I came out to support my son at his AAU basketball tournament, and I must say that this basketball…read moregym is really nice. It's a great basketball facility with lots of parking, a lot of seating for the game, and excellent amenities. The gym has a spacious lobby, clean restrooms, and a concession stand with a variety of snacks and drinks. The court itself is well-maintained, with a smooth floor and comfortable seating for spectators.

I actually haven't had a child attend this school but I have met with the principal, Mr. Wipperman…read more I really do think he really cares about the concerns parents have on their children's behalf. He is a father and understands the trials we face with kids. I think principals make a huge impact on a school, from what I have experienced, Mr. Wipperman is a wonderful principal. I do wish CCSD would let the principals make more decisions on what's best for their school, since our school district is so controlled and huge here it makes it tricky.

I visited Escobedo Middle School for a CS training class through RPDP. It was my first time there…read more I did not see more than the 800 building, but what I did see was nice. The front parking lot is large and it was easy for me to park the truck. I walked in and the halls are wide and tall and decorated with positivity and team pennants. The colors are light and bright. The room we used for our class was well equipt to accommodate plugging in a couple dozen Chromebooks/ laptops. Chairs were comfortable. The big screen computer on the wall allowed us all to see the slide decks. Sound system was great. Bathrooms were large, clean and appreciated. The building manager was able to make sure the water was on for us right away when the class started. It was a good day! Thank you Escobedo MS for lending us your facilities.

This school is not really good bad food bad everything and the teaching is so bad I am a student at…read morethe school for 2 years, I am 7th grade right now

I am a proud alumni of this voracious private magnet high school. In which, I graduated with high…read morehonors along with a GPA of 4.0. I enrolled in all AP courses during my last 2 years. Atmosphere is excellent and teachers were great. However, after our class graduated. All that went downhill and I feel sadness that this occured. Hopefully, staff and teachers will improve for future generations.

Best high school ever!!!! I love nwcta! Hawk4life! Talk about awesome!! Oh yeah!!!!! Awesomeness!read more

Some of these negative reviews are hilarious…read more One even suggests to view the demographics of the school as if to suggest something nefarious is going on. I'm sure the demographics in the the area might have something to do with it. Sounds like a more logical reason. Complaints are all by parents who don't have kids attending the school. There is a reason why parents that do have kids attending give it 5 stars. It's because the school is amazing, the teachers and staff are all involved, and communication between faculty and parents regarding our child's progress is top notch.

This school definitely has some downsides like only allowing students to finish there assignments…read morethe next day. like some kids have sports and stuff like that. Well they do have vending machines with good choices for snacks but I feel are kind of expensive to some degree. Also 1 vending machine for cash. As well as when your in lunch A the vending machine doesn't open till like 5 minutes left of lunch. atleast on blockday Thursday.

I went here for ESY, I had a great time. It was better than Last year. It was better than Cimarron…read moreMemorial High School This School was newer than I thought it would be. The first Class to Graduate was the Class of 2007. And the teacher I had was Ms. Berry. She was so nice. And my Bus Route was A6019. And finally, My bus driver was Joyce Jean!

I would not recommend this school. From my experience, the way some students are discriminated…read moreagainst is concerning, and there appears to be a lack of cultural sensitivity and inclusivity. If you are considering sending your child here, I strongly suggest having open and honest conversations with them about certain type of people! so they are aware of how to navigate different situations and interactions." Because it most definitely can cause trama to a kids. Especially during their last year in school!

THIS SCHOOL AND ADMINISTRATION IS ABSOLUTELY INSPIRING! They get it and truly put our kids first!…read moreAs a parent I cannot say enough good things about this school. Thank you for all you do for our children, it doesn't go unnoticed.

1. It is not fair when a school makes decisions about students without giving them a real chance to…read moreexplain their side of the story. Just because an adult says something happened a certain way does not mean that their version is the only version that matters. Children have feelings, thoughts, and voices, too, and they deserve to be heard just as much as adults do. A school is supposed to be a place where students feel safe, respected, and understood, but how can students feel that way when nobody gives them a chance to speak for themselves? 2. One of the most frustrating things is when adults get to explain everything from their point of view, but the children involved are not given the same opportunity. It can feel like the school has already decided who is right and who is wrong before even hearing everyone involved. That is not a fair way to handle a situation. Every story has different sides, and if a school only listens to one side, how can it honestly say that it knows the truth? 3. Children should not have to feel like their voices do not matter just because they are younger than the adults making decisions about them. Being a child does not mean that someone is automatically lying, being disrespectful, or misunderstanding everything that happened. Children can explain themselves, describe their feelings, and tell people what they experienced. They deserve the opportunity to do that without being ignored, interrupted, or judged before they even get to finish speaking. 4. Making a student write a statement without allowing them to actually talk about what happened can make the situation even more frustrating. Writing something down is not always the same as being able to explain it out loud. Sometimes students need to answer questions, clarify what they mean, or explain details that might not come across correctly on paper. When a school refuses to let a student speak and only demands a written statement, the student may feel pressured, misunderstood, and powerless. 5. A written statement cannot always explain every emotion, detail, or misunderstanding involved in a situation. Students might be nervous, upset, confused, or afraid that their words will be taken the wrong way. They might struggle to put everything into writing, especially when they feel like they are already in trouble. Giving students a chance to speak calmly and explain themselves would help the school understand the situation more clearly instead of expecting a piece of paper to tell the entire story. 6. What makes this situation even more upsetting is when adults are allowed to talk freely while students are expected to remain quiet. Adults get to explain what they saw, what they heard, and what they believe happened, but the children involved may not even be allowed to respond. That creates an unfair situation where one side gets to defend itself while the other side is left without a voice. Fairness should not depend on someone's age, position, or authority. Everyone involved should have a reasonable opportunity to explain what happened. 7. Schools need to understand that listening to a student does not mean automatically believing everything the student says. It simply means giving that student a fair opportunity to explain their perspective before reaching a conclusion. The same way adults deserve to have their concerns taken seriously, students deserve to have their explanations taken seriously, too. Listening to both sides does not make a school weak or disrespectful toward adults. It shows that the school cares about fairness and wants to understand the truth instead of making assumptions. 8. When students are not allowed to tell their side of the story, it can damage their trust in the school. They may start believing that speaking up will not make a difference because the adults have already made up their minds. They may feel that no matter what they say, nobody will listen to them anyway. That is a terrible feeling for a student to experience in a place where they are supposed to learn, grow, and feel supported. Students should not have to lose trust in the people who are supposed to help them. 9. It is also important to remember that children are still learning how to handle difficult situations. They are still developing their communication skills, learning how to manage emotions, and figuring out how to express themselves when they feel overwhelmed. Instead of immediately shutting them down or refusing to hear them, adults should give them an opportunity to explain what happened. A school should help students learn how to communicate honestly and respectfully, not make them feel like their voices are unimportant whenever a serious situation occurs. 10. Another problem is that when a school listens to only the adults involved, important details may be missed. Adults do not always see everything that happens, and they may not know what was said or done before they became involved. A student might have information

My daughter is on her second year at Challenger. She loves the school, loves her teachers, and has…read moremade many good friends. Communication is great. Scheduling something with a teacher has never been an issue for me. I have been kept well informed about everything going on with my daughter. I see my daughters teacher everyday as she works the car line. She always approaches my car if their is anything I need to be informed about. Most importantly my daughter is thriving. She is so ahead of her peers in other schools. Challenger definitely has a no nonsense approach to teaching. But its in a fun, productive, age appropriate way. Every holiday the school goes all out. Teachers dress up in holiday themed clothing or as characters. The school is very festive/traditional. I love that my daughter is taught about what America is and stands for early on. I love all the programs the kids put on and the after school programs available to her. Parents become well aquatinted and we attend every birthday party and spend time together socially. Which is something I did not experience while my son was growing up and in public school. Now days where children rarely play outside its nice to have such a tight nit community of parents to have play dates with. Overall my experience has been top notch thus far with Challenger school and I would recommend it. This location in particular is right next to the police academy which gives me a sense of security for the school. Challenger isn't a good fit for every child. And I do recommend started them there in preschool. Their curriculum is a bit advanced and placement many not be what you expect. They wont displace your child. Which is a good thing. I am satisfied with the level of education my daughter is receiving and plan on keeping her at this school. :)

If I had to choose again, I definitely wouldn't choose Challenger. My 3 1/2-year-old daughter cried…read morefor four months at Challenger. In the beginning I thought it was my daughter's problem -- she just didn't want to leave me. But after talking with the headmaster, I suddenly realized: it wasn't my daughter's issue -- it was their teaching philosophy. 1. They believed my daughter couldn't control her emotions, and they expected her to -- but she's only three, her brain isn't developed for that yet. Expecting a three-year-old to "control her emotions" is like expecting a one-year-old to control her bladder -- it's a physiological development issue. And the headmaster should know that. 2. My daughter didn't know any English when we first enrolled her. Within four months she could understand all the teacher's instructions and even speak short sentences. Yet the headmaster still said she wasn't speaking "long sentences." As an early-childhood educator, she failed to recognize this progress in a child entering a completely foreign environment. 3.Once she cried so badly that the headmaster came over to comfort her, but my daughter refused to talk to the headmaster and threw herself into the arms of her teacher. The headmaster concluded that my daughter lacked the normal ability to communicate. But my daughter had only met the headmaster twice -- she was basically a stranger to her -- so when she was sobbing, she rejected the stranger and ran to the teacher she knew. To me, that is a completely normal reaction -- yet in the headmaster's eyes, it meant my daughter "couldn't communicate properly." 4.The headmaster claimed my daughter would cry loudly, scream, and stomp her feet in class. But from a very young age she never behaved that way; even in the first two months at Challenger she only cried quietly out of fear -- never screamed or stomped. Only after being moved to a different class and failing to adapt to the new teacher's methods did she show those intense reactions. She was using her own way to cry out for help -- yet the headmaster and teachers didn't see it. At home she also became moody and unreasonable. Because of what the headmaster said, we decided to withdraw her. We enrolled her in a new school, and I was worried she might not adapt -- new environment, new teachers, new friends. But after only a few scattered days of crying, she quickly grew to love school! In talks with her new teacher, I, as a parent, deeply felt the teacher's love for children, her understanding and acceptance. She treated my daughter like a child -- a real child. That's why my daughter was able to feel safe and confident so fast. Now she's been at the new school for three months, and every day she's very happy -- her English communication is no problem at all. This has only strengthened my conviction: my daughter was never the problem -- it was Challenger's teaching philosophy.

Sandra Thompson has been an amazing school for my entire family. I have always been greeted with…read morekindness, the office manager always surprises me, she seems to know so many kids by name, now I think that says a lot. Now have I walked into the office and encountered rude people...yes but not coming from the staff its the other side of their counter. I was taught, and I always teach our children ...treat people the same way you would like to be treated. I just think this is a better way to try and come together as one. What I do like a lot is they are strict with checking ID's, doors staying locked, I can go on with my business knowing that my children and all students are safe while I am away. Maybe when we are having a bad day, we should think about it like that. Our kids safety and how everyone inside the school is doing their part to keep our kids safe! I have not had any issue with any of my children's teachers either, look no teacher is the same personality, you like some better than others, but they all are doing their job to educate our children the best to their ability. This Principal is new, but I always see her greeting the parents, and children. My son tells me she is always giving incentives to the students to help motivate them, heck I never was crazy about school but I wouldn't tell my children that. lol I think Sandra Thompson Elementary is a wonderful school and I am proud to be involved with the PTA, fundraisers, and anything to help out to make this world a better place !

**NO STARS** I am…read moreonly adding a start to this review because it is the only way that I can't post my experience! My children and I are new to this school but we've been apart of CCSD for about 4 years now and the 3 weeks of school so far have been the worst experience when it comes to dealing with the office staff! The school we came from worked so efficiently that it is literally giving me aneurysm daily to deal with these people! 1. School starts at 8:00 but they CLOSE AND LOCK the gates at 7:58 every morning! Here's why that is an issue. For one the gates only open at 7:40. So if your closing the gates early your giving SEVEN GRADE LEVELS of children and parents about 18 mins to get on campus and to class. AND THERE IS NO GRACE PERIOD! But here's the catch, you can easily sit in the drop of line to drop your kid off for 5-10 mins because the staff "monitoring" the drop off are doing all but that! So you have parents at the front of the line almost completely getting their kids ready out of the car in the drop of line holding everyone up, and no one is saying anything! But when you sit there for 5 mins because you can't reach the point to safely let your child out of the car, they have no problem knocking on your window telling you to now get out of line, park, and go inside to sign your student in late! Also this morning in particular, since this has happened a few times, I actually walked my kids to school because I've had issues in the drop off line, I told the staff at 7:58 am IN THE OFFICE (and this is after I walked from the closed gate on the south side of the school) that I would not be signing the form because my child was not late and she literally told me "don't worry we'll fill it out for you". I'm sorry but I do not recall signing anything that said if I REFUSED TO SIGN, the front office staff had authority to ignore me and to sign on my behalf! 2. The power trip and condescension. I read other reviews before posting mine about someone who stated they were hung up on multiple times. The first week of school I needed my son's teachers contact information because she was new to the school and hadn't been completely set up so I called the front office. When they initially answered the phone, I was immediately put on hold for more than 5 minutes, which I understood being the first week! HOWEVER I am a parent just as the people in the office are so if I had to wait my turn to be helped once you pick up that phone, I should be helped. I asked for the contact information, the woman who answered the phone directed me to where she believed the information was, and when I told her that I was having no success locating it and requested that she please give it to me. She told me that it was too busy in the office and I would have to hold. She did not ask me did I mind being on hold or if I could hold, she made a statement and immediately threw me on hold before I could respond. Mind you I had already been on hold for over 5 mins waiting my turn and when she picked up the phone she did not truly address my concern! I called back six times before someone else picked up the phone and decided to help me because apparently she must've known that it was me calling back because each one of those calls no one spoke, the phone was picked up, there was no greeting spoken, and it was placed on hold immediately! Additionally, there is an older blonde (white at this point) in the front office that I am almost 100% sure was the Regina George of her time! She will smile and have a chippery tone but what comes out of her face is condescending and rude! Not sure if she was the one that I had the issue over the phone with or if it was the Hispanic lady that is new and doesn't have a clue ‍ but something has to be done! I am in contact with the school district to hopefully make a difference but if someone from the district happens to see this, please run an attendance report for the first 3 weeks of school on every grade! I can almost guarantee the numbers are disgusting because your staff could do better! This is an elementary school NOT a Jr. High, middle, or high school! These children are still reliant on their parents and your making things hard for the parents and penalizing the children in the process!

As a new family joining the Legacy North Valley Kindergarten class, we didn't know exactly what to…read moreexpect. No school is perfect, but a school that genuinely tries and cares is all I can ask for! From my baby's teacher, Ms. Vogel, to the assistant dean and head dean, Mr. Gibson, the communication has been absolutely amazing. Any concerns we've had have been handled with so much understanding, respect, and care. I truly appreciate the entire Legacy North Valley team, and I feel confident that we made the right choice for our family!

3 classes without permanent teachers one of which has had over 6 subs since the year started a few…read moremonths ago and a highly disorganized administration has made this year beyond frustrating. Coming from CCSD this may seem like a better choice but at least with CCSD there are policies and procedures in place that are communicated in a timely manner which just isnt the case here. Everyday feels stressful for my child and I, and if you are lucky enough for someone at the front desk to answer the phone be prepared to never receive a call back from the appropriate person you're trying to reach or clear resolution on the issue.

Word Of Life Christian Academy is an amazing school focused on high-quality education with…read moreChristian values. Our son has been attending since preschool and is in his junior year. The school strives for academic excellence. I recommend this school to anyone looking for an outstanding accomplished school.

From the moment you walk in, the Ushers are wonderful, friendly and accommodating. If you go every…read moreweek you may even develop a friendship with them. You can tell word of life cares, pay attention, and respect each and every one of us who enter. If you are looking for a solid, well established, truly anointed church this is the one. We stretch hands and all connect as one in christ Jesus. No other Church has made me feel the Holy spirit until Word of Life. Not to speak ill of other congregations but Word of Life does not feel "cookie cutter" or any need to be perfect before stepping into this Holy Building. The Band is phenomenal and has SOUL. They do their very own renditions of gospel songs and they are a treat, fresh and new each visit. Pastor Andy has brought me to tears of joy on one occasion, I felt so reborn in like a brand new baby. Amen