For this first portion before I go into detail why I am relating Sierra Lutheran a 1 star rating, I…read morewant to highlight some positives of Sierra Lutheran.
This review is of my experiences at the High School, it will differ to each of their own, but I believe sharing my experiences can be beneficial to know.
Sierra Lutheran is a high school that is focused on community with students. You get to know everyone. Whether if that is a good thing or a bad thing, is up to your opinion. With that in mind, I met a lot of people that I can consider to be lifelong friends due to that small community.
Along with that, I had some of the best teachers I've ever had in my years of education from public education to private education. Those individuals know who they are, as incredible men and women who dedicate so many hours to show that they care about their students.
Here is now, the next portion, of why I am rating Sierra Lutheran 1 star and I will try to be as direct to the point as possible for any possible future students and parents:
From my time at Sierra Lutheran from 2019-2023, I have seen the school changed dramatically. Multiple shifts in leadership and constant change that harmed the student body in many ways, both mentally and spiritually with religious practices. I have seen staff members who left unexpectedly during the school year from some kind of fallout with the school.
I have seen really bad things that have been covered up in the process of that. As someone who was known as "The Voice of The Falcons," I was high enough in status to see many things that should have not occurred in an educational institution that most students would not normally witness.
Behaviors such as covering up certain wicked situations so parents would not unenroll from the school. You can ask any student that went and graduated in the last 3 years or longer, of their experiences and quite a few would express a similar view. You can even ask any current students at SLHS who have been there for over a year too.
Among this, I was treated horribly by the school with my hours of volunteer work I poured into the school. To not even exaggerate, I at least put in over 500 hours, if not more, of volunteer time for Sierra Lutheran.
Late last fall, I was called to volunteer for the school, which I put in my time as I wanted to help the school, which later on I was laid off without reason. I asked the Head of the School at the time about why this occurred, which they did not know. This led to the staff member who laid me off, to call me and insult me over the phone and call me a "crying child" and a "small child" among various insults that should have never been stated.
No consequences ever came from that, as far as I know. That staff member is still at the school.
There are many things I wish I could put in this review, but literally for legal reasons and to protect myself, that is as far as I will go.
I made this review because recently, I was informed of still ongoing issues that are occurring at SLHS from a few close friends who still go there. It made me disappointed, that the school hasn't gone for a more positive direction.
If there is anything I realized, some things in life will just never change, even under "new management" or if you try to advertise with flashy statistics or numbers.
If you are contemplating whether if you want to send your child to Sierra Lutheran High School, I wouldn't. I would never send my child to SLHS knowing what I experienced from the school.
I would heavily suggest you to look elsewhere, such as Bishop Manogue in Reno, if you are seeking private education and for your child to have a deeper learning experience with Christ.
