Strickland Rd
Laurel, MS 39443

I have worked in three different states and several school districts during my 25 year teaching career. I am now employed at Clara school. This school has the most dedicated staff and principal that I have ever worked with. State test scores are consistently high. The students who go here benefit greatly from the joint effort of school and community to teach them not only academic skills but life skills in a small school atmosphere.

I don't know how the city of Waynesboro ignores the fact that one of the TWO high school options they have has become this obsolete. I'm a former student. I spent all four years of high school there. Were it not for a select few Advanced Placement teachers, I would not have been remotely prepared for college. Aside from my luck concerning teachers, the school failed in every way. Sports are the ONLY focus that matters to the district board members. The principal last year was a complete joke, and from the new regulations I've seen, the new one is no better. I was a straight A student, top of class, and am on a full scholarship to a university, yet I woke up every morning DREADING going to this school. The entire system of WCHS is corrupt and not geared toward making things easier on its students. Unless you want your children to experience what a prison feels like, complete with guards, racism, verbal abuse, and bias, find another school district.