hoping you cause no trouble so they can earn their huge pension without actually working!

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