To me this school is wack. if we are late we either get a warning second we get a detention and third we get suspend how in the world does a student get suspended for being late?? i mean come on.. some teachers here cant teach kids think its cool to fail we did CIM that did not help me pass the FCAT..im
... Read more a senior at this school i transferred from st cloud high school.. im an ese student havent passed the FCAT i did get the help i needed when my learning strageties teacher was here ever since my strageties teacher left in october..everything else began slacking off but the ESE department helps me out.. the administration have a nasty attitude i just think teachers need to focus on passing the student... Read less
Posted by a student on 12/09/08
I arrived to PHS in 2008. This school saved my life. After arriving here from the awful schools in Miami, I didn't even know where to begin. The administration knew little about me but were willing to give it their all to help me succeed. My teachers would never give up on me and do their best to make
... Read more sure I learned all that I could. I finaly understood what it was like to get an education. The students in the school were all good people. There were rarely any fights in sight. The administration treated me with great respect, The teachers demonstrated that they would give their all and the students were peaceful and mature. I HIGHLY recommend this school & Yes, The tardy system is flawed but it's simple... Just get to school on time. Thank You, Poinciana High School. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/19/08
I'm a student here at PHS and i think its great. I don't agree with the ratings that we got. Dr.Straker is a great principle and he's doing his very best to help not only our school but us students be successful as well. The way I see it is that we are like a family. Every family has their ups and downs
... Read more and PHS has certainly had its share of problems, But despite all those hardships we have still managed to somehow pull together and we're working toward success together. Families stick together or shall I say 'ohanna' from lilo & stich meaning nobody gets lets behind or forgotten, and thats exactly what I feel our staff here at PHS are trying to do for us students. I love this school its has seen me grow up to be a brilliant and caring young lady. Mad luv for PHS :) Read less
Posted by a student on 03/07/08
To me I personally think this school is much better compared to other school's out there. This year we may be an F school, but the principal & teachers are doing their best to help us. My teachers sit down & try to explain the work to you if you dont get it. To me if you have any problems with work &
... Read more the teacher doesn't do anything to help you out you should get transfered out or ask the teacher for help. Many people complain about the over crowding but we dont have that anymore. So the classrooms are smaller. If I had a choice to leave PHS or not I wont leave for anything. I like it here. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/04/08
No parent involvement, students think it is funny to fail, teachers think it is alright to not speak English throughout campus
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Posted by a parent on 02/20/08
This school is horrible. If we are late we get like one warning and the next time we get detention and the 3rd time we get suspended. If i am late to school i just don't go at all. The block schedule isn't helping at all. This year we have this stupid CIM thing that doesn't help at all and the purpose
... Read more is to prepare us for the FCAT. But what about the students that passed? The guidance department is rediculous. You go to speak with a counselor and most of the time they aren't there or just don't want to see anybody. It is so hard to get help around there. Pitifull school. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/01/08
This school is very dissapointing.The classes are good but some of the staff members are not so good.Its graded to be an f school and they are definatley no helping it get any better.They are tryin to keep students in scholl but every time a student is late they are getting suspended.If your trying to
... Read more keep kinds in school why take them back out.Kids dont even come to school have the time because they feel instead of being late they just wont so go.You need to acknowledge that. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/29/08
You get what you give. You can not expect teachers to do every thing, it starts and has to be reinforced at HOME. My son is a 2006 grad and he graduate with 33 college credits. The more challenging the class the better prepared for College you will be. Parents have to explain this and encourage their
... Read more child to take challenging classes and Work Hard. Jonathan finished his first Year at College and is well equipped Thanks to Poinciana and all his Teachers but we never expected the school to do it alone. His College GPA is 3.7 and has earned over 67 credits qualifying him for the Smart Grant. We found Poinciana to have a great Academics Program, Outstanding Sports Program and many other fine Programs. Making Poinciana High School a Quality learning environment. The staff is inspiring, hard working and friendly. They work with what we give them. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/26/07
My children have been to many school districts since we are a military family that has moved many times. This is the worse school we have ever experienced. They focus so much on the bad kids and disciplinary actions that the average or above average kids get ignored and are not challenged academically
... Read more at all. We have since moved from the area to give our other children a better chance at a better education. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/20/07
I am proud to have a son and daughter at Poinciana. My children are attending Poinciana from Pittsburgh PA because I thought they would get a better education verses a big city high school, and I was right.
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Kissimmee schools — Poinciana High School is located at 2300 S Poinciana Blvd, Kissimmee FL 34758. 2300 S Poinciana Blvd is in the 34758 ZIP code in Kissimmee, FL The school district for Poinciana High School is the Osceola County School District. Poinciana High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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