Teachers are excellent. Spirit is high. Students are great.
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
Soquel High School is my home away from home. I was there for 22 years as a teacher and now I am still goin ghere to sub and do retirement work. It is like an old best friend. I have always felt home when I walk on the campus even tho I don't know any students any more. Both of my children graduated
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Posted by a teacher on 09/17/09
I just finished my freshman year at Soquel and I have to say, this past year all or most of the rumors I had ever heard about SHS have been proven false. The Humanities Academy is an excellent program for improving writing skills, there are exceptional teachers for the various departments, and the band,
... Read more which I am also in, is amazing. To all the parents who are reluctant to send their children off to Soquel: First, most of the rumors about 'bad kids' and excessive drinking being the norm at Soquel are utterly ridiculous. All three of my older siblings attended Soquel before me and agree entirely. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/02/07
Soquel is a great school. The science department is excellent, with teachers such as Dan Siddens and Gail Alaimo, leading the way with their AP courses. The math department is excellent, too; Mark Mconnell and John Burns teach very solid courses. As a recent graduate of SHS, I feel well-informed about
... Read more the quality of the classes and the teachers there. There are many superb teachers at SHS, and I encourage parents to look into the school for themselves; do not believe the rumors you hear about there being horrible teachers. Talk to some of the teachers, find out for yourself. And remember, tell your students to keep trying, even if they feel their teacher is bad. They will have a better experience if they try than if they had just given up. Bottom line - look into SHS for yourself! Read less
Posted by a student on 06/25/07
My child will graduate next month. I agree with other parents here: there are a lot of troubled teens at Soquel - lots of drinking. Even though they revamped the quad, the facilities are still sad. Non-responsive principal, vice-principal and counselors (I have no idea who is running that school). The
... Read more Humanities Academy is the only good thing about this school - and it was started by concerned parents (not by the administration). Ms. Miranda of the H.A. is amazing!! She is the only reason that we decided to let our child stay at Soquel. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/16/07
My son is about to graduate from this school...mixed review here. He was fortunate to land in the Humanities Academy here his freshman year and remained in the program through his junior year, the program was a god-send, and Ms. Miranda, in particular is an excellent teacher. His other courses have
... Read more been hit and miss, with more misses than hits. We have spun our wheels on getting a grade changed from his sophomore year and, as parents, we are pretty proactive...we contacted the school at least 5 times about the grade issue and we never got a resolution. It is my opinion that this school does not put enough effort into the academics, but seems to put a great deal into the athletics. I agree about the lack of challenge in many courses. Intensive English 12 has required only 2-3 short papers in 8 months! Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/22/07
I too, like another reviewer could not get any calls or e-mails returned from the principal and or guidance counselor. Some teachers should definitely be fired and to the other extreme there are a few excellent teachers here. My daughter has gone a whole year in some classes without learning anything.
... Read more There is no amount of compensation that can make up for a wasted school year. The grounds need to be cleaner a cafeteria needs to be built. On the plus side, great athletic opportunities, great choices for ROP classes, excellent choir and band. If it wasn't for all those electives, would probably transfer my kid to private school. If your student is at least of average intellegence, put them in the AP classes. Their regular English and History really dumbs down to students. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/27/06
I have 2 daughters who attended Soquel High. We were very disappointed with the school. The principal never returned any phone calls, the vice principal never responded to a letter I sent. It appeared to be out of control in many areas.
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Posted by a parent on 09/03/05
Academic programs are merely adequate. API scoring of this high school is a 6. Parental involvement is low, in my opinion. Everyone is too busy working to pay their rent/mortgage in this high housing community. I will say that the sports programs are very good, but that is not on the high priority list
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Posted by a parent on 08/29/05
Great teachers, but you do not learn alot here. Lots of troubled teens.
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Soquel schools — Soquel High School is located at 401 Old San Jose Rd, Soquel CA 95073. 401 Old San Jose Rd is in the 95073 ZIP code in Soquel, CA The school district for Soquel High School is the Santa Cruz City School District. Soquel High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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