DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!! I started going to school here in 5th grade wasn't a great experience. won't provide details but I transferred to another school when I came back half of 8th grade year I could already feel I was being judged for my past. one day I was stressed over grades and shi when in lunch I just wanted to ignore everyone. the school I came from allowed hoods not knowing this rule here I put my hood up and laid my head down on the table. not eating at all. a power hungry lunch monitor came up to me and asked for me to put my hood down not asking if I was ok or anything just wanted to express the "rules" when I refused she became very rude and called me a "cry baby" for attention when I was just wanted to be left alone. so I cursed her out calling her multiple slurs and got in trouble. I will take accountability and say that's my fault but you can't just worry about rules more than a students wellbeing. most of the teachers in the ms are nice its when you get to HS they show their true colors the school cares more about sports than other programs and they claim they have the "best" music program. the morning announcements have a whole segment for sports when a school play or other important events only get a notice or barley mentioned. the admins don't care at all about bullying unless your a student athlete. it's when you take matters into ur own hands when it becomes an issue. oh and the cell phone ban. many teachers say at the start of the year say "I won't be on my phones" yet do it anyways. the school community and area is racist and very non-colored friendly many students pray on you because of your color and the teachers do minimal effort school fights happen to a tea and the admins barley get involved unless a punishment is given out or a student athlete gets involved. most of the time its the athlete getting away with it even if they start the fight. if I could rate this negative stars I would overall if your transferring to fort drum do not send ur kids here it is not recommended at all! read more

ever since I came here, my life has been a nightmare, the staff rarely cares for the students, it lies about being bully and drug free, when in reality, they punish students who come clean and try to quit, and they ignore bullying. I had gotten suspended, for going to a guidence counsler, one of my teachers had read my friends diary/journal, physicaly picking it up and putting it to her slimy face to read it. making my friend cry as they left the room. when I told the guidance counsler this, and told them that the teacher needs to apologize, I was suspended, and they said I could not return till I got a threat assessment. for bullies, when a bully physically hurt my friend, and I stood up to the bully, publicly, I was the one who got in trouble, there was no fight, just an exchange of words. some of the caffiteria staff are power hungry, they mainly get after students that they don't like, and their favorites, get away with everything. one experience (my sibling, not me,) was my sister. she was overwhelmed with grades, she needed more time to study a more important class, and she was going to drop band so she could get a learning center, and rejoin next year to continue her passion for music, even offering to still continue the lessons provided without the grade that comes with it, because she was dedicated. but instead, the band teacher, got some of the music department to cohorce her to stay, bullying her, teachers, bullying a student, into staying in it. it got so bad that our parents had to get involved. one day, I bought horned hair clips with my money, and wore them to school, not as a costume, but as hair clips, and I got called the devil, or playing as the devil as I walked through the tight halls. one class I have, we have roudy students, (like literally, they interrupt the lesson, they yell, they cause a ruckus, they slam chairs, act stupid, and just act like toddlers, they litteraly caused the whole class to be punished for their actions) and the administration wont do a thing about it, even after many complaints. I've been threatend to be suspended over minute things, sleeping in class, wearing a head covering to hide my unruly hair... wearing hair clips. teachers get mad at me for drawing in class, even when its part of my 504 plan. speaking of witch, I've only gone to my meetings about MY 504 plan. ONCE, they have made the decisions without my knowlage, or consent, for YEARS. I only know 3 things about my 504 plan, extended time on prodjects if needed, I'm allowed to leave the class for a break, and I can draw to help me focus. and that's the extent of my knowlage of it. there is only a few good experiances I've had, and only a few. some teachers are nice, inspiring, some days I don't get bullied, but at the end of the day. this school is the worst place to send your kids. and the only reason we didn't go to a preparatory school, was because all of them was religous. in all truth, move out of NY, this place sucks, and if you cant, homeschool your kids in the carthage-watertown-blackriver area. read more

Terrible school, the teachers dont give a damn about your mental health and only care about glory, sports, and "following the rules" which is ironic because during the new york cell phone ban i saw so many teachers on their phone yet in fact they get mad at a student when their phone is in their pocket, not bothering anyone. The school is highly centered around sports, kids that play sports are favorites, you dont play sports and youre normal to them, youre any minority and the students will make fake rumors about you and they only care about the next football game. I had a pass in 10th grade to where my hood because I felt uncomfortable with my hair, I told the teachers about it and some teachers didn't care and still enforced the no hood rule despite the fact when there will be people in the same class with a hood on, only telling to put the hood or hat down when i mention it, some teachers understood i was uncomfortable and made sure i was ok. SPEAKING of minorities, the community is also highly racist, my friend is being targeted alot and given harsher punishments compared to someone who is white, not only racist, theyre homophovi, highly transphobic and treat any other minorities highly unfairly. The lunch monitors are even worse, a fight happened once and they gave minimum effort to try to involved, and only like one lunch monitor to in this school actually tried to stop it, the police officers in the school werent didn't get involved. The only thing I look forward to is boces and graduating i would recommend NOT sending your child here, i would give this a negative star review if possible read more

I came here this year (for 8th grade) and it is simply amazing! My English teacher is new and very good and inspirational. I almost made it into 9th grade Spanish this year and I am on the high on role. I came to this school because I was bullied in my last one and I came here and have about 4 best friends and countless regular friends. I simply love it here. I am part on their chorus which consists of about 120 students. I am the middle school FFA president and not to toot our own horn but we have an amazing program. I hear national junior honor society here does a lot of great stuff and I will apply in February that is run by Mrs. O' Meara she is also the 8A math teacher she is very kind. The tech classes here are great they are 20 week courses then we have home economics Mr. Bayliss is my tech teacher right now and he has taught me how to use a ruler in the matter of a period! There is two science classes earth science and science 8 I am in science 8 and I like what I learn in science 8 very much Mrs. Kloster is a very good teacher and is very, very smart. My history teacher Mr. Garrabrant kinda took me under his wing the first couple weeks of school any time I needed help he was right there willing to help. There is several arts courses I have finished this years festival choir which was really neat we got to work with guitars a lot. Right now I am in electronic music where so far I have made a song with my friend after the course is over we get a disk with all our music on it. I get one study hall every other day but I hardly get any homework. I enjoy gym I have become in much better shape since I started Carthages gym course. Over all I couldn't be more glad I moved here. GO COMETS read more