i attended all 4 years. its the best school ever got to travel to europe with my econ teacher. great school in all areas academic, sports etc.Both my counselors I had throughout my 4 years were a great help and my parents were able to establish communication at any given time if they needed to speak
... Read more with them. Teachers and counselors helped me out a lot. My last year i attended AHS i was not living where i lived for the past 6 years and moved out to San Bernandino,but because i love this school a lot and has a good level state wide i decided i would drive from San Bernandino to Alhambra everyday.So i woke up at 4 left house at 5 and got just in time for my zero period (AVID) and then got home at 10pm after soccer practice or games or track and field. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/21/09
My son went to Alhambra High School. This is a great school with a staff that cares. They called me at home and at work just to let me know how my son was doing. It is across the street from a police station, which made me feel my son was safe.
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Posted by a parent on 01/23/09
This school has been transformed into a college-like campus. My son made the football team and loves the school. We would both recommend it to anyone. As a bonus, it is in the heart of Alhambra, near everything.
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Posted by a parent on 01/23/09
Not only am I a proud parent, but I have friends that went to AHS. Two of them are now employed at aerospace companies. That says a lot about how successful the high school is and how well it prepares students for their futures.
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Posted by a parent on 01/23/09
My son loves everything about this school. The school even helped him get a part time job at a local business on Main Street.
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Posted by a parent on 01/23/09
I attend this school as well am a junior and i find the classes to be very easy its a great school in a nice community the down side about it is they lack to care about the students that need help and in fact do favor the so called ' smarter students' There is plenty of smart students in this school
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Posted by a student on 01/20/09
I'm a senior at AHS and while this year has been the worst so far because of the lack of funds and tumultuous changes regarding teachers and classses, the high scholl is a pretty good place. Yes, sometimes there are discrepancies between teachers and even students but overall the atmosphere is a positive
... Read more one. The only real downfall here is that sometimes clubs and school organizations are biased and hazing does occur, but not all of them do and most offer great experiences. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/16/08
the teachers at alhambra high tend to favor the smarter kids that have AP's & Honors & don't seem to care much about the students who need extra help.
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Posted by a student on 09/22/08
I'm a sophomore at this school and I find that some of the teachers are very difficult, whereas most teachers aren't really that difficult.
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Posted by a student on 09/17/08
teacher may be hard but you will be in a safe fun filled environment guarantee
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Alhambra schools — Alhambra High School is located at 101 S 2nd St, Alhambra CA 91801. 101 S 2nd St is in the 91801 ZIP code in Alhambra, CA The school district for Alhambra High School is the Alhambra Unified School District. Alhambra High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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