What type of school is yours?

Calabala
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:22:45 +0000

Suburban. A little more than 3600 students. Pretty mixed. 30-ish% white, 30-ish% Black, 25-ish% Hispanic, 7% Asian (mostly Vietnamese). Most people dream about getting accepted to in-state schools. Fantastic athletics. Our teams usually end up going to championships.

School pride: only happens when the other school comes over to graffiti the place up or slash the tires of cars with school stickers on them.

Drugs: every week, you are guaranteed to smell some “wacky tobaccy” when you walk near the bathrooms.

Sex: I accidentally got placed in a dance class because all the other classes filled up. About 8/30 dropped out of school because they got pregnant.

Academics: if you are in ap classes, your teachers and substitute teachers will respect everybody. If not, then prepare to be offended. There are a lot of ap classes available. Most of the ap teachers have been here since the school opened (1980s), and love teaching. There are smart kids who go to harvard and mit, and other kids who go nowhere.