The school has no ac so for the hot days it is sooo humid in the school, the teachers talk too much and the school smells like garbage sometimes but we have a mix of students so everyone's welcome, it's alright. read more

HELLO IT IS I SIR LOCUST THE THRID AND IM HERE TO PLACE AN UPDATE ON COLUMBIA ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL Hearken, good folk of the realm, for I, Sir Locust The III, hath returned from mine accursed pilgrimage unto the dread halls of Columbia Academy--and lo, the torment endureth still. The stone walls yet echo with the groans of weary scholars, burdened by scrolls most tedious and lessons that sap the very will to live (in an academic sense, of course). The keepers of this institution, though clad in garments of authority, appear no wiser than before, for chaos yet reigneth in the corridors like an untamed beast. The feast halls (they call them "cafeterias") continue to serve rations of such questionable origin that even the kingdom's rats would pause in suspicion. And the bells--oh, the infernal bells!--they toll with such fury that one might think the end times approach thrice daily. I had once hoped for reform, a glimmer of enlightenment within these cursed grounds. Alas, 'tis but a fool's dream. The academy persists as a fortress of confusion and despair, unyielding to change, unmoved by the cries of its students. Thus I proclaim: enter these gates only if thou art prepared for trials most vexing, and arm thyself with patience, for thou shalt surely need it. -- Sir Locust The III, ever-suffering reviewer of the realm read more

This school is very disgusting. First we're starting off with how when the current 8th graders came to this school in 6th grade in gym class we were all forced to change in front of each other because 'we all have the same parts on our body so its nothing we haven't seen before' when there's plenty of girls who don't want other people to see them like that. If you tried to change in the singular stall they have in there, they would send you out to the SSC or the office because they said we're using the stall in the wrong way. They also wouldn't let us use either of the 3 main bathrooms. Our only choice was the locker rooms if we wanted to change. Second, once the students of 2029 leave, Ms. Sherk will be the principal and will actually destroy this school. She starts more problems than she'll EVER solve. She'll only come after the kids who don't get in trouble or rarely ever get in trouble for some of the most stupidest things ever. She wont ever talk to any of the kids that are known for being in trouble, or suspended and will start to make stuff up on the spot if you ask her when it became a rule or something. She also makes the biggest deal about us wearing literally anything. You could walk into school wear biker shorts without anyone saying anything about it, but then over half way into school somebody will dress code you for wearing them because they are 'inappropriate' when her only reason for saying anything about it is because "wearing leggings or biker shorts is unacceptable because your just trying to show off your body.". One of my teachers walked into class with a mini dress on. She put her hands to her sides and it wasn't even close to the length we had to follow. Plus, other teachers are perfectly fine wearing anything we can't(leggings, short dresses, short skirts, short shorts, ect.). 3rd, they took all of the water fountains out of the locker room because "If you need water you should've thought about it before acting a fool here"(said by Ms sherk). Over all, I would highly not recommend coming to this school at all. It reeks heavily of must and smoke, there's rats and mice that come from the teachers desks and we cant stand up in lunch unless we're throwing our food away or getting a napkin, but even then you'll still get yelled at for being up. Duces. read more

Mrs. Sherk likes to create more problems than she solves. Instead of building kids up, she tears them down under the guise of " meeting your expectations" essentially bringing these kids down to her level. It's a pathetic thing to watch, really. This woman is out of her league here at Columbia Academy and shouldn't waste her time driving out from proper STMA to keep beating a dead horse. I would say it must be frustrating to know your job is pointless and you add no meaning what-so-ever to these kids lives, but it has become painfully obvious that in Mrs.Sherk's case, she's utterly clueless. read more