I think that over the years pa memorial students have tried to make memorial a better place to achieve and learn more
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Posted by a student on 04/27/09
i think that it is gettig bettter as the years come around
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Posted by a parent on 10/10/08
I am a senior at memorial high school and I have to say it is no the worst school ever.I mean all schools have their share of problems quite frankly i don't think it is the teachers faults. The problem is that they have everyone in Port Arthur in one school the school is too packed we cant even eat lunch
... Read more the lines are so long that by the time you get up to the line lunch is over. And as for the gangs and drugs they do a good job of keeping that out, you hear all of these stories about those things but you never hear about the good thing. I feel that people should stop talking about things they know nothing about. Read less
Posted by a student on 09/17/08
The Worst school in the history of bad schools. This school has absolutely no potential, the kids are horrible, and the teachers just don't try. My son goes to this school, and every day he comes home saying how horrible the day was. The only things that could possible make the school better would
... Read more be a replacement of teachers, counselors, and a new principal... At least someone in the military to straighten those kids out. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/29/08
This school is overrun with gangs and drugs. The administration is polarizing, and race-baiting, and scores are poor
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Posted by a parent on 02/24/08
This school does not deserve any of these stars above because this school is, I think, the worst school that i have ever attended. It has really low passing grades and the teachers don't teach anything except for maybe 8 in the whole school. The point of view that the whole district has is ridiculous,
... Read more and I saw this in an assembly that we had last year when some of the students were complaining about not being taught and learning strategies to pass the Taks test right before the test is coming. The superintendent said that teachers were not suppost to teach, that we were supposed to teach ourselves and that really made me realize the kind of school that i was attending and that is why i say that this school is one of the schools that are worst in the nation. Read less
Posted by a student on 12/02/07
About 1/2 of the teachers here are first rate educators; these teachers are hamstrung by administrative rules that designed so that students can pass a State exam (TAKS) without an education.
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Posted by a teacher on 08/20/06
The people are good people, it's just that they don't know how to run a school efficiently. I've seen a decrease in the education available here and the choices seem to become more and more restrictive. Thank goodness, there was the co-enrollment program. Now though, coming back two years later,
... Read more I see that the counselors and administratives are changing. New people are coming in and several teachers and other administratives whom I've known and my older siblings had the pleasure of having are being reinstated to their old positions and able to do their jobs. I believe this is a sign that things are going to get better. I will pray so for the future generations. Things are starting to look up again and I am going to hope that's the case since a 4th generation will be going there soon. If things don't look better, we're transferring somewhere else. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/17/06
I am a parent of a student that attends Memorial High School. On many occasions my child has informed me of the lack of teaching and discipline in the school. I have visited the school and noticed myself that their are many students with behavior problems in the school. There are also very many talented
... Read more students that attend the school, but they can not teach themselves. So how can they learn and move on to the next level when the teachers do not care enough to prepare them for it. It is well-known that Memorial's overall TAKS scores are extremely low year after year. The PAISD needs to do something about these many problems that plague the school or maybe the best thing for the school would be to shut the whole district down. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/20/06
I went to Memorial High School years before the name was changed and all the high schools were merged. I have visited the school since then and was able to see that the kids runs this school. There was loud music playing,some of the students were using profanity while others were just talking loudly
... Read more and there was no faculty trying or perhaps able to control the situation. I have nieces and nephews that attent this school and they feel that it doesn't have sufficient discipline nor do most of the teachers seem to care whether or not the students are learning. I understand why parents are taking their kids out of this school and enrolling them in nearby school districts. Read less
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Port Arthur schools — Memorial High School is located at 2200 Jefferson Dr, Port Arthur TX 77642. 2200 Jefferson Dr is in the 77642 ZIP code in Port Arthur, TX The school district for Memorial High School is the Port Arthur Independent School District. Memorial High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 10 - 12.
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