Im a freshman at Sam and so far I like it. It's a good school with good teachers, but like in every school there's teachers that get on your nerves sometimes. I still like it. This year the Lady Texans are going to rock at soccer! Go Sam!
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Posted by a student on 10/01/09
Sam Houston is the best school ever... It might be 'ghetto', but it's the most welcoming school you could ever go to.
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Posted by a student on 09/17/09
This will be my 25th year at Sam out of 37 years of teaching so obviously I must love it. We have wonderful leadership in our principal, Beverley McReynolds. Our kids are the best! Our teachers work harder than any to give our students the best opportunities to succeed! I was the drill team director
... Read more for nine years and now am the Business Dept. Chair and the Senior Class Sponsor. When someone has something negative to say regarding Sam Houston, the first question I ask is when was the last time they walked the halls of Sam. In every case, they have never been there. So how would they know?! Read less
Posted by a teacher on 08/22/09
Im currently attending Sam and am proud to say im a Sam Houston Texan! the school may be burried in a bad rep. but thats just those shining dull stars who diss the teachers and hate their life. even attending SHHS gives you so many oprotunities that other schools fall short. scholarship programs come
... Read more free or at little cost, and the students are given many oprotunities to suceed (mostly by the many passionate teachers) all it takes is a dedicated student and there are plenty of those at Sam Houston! only con i see is the parents lack of attention to many of their childrens lives but that has nothing to do with the school and its spirit level (which seems to be falling) but so many students are trying their best to represent Sam with the biggest pride in the school,Go Sam! Read less
Idk why my school gets a bad rep. I like it and its real fun. Plus the teachers are soo nice
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Posted by a student on 06/22/09
I don't know why this school gets a bad rap. It's just a normal high school, sweet kids, and extremely dedicated teachers. A lot has to do with individual student motivation and parent support. Teachers can't work magic, but the teachers at Sam almost can.
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Posted by a parent on 06/20/09
The last person to post here, obviously, didn't get a very good education at South Grand Prairie (two words), either. Notice the misspelled words and poor sentence structure. Sounds like a bunch of sour grapes to me.
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Posted by a other on 06/06/09
It was an utter waste of time , I wish I just droped out and got my GED than to have wasted two years in that hell hole they call a school. The teachers were way underskilled and I belive they were not up to standards to teach anything. I honestly learned more in a trimester at South Grandprairie then
... Read more I learned in the whole two year durration I was there. Thank god I did not have to attened that school for four years. The teachers do not teach well the students are disrespectfull. I was in Advance placment there and I astonded that people from this school pas the AP test the only way I learned was self study over the topics. How this low standrad school is an IB school is beyond me. 1 teacher there was excellent and that wa ms applequist she was the best teacher :) Read less
Posted by a student on 06/05/09
A lot of bad rumors that are not true, smart kids, good programs, and an ib school.
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Arlington schools — Sam Houston High School is located at 2000 Sam Houston Dr, Arlington TX 76014. 2000 Sam Houston Dr is in the East neighborhood and 76014 ZIP code in Arlington, TX The school district for Sam Houston High School is the Arlington Independent School District. Sam Houston High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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