Comments on: School Grades Released: Good News For Bratt, EWMS, Byrneville, Jay, Ransom, Jim Allen

By: Claude

Claude — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:33:52 +0000

The band director was not fired. He left on his own.

By: NHS STUDENT

NHS STUDENT — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:10:32 +0000

First off, NHS has never made a grade this low as far as I know.
I don’t know what exactly happened, but in my “FCAT year” last year as a 10th grader we made a B for the school. What happened sophomores? The underclassmen better step it up because they’re making the whole school look bad. Honestly it’s a good school. We have good teachers, most of which drive from Pensacola and even Mobile EVERYDAY! Lighten up people…if you aren’t in attendence there then you have no clue. Also, yes we do bust our but every year. And the statement about our principal, she does glare, I won’t lie. But she also doesn’t want us looking like hoodlums when the public and parents are at awards ceremonies. One last thing…the band program has been crap ever since he stepped foot on NHS soil. I’m not in band, but I do know how good the band program used to be about 5 years ago when my sibling attended NHS. It is not that way now. There are barely like 20 people in it, if that, and they don’t get anyone going at the games. We basically get shamed. STEP IT UP NORTHVIEW!!!!! I KNOW YOU CAN DO BETTER!!!!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:01:34 +0000

I’m very glad my granddaughter is in Byrneville, I hope I always feel this way. She is starting her 2nd year here, the staff as a whole are really great!!!!!!!!
I’m only concerned about the way they are done during severe weather, I feel their cloak closets are better for the smaller ones as the hall has two open ends and too many kids.
Also I feel that the weather alerts should say Norht Escambia or South Escambia Co, as they have to stay in the hall for the duration of the alert even if it is at the beach, like the one this school year ,too bad for the kids and teacher waste of time.

By: S.L.B

S.L.B — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:45:01 +0000

Northview High School has released high honor and honor rolls for the fourth nine-week grading period.

http://www.northescambia.com/?p=8762

Northview has very smart and high achieving students in attendance and if you reflect back to the story posted on June 10, 2009 (link above) it shows this. The students are capable of making the grades, so I cannot really figure out why the accountability school score was so low this year?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:31:06 +0000

oh, and for those who can’t read into a tongue-in-cheek statement, that was one.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:30:15 +0000

Better look out NHS! With a D grade the school board might have their eyes on closing you next! Then the north end teens could drive to Tate for school every day.

By: Tax Payer

Tax Payer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:10:55 +0000

Sounds as if Northview has become the north end version of Warrington. Hopefully Mr. Thomas is taking note of this since he has made so many changes at other under achieving schools in the county. It’s time for a change at NHS……..

By: S.L.B

S.L.B — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:46:28 +0000

Reflecting back on these past few school years and how things have been taking on a different perspective lately, I would almost be willing to compare Northview High School now to a Old folks home and the students are expected to act like senior citizens, sit in your chairs and be seen and not heard!

These kids need new excitement and to be motivated and energized mentally, physically and acedemically. They need that something special that makes them look forward to going to school each day and want to strive to make Northview an “A” school.

I agree, the community needs to come together with the school staff and brain storm to come up with ideas and suggestions, even if it means that we need to volunteer to help, even if we don’t have children in the schools, then we do it for the children. Everyone came together as one for the bacularate situation, so I know it’s possible for this too.

I don’t know if anyone else sees it, but there is a huge difference in the students motivations now since Mrs.Holk left, as she brought so much to Northview and it’s students.

By: Mom

Mom — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:29:31 +0000

I think that Northview has to many teachers there to just draw a check. This year there were many complaints with teachers ecspecially math, where students grades had dropped tremendously and students did not receive the teaching or help they needed. The teacher would say we have to move on, so they would move on to another section of math before the majority of the class understood the prior problems, this is a fact. Now sure I understand that we also have alot of parents that like to blame teachers for everything, when alo of the time it is the childs fault, they need to hold their child accountable. Parents need to stand up and be parents, not your childs best friend! We need to give standards to our children just like we do to administration and hold them to it!

By: junebug

junebug — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:16:52 +0000

Good job EWMS and Bratt!!!
What’s up at NHS?? They need to get it done also. Have a teenager going there next year……Not good new’s for the new freshman… Something need’s to be done, and not ignored.