I am amazed at how many teachers are no longer at WMS my daughter is now in the 8th grade at WMS and ever year since 6th it seems the District continues to get rid of teachers. My daughter had Mr. Gould for AVID last year and I was excited to have her again have Mr. Gould for 8th grade AVID and history.
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Posted by a parent on 09/21/09
WMS is a very educational school.Im going to be in 8th grade.It will be happy and sad for me to say goodbye to the wonderful teachers and staff.Mr.Manty retired.He was a wonderful principal.I got all my school supllies already.Well i have to go if you would like to know more about WMS add me.
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Posted by a student on 08/10/09
As a parent who has had two students graduate from WMS, and has a 6th grader there now, I am sooo glad to have had my kids go there. The principle is excellent and very involved with the student body. The vice principle Mr. Carlos in the past couple of years has introduced several after school activities
... Read more like track and sports. Unlike other posters, I have had great experiences with the teachers there, you just have to get involved. The administration is very good about working with you when you do have a problem. Do your homework and get involved! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/21/09
Well, this is my second year at WMS (I'm an 8th grader that will be graduating in June) and I have to say that this year has been a lot better for me than last year. Even with all the tax cuts and everything that the government has done, there are more afterschool clubs than last year, and we actually
... Read more have sports teams. All my teachers are awesome, and really fun. The poster before me mentioned that there are lots of outbursts and laughter, and its true, but hey, we're having fun, and I think its alright as long as we can get under control when the teacher asks us to and we still learn. I'm in all honors classes, and even will all that, everyone is passing in all of my classes. So its improving, and I think its a good school overall. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/05/09
I have 2 children that attend this school, and I am VERY disappointed at the way things are handled there. I have repeatedly tried to get in touch with their teacher's on numerous occasions to only get 1 or 2 responses. I spent a day at school recently with my younger child and was shocked to see the
... Read more way the classrooms at this school are handled. They were out of control with frequent outburst, laughing, and sarcasm. I now understand why my child has such a hard time concentrating in his classes. It is unfortunate that the classroom sizes are so large. I don't see a chance for any of the children there to get ahead or have any kind of decent education. I hope for the children that things change in the near future. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/04/09
As a parent who has a 7th grader and one already graduated from Washington it my pleasure to say I am glad I have another one coming next year. This school has done a fantastic job with all of the cut backs in programs and staffing. I am looking forward to 3 more years of excelent teaching.
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Posted by a parent on 11/03/08
eh, this school is ok. there are definately a lot of things the school, starting with its apperance. at first sight, this seems like a really boring, dull school. they should really do something about that. and the students for the most part aren't very welcoming and they tend to be bad influences. also,
... Read more they should have more extracurricular activities or more elective options. they really don't give us a whole lot to choose from. i mean, there's only like 5 or 6 electives o.O. the teachers are great though! i loved all of my teachers, especially miss rich and miss smith :]. they really care about the students and try to help you as much as possible. so, overall, its an ok school. :] Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/24/08
the school is pretty good, but there are not very many activities and the students are not very welcoming. this is my first year here, but it has been practically 2 months and i still have no friends. also, some of the students seem to be very bad influences and i don't like that.
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Posted by a student on 10/27/07
My daughter has been attending Washington Middle School for almost 2 years now. She is very happy with her teachers and the principal. Mr. Mantee is a wonderful, understanding principal, who really seems to care about the children. All of her teachers have been great and very helpful. However, there
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Posted by a parent on 04/13/07
This school has very dedicated teachers but a lot of students are very bad influences and I do not like that because it can interfere with our learning.
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La Habra schools — Washington Middle School is located at 716 E La Habra Blvd, La Habra CA 90631. 716 E La Habra Blvd is in the 90631 ZIP code in La Habra, CA The school district for Washington Middle School is the La Habra City School District. Washington Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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