My two sons attend school at sumner, we came from livingston parish which has excellent public schools and I am extremely happy with the education they are receiving here. Teacher are very eager to help and the parents are very involved with PTSA
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Posted by a parent on 08/12/09
I currently attend Sumner High. I enjoy going to school there, but, just like everyone else who has reviewed the school, I think we need more extra-curricular activities. I love what our new principal, Mr. Jackson, is doing with the school. We have more things to do now, and he's working on getting a
... Read more school band and volleyball team together. We need more electives, though. Right now, the only ones we have are piano, chorus, ag, home ec, and computer. Computer classes are required in the 9th grade year. We could use more choices. And we definitely need more clubs! But I really do think our school is better than other schools in the area. We have better teachers and less violence. I would definitely reccomend Sumner High to a parent looking for a school for their child. I also attended Sumner Middle, which I hated. That was the most horrible school I have ever gone to! You have no freedom at that school. You have to be at a certain place at a certain time, you have no choices whatsoever. And the only clubs at the middle school are Jr. Beta, for the 8th grade, and 4H. Read less
Posted by a student on 12/27/08
Out of all of the public and private schools in our parish, Sumner has them all beat! The students and teachers there have the best attitude! The students know what they want and need in life and how to get it, and the teachers know how to make the students realize it.
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Posted by a other on 09/04/07
My 3 daughters attend SMS just as I did. Academics are what you would expect in a top quality public school. Parental involvement is good but could be much better if parents would take advantage of programs that are available; such as PTSA, parent information meetings, and the Parent Command Center.
... Read more The parent command center is an amazing resource of current information on your child s grades as well as attendance and behavior. I would like to see more teachers keep it up to date and more parents use it. Non sports related extracurricular activities are available but not well known and are very limited. My children cheer and participate in track. They are also in gifted music and drama. And all 3 are honor students. I am very please with the guidance and education my children are receiving at Sumner Middle School. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/26/07
I myself went to Sumner and I loved it.I intend on sending my 3 children to the school.I also agree/agreed that they need more non-athletic extra curricular activities.I was in chorus and talent search.but that was really all there was that wasn't athletic.The old principal was rarely seen except on
... Read more fun days.Mr. Alston was great.Teachers in jr high were great.High school needed slight improvement.parent involvement wasn't there. Read less
Posted by a former student on 07/13/06
My three children finished school at Sumner. My oldest play basketball, ran track, and she was in chorus. My son was on the football team in Jr. High but he loved basketball, and he did great. He was also in chorus also. My youngest did not play any sports but she was in chorus , FBLA and Upward Bound.
... Read more Now I have two grand children attending Sumner. I know sports is a big issue at Sumner and all the other schools in the parish. This gives our kids something to do. Sumner is a very good school. DTaylor Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/21/06
I have had two children attend Sumner Jr. High and Graduate from Sumner High School. My third child is now in her Sophmore year. I agree with the other mother's comment about extra ciricular ativities, they are mainly sports. Our children who are not athletic need to be considered and new opportunties
... Read more for these children need to be added and hopefully before my child graduates. We moved here from the south shore and do love living here and Sumner but I believe with the growing numbers of families moving here that Sumner needs to take a look at other shools for growing ideas. Also they need to look at how other schools PTO's operate and accomplish for their school and students. I Would be happy to help in any way I can. Happy to have Mr. Austin as principal, encoraged that he will help Sumner grow as does Tangipahoa Parish does. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/12/04
The teaching staff is friendly. The seventh grade has a math teacher that could benefit from taking a workshop on current teacher ideas about hands on learning. He seems to be stuck in old ways and does not use any kind of positive reinforcement or encouragement. My child had him in fifth grade and I
... Read more am still disappointed in his teaching as well as his desire to communicate or should i say not communicate with parents. The school in general has great parents, but only has limited extra curricular activities. I think they are to limited to sports.We recently got a new principal that i enjoy . I am sure he will do a good job, as did MR. Fairburn. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Louisiana used the Graduate Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) to test grade 10 students in math and English language arts and grade 11 students in science and social studies. The GEE 21 is a high school graduation requirement. The GEE 21 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana. The goal is for all students to score at or above basic on the test.
Student enrollment:
655
Students per teacher:
20
Full-time teachers:
32
Number of classrooms:
20
Vocational Education
Accounting, Auto Mechanics, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed
Music
Choral
Computer Science
Desktop Publishing, Internet/Web Site
Fine Arts
Drama, Fine Arts
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Economics
Science
Environmental Science
Special Education
Gifted Students, Life Skills
English
Journalism
Advanced Placement
Math, Science, English
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Kentwood schools — Jewel M Sumner High School is located at 15841 Highway 440, Kentwood LA 70444. 15841 Highway 440 is in the 70444 ZIP code in Kentwood, LA The school district for Jewel M Sumner High School is the Tangipahoa Parish School District. Jewel M Sumner High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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