22 Griffen Street
Poughquag, NY 12570

It’s sad to recognize the disparity that is displayed at Arlington high School. This school is so racially divided and African American kids are subjected to stereotypical behaviors from other children and worse of all teachers. I hope that they will invest in teaching their staff a different culture. Please be mindful that the demographics in this community/district is now changed and is continuously changing.i

Absolutely love this school. Wish I had grown up in a place like this. All staff is friendly here and gets to know the children. They joke with the kids as well as correct them when necessary. They have a reading month in February and the staff dresses up for the chosen theme. They decorate and get into character. One year, my favorite, the wizard of oz, another year famous historical characters etc. Even the principal dresses up. So much fun to learn at this school. Both my children cried when they graduated from here. They wanted to stay and they missed most of their teachers. I’m so sad My daughter couldn’t finish 5th grade here due to a relocation. No place is perfect but this place is very close to it. They respectfully celebrate holidays, elected holiday months, and many others. Gym class has a theme every month: hockey, football, gymnastics etc. The last two weeks of school is a count down with a theme everyday and at the end a fun field day for everyone. The only thing I didn’t like was when two teachers were not well paired together for the collaborative team/inclusion class. The class suffers when the two teachers do not work well together. Out of 4 school years 2 could have been better for my child. Another thing that affects that set up is when the special education teacher that is there to help is not with the class all day thats when it is not a successful partnership. The regular education teacher is understandably too over whelmed. Another thing that can be fixed is the rocks on part of the play ground where kids can get hurt when they fall. The mulch area is fine. Overall great school.

Honestly, this school is pretty decent, but one thing I don't like is the nurses. One time, I went to the nurse because I felt like I was going to throw up. A gray-haired lady was somewhat rude to me and told me to go back to class; this incident occurred during the 6th period. After that, I returned to class. However, in the 7th period, I felt worse and went back to the nurse. The same gray-haired lady seemed annoyed and a little mad that I came back. I tried telling her that I was definitely going to throw up, but she dismissed that and rudely told me to go back to class, so I did. In the 8th period, I actually threw up. If that lady had let me go home earlier, I wouldn't have thrown up in school. Now, there have been many instances where the nurses have treated other people the same way, being rude and dismissive to my friends and my sibling. What I'm saying is that they need to hire better nurses.