729 Corapeake Dr
Chesapeake, VA 23322

My daughter LOVES this school, and her teacher.

Don't send your kids here teachers are fake. They don't care about helping your child succeed.

The teachers do not care of the safety and well being of your child at school. They only care about the paycheck.

Overall, I would say that my experience at Hickory High School has been very poor. I feel that this is mostly due to the faculty and administration. Every year, they crack down harder and harder on simple things, such as phones in the hallway, but ignore larger issues, such as teachers treating students unfairly. There have even been several reports of an assistant principle acting incredibly inappropriately with students in a sexual manner at school functions such as the ring dance and assemblies. I have had several friends complain to me about teachers not letting them have water bottles on their desk, giving an unreasonable amount of work in a short amount of time, etc... Granted, not every one here is bad. A good number of faculty like the guidance counselors always seem happy to see students and willing to help, bu unfortunately, most of the upper admin, I would say, has been unreasonable to say the least. There are limitations to the bathrooms, and that's assuming they are open to begin with. There are 4 boys' bathrooms in the school, and most of the time, 3 of them are closed with the last being watched at all times. The food is absolutely disgusting, and there are rumors that a few students got food poisoning from spoiled milk that the school sells with lunch. If you look into the ceiling, you can see the ventilation is covered in thick dust, which can be problematic for some students with breathing disabilities. Students are required to attend an advisory class to teach them about bullying and help them to make new friends. This itself is not an issue, however almost every student, and most teachers, have complained that nobody, student or teacher, wants to be there, and that it's not working and that they should stop. However, faculty seemingly either never listened or never cared.