224 American
Minden, CT 89423

As a student at CVMS, the school is decent. If you are looking for a great education for your child, then please look into the school. But, know that your student's mental health will be damaged. The teachers are biased and treat students differently than others. There is a hierarchy between students, which is common, but it results in terrible bullying. Last year, a teacher screamed at my older brother and got into a fight with my dad. That teacher then held it over my head once when I had them for a class. Many kids vape and smoke in classes. We have gotten a new principle, so that might help with the treatment of students. There are limited classes. There are very few optional electives and classes.

Douglas High School offers many AP courses, electives, technical classes, clubs, and sports. The teachers and staff as a whole are wonderful and conservative in their values and truly care about the students. DHS produces high achieving citizens.

This is our first year at Pinon and I have been so impressed. Starting with the Principal Mr. Reid, he sets the tone and the school’s motto of “Pinon is Kind” and this really carries through to the individual actions of the staff and teachers. Everyone says good morning and hi to each other, the staff knows all the kids by name. I’m in the office fairly frequently so I see on a weekly basis how the administration handles behavior issues both good and bad. They treat the children with respect and really listen to them when trying to understand what happened in a particular situation. They go out of their way to make sure every kid can get to school and have a good school day. In regards to academics I am loving the way they teach math, they teach strategies to help the children solve mathematical problems far behind basic addition and subtraction and are building a way of thinking that will help them in the future grades. My daughter is in first grade and her teacher Mrs. Rice has been able to juggle multiple ability levels of kids and keep high performing students challenged while still making sure others don’t fall behind. And I just love how there are so many parents and grandparents and siblings at pickup times and school events. It’s just a really nice community feel and there is no pretentiousness. Thank you Pinon Hills for being such a positive, fun, place to learn.