I went to Southwood in 6th grade my mom took me out but i think that southwood may not be the best school but they try. Teachers try students try but not the parents they just bad mouth the school the students attitude may come from home i love southwood 010 4 lyfe
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Posted by a student on 04/30/09
Hey who cares wat parents think i love my school and i always will...Im a 8th grader and attended southwood for wonderful years and who ever said southwood is bad forget yall! class of 09!! all day know dat!
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Posted by a student on 03/18/09
i attend 7th grade at Southwood middle school personally i think it's a nice school i only have one thing bad 2 say about this school is that it is unsanitary and the books come on people it's a mostly all black school and have reckless kids there and its going to be there well i love my school and you
... Read more people need 2 stop talking about it you people look at the wrong side of the picture Mr. Macon and Mr. Short is SO kool well Mr. Short is it let us do somethings depending on what it is so does Mr. Macon... Ms. Irby she's kool to but anyway stop talking about my school at least ya'll kids learn and graduate with an education... >:( Read less
Posted by a student on 03/07/09
I enrolled my son into this school in 7th grade at the begining of the 2008-2009 School Year. My son's grades and attitude took an immediate down fall. Before that he had attended the same Catholic school since preschool. He was an A - B student and loved school. After just the first semester I have
... Read more transferred my son back to the school he was attending. It will be a strain on my family financially and transportation wise because we no longer live in the city but so help me God..I cannot let my child attend this school. I cannot blame it all on the teachers. I believe the students are off the chain as well. I recently moved to cch to a wonderful home and a wonderful community but that school is far from wonderful. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/07/09
Okay.. i go to this school and im in 7th grade now.. i hate it so much.. the school that i went to was way better.. and just because im asain the kids always make chinesse nosies around me.. it really annoying..everyday i want to stay home... n the teachers are really bad too. they cant teach
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Posted by a student on 08/17/08
the school is horrible the books are very old and worn the hallways are to junky the students are very rude and and school lunches are unplesent and the rooms heating and air conditioning is always messed up it could be 80 degrees outside and it could be 30 degrees in the classroom the school is unsatisfactory
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Posted by a student on 06/12/08
Honestly they need to provide a better curriculum for the kids. The office is very disorganized. But I can say that I had an excellent experience there; an incident took place with my son and I needed to speak with the Principal. He was terrific, the way he spoke to my son and the advice he gave,
... Read more the wonderful story he told about his journey through school, even left me thinking about pursuing college again. It was truly good for my son that he spoke to him that day. But of course its hard for him to tackle the school problems alone. I can say, Yes, it does start at home but the pressure these kids face today; is so strong that no matter what you have taught them, what they know is true and right. That fourteen year old mind just does what it thinks is right. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/29/08
I am very happy that my granddaughter is graduating from this school. I feel that the school does not provide a challenging educational curriculun for students, there is very little communication between staff and parents, few extracurricular activities and on the whole the school is very disorganized.
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Posted by a parent on 05/23/08
Thank god my son is graduating this year!The school is honestly that bad. The new principal is trying and so do some of the teachers. However, the students run the school.Our school was recently vandalized.I wish the state would step in and clean this school up already. My Mayor recently said ' He is
... Read more appalled at the kids behavior' and ' Things need to change at the school.'But where is he to help? All he ever says is it takes a village---- So where is the support? Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/16/08
What does money have to do with children behaving like animals. The real issue here is self respect which is obviously lacking in most of these kids lives. I have news for all of you and that is self respect is learned at the home and not in school. Try it sometime, you just might be surprised.
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Cntry Clb Hls schools — Southwood Middle School is located at 18635 S Lee St, Cntry Clb Hls IL 60478. 18635 S Lee St is in the 60478 ZIP code in Cntry Clb Hls, IL The school district for Southwood Middle School is the Country Club Hills Sd 160. Southwood Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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