Updating the reviews since there's only one currently.
Hi, I'm a student at HAIS and I'd like to tell you all of the pros and cons this school has to offer. Because not every school is perfect, but it's best to be honest about it.
~Pros~
-- study abroad options
SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM! Also many programs such as CIEE, DiscoverU, and EY.
-- early college high school
Getting your associates while doing high school can benefit you in so many ways, and lots of universities and colleges accept the college credit that you earned.
HAIS offers both Associates of Art and Associates of Science. If you're lucky enough, you can graduate with your bachelors early because you already did so much work for your associates!
-- Lots of classes to take!
HAIS has a wide range of classes with the basics of math, science, history, and english. HAIS provides:
English I-IV & Business English (Juniors only)
AP History Classes (APHuG, APWH, & APUSH)
AP-PreAP Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Science Research (Seniors Only)
Algebra 1 & 2 + College Algebra, Geometry, AP & Regular Calculus, Economics
Graphic Design, Mobile App Development, AP Computer Science, Principles of Government, Political Science 1 & 2, P.E. (with the best teacher ever, Mr. Puente)
Chinese 1-4 & Spanish
These are only some of the classes that HAIS provides, not including HCC ones.
-- Multicultural School
We host lots of events celebrating the wide range of ethnicities at HAIS. We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Chinese New Year, and Black History Month.
Because of COVID-19 we haven't been able to do an exchange student program but we plan to in the near
-- Friday Clubs
At HAIS we have something called Friday Clubs. These are student led clubs run by some Juniors for sophomores and freshman to join. You apply to one at the beginning of the school year, and that will be your designated club that you go to every Friday for an hour. Your club sponsors will be teachers, so you must ask quickly before one of them get reserved!
-- Sports
Recently sports has exploded at HAIS. We specialize in volleyball, soccer, cheerleading, dance, and basketball at the moment. Our boys and girls teams are absolutely killing it this season! And we can't wait to see more wins. (follow HAIS on their Twitter and Instagram for the most updates)
~Cons~
-- Small school
HAIS usually consists of about 500 students. About 150 freshman will be admitted each year.
-- Limited teachers
Since the school is so small, we only have about 2-3 of each teacher that teach each subject, but they are spectacular. If you ever need help always go to their tutorials! Very informative.
-- Limited funding
The impact of COVID-19 has severely affected our funding for field trip events and more, so we ask that you donate to our HAIS PTO that helps the school host more events such as Homecoming. read more