I'm going to be a sophomore, and I say this school is generally a very good one, although they couldn't do worse by entering assignments into the internet based progress tracker before students get home...a day after the assignment is given.
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Posted by a student on 08/21/09
I think NBHS is a great school. I am a sophomore. Maybe its a bit overcrowded but i enjoy it more than any other schools i have been to. its not what people talk on the street a lot of fight and bad thigns. I only saw two fights my freshman year n nothing else thats bad.
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Posted by a student on 07/03/09
I go to this school and i think NBHS prepares you for real life. Counselors do meet students, and you can check your progress online as well. Extracurricular is amazing in this school, providing clubs of all need. Security is better than ever, and in a school so big, you do need that much security. there
... Read more are so many nationalities under one roof, the diversities provide you with opportunities. I participate in the marching band, aspira, FBLA, Madrigals/show choir, concert choir. There are parent association to join such as the PMA. in band parents help, and we call them the band mom's and dads. NBHS prepares you for life out of high school because believe or not parents your students college professor wont always tell them what they need to do, neither will their boss, they have to learn how to do things themselves. NBHS is awesome! and so are teachers. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/23/09
Parents are not encouraged to participate. Upon entering the school there is an imediate security detail. More like going to the court house than visiting a school. Retention of students is terrible and guidance and faculty don't try to meet families and students needs half way. It is an eat or get eaten
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Posted by a parent on 01/15/09
seriously new britian high school is bad for 3 things over crowded unorganized and stressful the only thing this school focuses on is the test scores they get so that they get more money. the hall ways are even more crowded even though they added anoother section for the school its even harder to get
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Posted by a student on 09/19/08
The teachers at New Britain High School work really hard in ensuring that each student recieves the best education possible. The principals leadership is excellent, and the extracurricular activities are amazing. The only thing wrong with this school is the lack of parent involvement and that it is overcrowded.
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Posted by a teacher on 08/23/08
Unorganized, very overcrowded. Stressful environment.
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Posted by a student on 01/05/08
NBHS is a horrible school. I am a junior there, and for the two completed years I have been there, there has not been one pleasant experience. The hallways are always overcrowded, but teachers still continuously hand out detentions. It's not our fault theres too many kids, and we cant make it to class
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Posted by a student on 07/23/07
New Britain High School is definately a good school but I believe they go about everything all wrong. For one thing its more like a prison than a school. They always say that they want us to act like adults but for some reason they do nothing but treat us like kids. Grantid half the kids in that school
... Read more have no respect for anything, I can see the need for all the security. In a way it makes you feel safe, but at the same time most of the teachers never listen to anything you have to say. They deal with so many troublemakers that they don't take the time to see the good in anyone else and I feel that this is the schools biggest flaw. Other than that I have definately enjoyed my 4 years there, and i know that i've learned more about the real world there. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/03/06
I like NBHS, but there are some ridiculous policies in place, and they change at random. I think that having an ID is annoying, and none of the teachers check them. When you are caught without one, you get a 2-hour detension. Then there is the 'Red and Gold House' system. I have never heard of anything
... Read more more ridiculous. 'Two schools within one' does not help with anything. We're just as over-crowded, and even more confused. This leads me to the over-crowding. In the beginng of this year, we had a student added to my history class, and there weren't enough desks! Then there was the midterm schedule. It was clear they had no idea what they were doing. Since I'm a Sophmore, I'm still observing this entire.... disaster... rather closely. It's sort of like rubber-necking-- Who doesn't want to see the car accident on the side of the road? Read less
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New Britain schools — New Britain High School is located at 110 Mill St, New Britain CT 06051. 110 Mill St is in the 06051 ZIP code in New Britain, CT The school district for New Britain High School is the Consolidated Sd Of New Britain. New Britain High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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