2841 Cherry Ct
Ogden, UT 84403

Ogden High School is the shining jewel in Ogden Utah of the 50+ buildings of my grandfather Leslie S Hodgson. Though I never met "poppy" who passed away in 1947 I am proud of his legacy.

The teacher's in this school try as hard as the can, but because years ago the school turned a blind eye to the behavioral problems with the students, it has grown to a level that seems impossible to combat. The students are allowed to swear at each other and at the teachers, if they knock another child down, or punch them in the stomach, they are told no no no we don't do that, and that's it. Elementary students have punched other kids in the face so hard the student started bleeding, the student that punched is still punching and bullying students. These students cuss and say racial slurs to other students, staff is exhausted, they can't discipline the students anymore or they would never be teaching. The parents need to be more involved in this school, the teachers need help. The principal at this school is hardly ever seen, I thought the vice principal was the principal, a lot of the kids also thought the vice was their principal since they never see the actual principal. At other schools we've been at, we knew who the principal was, the kids knew who the principal was, the principal was actively involved. These kids are good kids, but the school at it's core has fallen apart, lost sight of having pride in their school, showing pride in the kids, supporting the teachers, and just letting the kids do whatever. The school has said some of these kids can't be sent home due to home life, well they should have something else in place then, a special room with a behavioral therapist for some time to go over respect etc and then do classwork where they are given praise for doing good/listening. I really hope something changes, I do know it's going to take longer to fix this, then it did for it to start. These kids are worth it, please JMES help our students to thrive.

They have changed their ways, there is less violence and vandalism, and staff are way more equipped and understanding. There are better teachers, and have fun events. (ps: we get to skip a day of school because our band teacher is allowing our whole class to go to toads)