I can't even give this school a one rating.
the funding is absolutely low! I know it mainly comes from the district however when they do have the funds, They only care about the jocks, and never put enough of their funding in other students visions and ideas or the other clubs/groups that could contribute to the schools rep other than football and cheer/drill/dance. It's always a long shot. This school is so cheap and hurting for money I heard they even make their students pay for their senior activities. A student should be able to enjoy their senior activities without needing to pay because they worked hard and earned it all year to be able to be there for the last time with friends, and if they don't have it, they shouldn't need to. They deserve it!
So a student who attends Garfield High and isn't interested in being a jock or cheerleader or apart of drill or dance or JROTC but they have other greater talents and creativity is to offer that goes unrecognized, and so they go on to be average throughout their 4 years when they're much more than average if they're given a chance which makes them less motivated to be apart of anything school-wise, and for the ones who make it to their last year and are sick of being average are pretty much forced to join cheer or football as a way to gain recognition for their talents and creativeness is absolutely wrong! and just for this hypothetical student to have to pay for their senior activities on top of paying for their cap and gown when it's time to graduate, that sucks! the school is already filled with a bunch of lazy teachers, and counselors, and oversized classrooms. It's ridiculous and sad, I'm surprised graduation is free of charge! Something's gotta change here! Enough is Enough. The Garfield ELA Classic or their Football and cheerleaders are getting old now! show the students who can contribute something new to add to Garfield's rep! And start working with these students better and creating more programs within the school and equally funding every club that is so that each student can live up to their full potential.
If you're a parent looking to enroll your son or daughter here, I'm gonna say it is a very big school, it will be hard for you and your child to get ahold of counselors since even counselors are involved in sports, and most definitely do not enroll if your child is not a sports kid. They have little clubs and programs here and there for other things but not as invested and funded as the sports teams.
I recommend this school ONLY if your child is okay with underfunded theater, is gonna go into sports like football / base-ball, or cheer, and who can hold themselves together and multi-task sports while staying on track in school, patience dealing with counselors overworked and teachers who don't create beneficial learning plans, and whether or not you're willing to pay for every little thing the school will charge your child.
If not, You're better off enrolling your children at
Torres HS
Hilda Solis Learning Academy
Schurr HS
Montebello HS
Because all this schools repping is an overly done win Football Game, and very few students going anywhere. Those students who don't make it get kicked into their next door continuation HS Monterey. A shame. read more