I am outraged with the parents comments, of questioning safety at Sabino, when it is on the North East side of Tucson. How much safer can this high school get? My only complaing is the lack of diversity! My education was wonderful, as well as offered extra curricular events and sports! The teachers made
... Read more an amazing effort, and now I am graduate from college with Summa Cum Laude! Read less
Posted by a student on 05/11/09
I have volunteered at this school quite a few times, and have found the staff that I have worked with to be very helpful. The students that I have worked with have been respectfull and exciting to work with. Both the academics and sports programs I feel have some great strengths and should be commended
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Posted by a other on 02/11/09
I think that the school is to into sports and extra after school things and some of the teachers are rude and there's not alot of courses that you can choose from.
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Posted by a student on 01/02/09
Sure, this school had it's downs, but overall I would not have rather attended any other school in Tucson. The 'better' schools in town produced snobby, shallow college students who went to ASU and partied for 4 years while buying a Criminal Justice or Family Studies degree on their parent's dime.
... Read more The best academic students at Sabino far surpassed those from any others in the city. But, like any other school, there were those that brought the school down, as well. You will have your drugs - in Tucson that's almost expected, you just have to make sure your child understands the difference between experimentation and overuse - that seemed to be the biggest problem with kids - not knowing when they've gone too far. The extracurriculars were good, too - there were a ton of dedicated students in the fine arts program. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/14/08
This school misses the mark in every important aspect of education. I attended Sabino for my last two years of high school, having come from an exceptional school in Ohio. The teachers are low-quality, the classes are stuffed with students (AP classes fill so quickly that students are turned away)and
... Read more the administration is complacent and indifferent to its student population. I would strongly recommend that any parent wanting a real education for their child find a different school. I also second the comment that if your child wants to go to an ivy league college, or even just a good one, you'll want to send them elsewhere. If you want your child to have a good time partying and playing sports or cheerleading for four years, then this might be the place for your child. Read less
Posted by a former student on 03/07/07
Great school, wonderful teachers and great kids as well
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Posted by a parent on 06/14/06
The quality of the acedemic program is excellent and there is an array of programs open to a variety of students. The level of parent involvement is overwhelming. There is a lot of drug use, like any school, but the kids whose parents are involved do not seem to have any trouble.
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Posted by a former student on 03/24/06
I was not happy with sabino. They have a terrible administration which does not disipline students properly and tries to hide anything bad that happens that would make their school look bad. They seem to care more about their image than anything. They also seemed to care more about extracuricular activities
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Posted by a parent on 03/20/06
Sabino is a school that you should do some homework on before you send your child there. It used to be one of the top high schools in the city. It has great extracurricular programs and a very good sports program but the academics are average. Safety comes first in our book,so we couldn't consider this
... Read more school. The parent involvement is dismal. Out of 1,500 students only 400 parents are in the parent group. Not a good enough school to recommend . Too many other good high schools in the area. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/16/06
An overall above average school. Some excellent teachers have left Mr. LaFranze - a couple of low quality teachers - but most do a good job. Very Safe, excellent reputation, upper middle and upper class type of students/parents. A very beautiful campus set at the base of the Catalina Mts and excellent
... Read more after school sports programs as well as others - (but no chess club?). Anyhow I would recommend this school to anyone! Only other major complaint is they have dropped German from their program! Does have a very low elite attitude unlike University High. Read less
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Tucson schools — Sabino High School is located at 5000 N Bowes Rd, Tucson AZ 85749. 5000 N Bowes Rd is in the 85749 ZIP code in Tucson, AZ The school district for Sabino High School is the Tucson Unified School District. Sabino High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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