My two sons went through high school at Grapevine. The teachers are wonderful.
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
I attended this school a few years ago, and it is a great school if you are in the AP classes or are in one of the favored sports or activity groups. As a mostly regular class student. I never got any real information on college, scholarships and my councilor never knew my name and screwed up my schedule
... Read more so often I never got to participate in all the activities that I wanted to. Heck, I even think half my teachers didn't even know I excisted because they were to busy playing on the computers or dealing with other students who were unruly , or were special needs but the system spit them out into classes they were not suited for. Read less
Posted by a other on 07/04/09
lacking teaching enthusiasm, falling state mandates for exemplarary standards. disappointing from a student's viewpoint, and not to mention football scores (0-10) from this football season
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Posted by a student on 06/14/09
The girl was not the top valedictorian. She was a three year graduate. The school followed the correct policy and they still allowed her to be a three year valedictorain. My daughter graduated from that class and the school handled the entire incident fairly. By the way, my daughter was in the top
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Posted by a parent on 01/15/09
My daughter atteneded both Colleyville HS and Grapevine HS, The physical facilty at Colleyville is new. However, the guidance dept at Grapevine and frount office is so supportive where at Colleyville it seem so disorganized. The AP program is excellant. The cheating at Colleyville on tests is rampant
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Posted by a parent on 12/14/08
While the school has some very good teachers, they, unfortunately, receive very little support from the school Principal. The current Principal is more interested in athletics than academics -- consequently, the academic performance of the school has been suffering. In 2008, the school received some
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Posted by a parent on 10/25/08
My daughter transferred to this school from Southlake Texas. Much better school all ways around. This school is geared more toward teaching academics, rather than trying to win trophies and bragging rights through athletics.
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GHS is an acceptable school if your child is an athlete or in the AP programs. If your child suffers from any disability, however small, they will not fit in at GHS or receive the help that they need. My child was suspended the first week of school because his teachers had not been provided with his
... Read more IEP and had no idea of his behavior or learning disabilities. Even though I had discussed this prior to the beginning of the school year and was assured that everything would be in order. The year was one nightmare after another. I pulled my child out and took a leave of absence from my job to educate him until we found a private school placement. The irony is that we moved to this district because we had heard how great the schools were. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/29/08
I feel the education is there if students and parents are willing to do their jobs. It is not the sole responsibility of the teachers for a student's education. Many parents forget their jobs. I feel the AP classes are excellent. My son is in college now and was well prepared for his coursework in
... Read more Engineering due to the fact that the AP classes prepared him. Also, he earned 49 credits toward college through AP testing. Another young lady earned 62 credit hours. You can't beat that! Read less
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Grapevine schools — Grapevine High School is located at 3223 Mustang Dr, Grapevine TX 76051. 3223 Mustang Dr is in the 76051 ZIP code in Grapevine, TX The school district for Grapevine High School is the Grapevine - Colleyville Independent Sd. Grapevine High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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