W Elder St
Boise, ID 83705

Some teachers were amazing, others were okay, learned alot at this school, and was served well enough by it in my time there.

My two boys attended Owyhee for half a year after we moved to Boise. Before you enroll, you should know something about the Harbor method and think about whether your child would thrive in that environment. One of mine did and the other didn't. They are both very well-behaved and didn't get into any trouble, but it is over the top strict. One of my boys is a militant rule follower, so he liked all the structure and all the praise he got for following the rules to a tee. My other son, though, is really creative, more of a free spirit type who has a lot of ideas and doesn't like to be told exactly what to do all the time. After he had been at Owyhee for a few months, my husband remarked that "the spark has just gone out of him." I know of someone else in the same situation. The teachers are all very hard working and want to help the kids, and the staff really tried to accommodate my older son because he needed harder assignments, but I don't think the Harbor Method works for all kids. They attend a different school now, and we're much happier. If you have a child who excels with structure, Owyhee may be right for you. If not, you might want to think twice about it.

The teachers at south are great and there isn't much homework from the teachers but it also depends on the class and teacher how much work you get during class the main problem at south is the drugs and sex going on people have been caught in bathroom stalls at south doing inappropriate things with each other and they have been caught vaping or smoking multiple times throughout the school year. Two weeks before this school year was over they had to close many bathrooms for "maintenance" but the real reason was because many people had been caught in a bathroom stall doing things together. Someone had sent death threats to my best friend and my best friend showed it to the counselor and they got in trouble and were suspended for a few days. Most teachers are really nice like Mr. Kramis, Mr. Fahlen, Mr Bevis and Ms Drick they are really nice teachers.