This is my first year at Riverwatch and I hate it. I am a good student and am well behaved but all of my teachers are mean and provide no support.
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Posted by a student on 08/23/09
This is my 2nd year at Riverwatch, and I love it. The teachers really do teach you. They help you when you need it, but they don't hold your hand through everything. We students need to start taking responsibility, and Riverwatch has helped me though some of that. Yes, there are times when we have
... Read more lots of homework, but there are abosulutely NOT tests everyday. Homework is for our own good. I do not thing any student, even if they're low on the food chain, is miserable at riverwatch. No student is miserable. This is an excellent school. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/11/08
I'm a junior at South Forsyth High School and I attended Riverwatch for two years. There were never tests everyday and the teachers do care about the students. Although they may be tough, it helps in high school. Just because they don't let the students sleep and goof off in class does not mean that
... Read more they are just there for their pay check. Riverwatch is teaching them responsibility because teachers aren't going to hold their hand all through high school. I enjoyed my years at Riverwatch. Parents need to stop making excuses for their kids' grades and behavior and start holding them accountable for their own actions instead of blaming the teachers. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/05/08
This is my 3rd year at Riverwatch Middle school and I have to disagree with some of these reviews. Riverwatch is an amazing school with excellent teachers. I have not had one teacher that didn't care about the students and 'were only there for the paycheck'. Alot of the teachers stay after school and
... Read more early before school to tutor some students who need extra help with lessons that the teacher taught that the student did not understand. I love going to Riverwatch and if you are lucky enough to ever go to Riverwatch you should be loving every minute of it. I really don't understand why some parents are commenting bad on here when they don't go to Riverwatch. Just because the teachers at Riverwatch don't let students goof off in class doesn't mean that they don't care about the students. Go Riverwatch Golden Panthers! Read less
Posted by a student on 07/05/08
My daughter is a new student at Riverwatch Middle School. She came from Shakerag in Fulton last year. We found Riverwatch is a great school with high standard. Forsyth County supports school system financially. Parents are caring about their kids. It would be nice if we had a larger variety of sports,
... Read more instead of cheer leading, basketball, golf, and football. Maybe some softball would be nice? Maybe softball for feeder teams for high school like in Fulton county ? Golf for girls, may some cooking classes, or chess clubs. Also I would suggest for Riverwatch teachers and parents to set tup some field trips for 6th graders. The parents will participate and the kids will enjoy and learning at the same time. For example, trip to science museum, or art museum. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/06/08
The new principal does not communicate with parents as well. As far as teachers. Most are communicating but there are some who love to pile on the work. My daughter is happy there, and is learning, but I am not as pleased as I was last year.
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Posted by a parent on 11/07/07
Awesome school, no drug dealers or gangs... I love this school! Although, it would be nice if we had a larger variety of sports, instead of cheer leading, basketball, golf, and football. Maybe some softball would be nice?
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Posted by a student on 11/05/07
Riverwatch Middle School has exceeded our expectations. The quality of teaching is excellent and the administration is supportive while setting high standards for the students. The children are also a very motivated group that overall have very nice manners and are a well disciplined group. This is
... Read more a wonderful contrast from the middle school we attended in Fulton county where behavior and discipline were of major issue! We are so glad we moved to this district and have no doubt that are children will be able to obtain an excellent education through highschool. With public schools at this calibur, private school education is not necessary!!! Thanks Riverwatch! Keep up the good work. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/24/07
My son cries in the morning before he leaves for RW and at 5:00 pm when he finally gets home. There is too much homework--mostly busywork--and a test everyday, designed, I suppose to discourage much needed 'mental health' breaks. This school may have decent CRCT scores, but who cares? The kids are
... Read more miserable. They're judged by their designer-wear, worked to tears, and left no time for either childhood nor the imagination that should accompany it. Yes, I think many of the teachers are excellent; however, they are controlled excessively by inane district policy/NCLB. Worry more about the happiness of your exhausted students and less about a standardized test created by people who have spent little, if any, time in classrooms. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/23/07
My kids don't have any problems but hearing stories leaves me concern. The teachers seem to care and work hard. I believe the academics at the school are First Class.
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Suwanee schools — Riverwatch Middle School is located at 610 James Burgess Rd, Suwanee GA 30024. 610 James Burgess Rd is in the 30024 ZIP code in Suwanee, GA The school district for Riverwatch Middle School is the Forsyth County School District. Riverwatch Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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