18 Hillside Avenue
Amherst, NH 03031

loved this school! teachers were nice and always made sure everyone was safe. emotinal support was top tier, always helping kids. defiently reccemoned this school

As a former student, this school really set me back academically and emotionally. Students have a vocabulary so limited tot the point they o understand basic English terms and phrases, the math program hold's kids back even in the advanced one (that starts in seventh grade when really it should start younger, and they use sport programs and "electives" that are just hobbies re-branded. I completely understand allowing students to be creative and whimsical and whatnot but not to the point where in 7th these children almost or at thirteen years old can not comprehend the fundamentals they need for basic work. They do not know how to write emails, they can not cite sources, they barely understand their first language. Now for social circumstances that students in 5th grade are thrown into, There will be physical violence between students, but destroying them through text conversations are preferred by the uneducated girls. Students also tend to pressure each other into wearing more revealing clothing and some will be excluded or called names if they do not. I'm not a prude and expressing yourself is fine, but unless you said it was for a religious reason, they would constantly bug you about it. and even in some cases (this is my experience) students will disrespect the religious beliefs of other students even after told not to or that they are uncomfortable. Though i appreciate some of the teachers there, many are nosy when they shouldn't be invested in petty dramas and negligent when they do need to step in. Many lower income students found themselves teased for clothing or smell instead of helped, and students with learning disabilities were called names, be it to their face or behind their back. children get addicted to blue light and attention, and wind up needing constant stimulation. There is no punishment or suspensions in fear that their precious suspension percent will go up, even if a child is threatening others safety. bad behavior is egged on this way, making otherwise OK people into self obsessed entitled brats. Kids just learn how to effectively keep things from their parents and end up resenting them for not protecting them for things they could not have known about, making a cycle. They infact do not have the courage to care about anything but reputation and tax dollars. I hate to turn one of their symbols against them, but the AMS eagles are clipping their own students wings.

Both of my kids graduated from SHS and have gone on to successful college and business careers. Souhegan's motto is Respect - Trust - Courage, and teachers hold true to that with every student.