We walked to the school so we could experience the one night event's Haunted House Sanctum. We paid our ten dollars for the entrance fee and waited in line with all the eager horror fans. Just as we were about to go inside someone became very ill and made a hazmat mess inside. We decided to abort our experience and requested a refund. The employees were super nice and apologetic and refunded our money. read more

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food here was kinda mid tbh. NOT worth the queue, however it was nice that all of it was for free. staff friendliness and overall service varied on drastic levels. some were very friendly and enthusiastic to guide you through the courses, while others seemed indifferent at best, and disappointing at worst. i did enjoy the atmosphere in this establishment. while i do frequent this place, it's not for as long as others may stay. even despite this, it's quite easy to immerse myself into the environment as most of the staff and regulars here are at the very least respectful of each other. overall i would not recommend dining here at all, even despite the few perks this establishment has to offer -- it's just not worth the long wait, especially considering how mid the food was. read more

I don't know how I can give less than 5 stars to a place of my educators. I earn what I earn today because of them. THANK YOU!!! I'm also giving them a 5 for the great memories! I attended AHS from 9/1993 to 6/1997 (class of 1997) I'm so old that I was there before the "new" building that you see there today was built. We were moved from the old C,D,E,F bungalows to the "new" bungalow where the baseball field is today, I spent senior year in the fresh new buildings....great memories. High School and College were some of the best times of my life, don't get me wrong, I love my job and getting paid, but those times were so worry free! Thus better than adult issues like mortgages, bills, car payments, paying for the wedding etc. I liked most of the teachers I had there. Mr. Lopez from History was soooo hard in the beginning, I got a C- the first quarter, but I brought my grade up to an A, but it was HARD work and for the FIRST time I felt the feeling of accomplishment. I've gotten plenty of A's but those were easy to get. Teachers like Mr. Lopez really challenged me. Mr. Jeff Caseria was one the the weirdest and funniest teachers I've met! He was a white surfer dude who spoke fluent Mandarin! He was one of those teachers who you can see as a friend that is easy to talk to. read more

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***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON MY AND MY SON'S EXPERIENCE WITH AHS AND AUSD*** Horrible! horrible! horrible! Worst school ever! If your child has a learning difderence, GOOD LUCK! They won't learn anything much less prepare them for college. And if your child is involved in defending self or another student from bullying, weapons are brought out by the bully and they get a smack on the hand! Safety in this "no gun " zone is horrible! Teachers and security are not prepared to protect our kids from anyone carrying weapon and threatening them! Administration is disrespectful by thinking that were to believe their lies they say while trying to calm us down to not make waves for them. Just because I keep quiet in a respectful manner doesn't mean I'm buying all the bull coming out of those dirty mouths! The teachers themselves are the biggest bullies I've experienced with my child! ***A FEW TEACHERS HAVE BEEN PRETTY AMAZING BUT NOT ENOUGH OF THEM TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.*** I imagine this would be the same in any other school. Homeschooling is the best for ANY child but especially one with learning disabilities! If you are able to homeschool strongly urge you to do so! Needless to say, not a good school unless you have tutors on the side and bring in great grades and have no learning differences/disabilities. As a single mom, I cannot afford tutors and unfortunately, dad doesn't see the importance in hiring them. Teachers offer after school tutoring but when your child has a learning disability, they need one to one to truly help them. RUUUUUUUNNNN! RUUUUUNNN! I warned you! read more

Very racist... Not surprised, I had my fair share of hatred through Brightwood Elementary School. The post below talks about a racist experience at Alhambra High School, that's sickening! Can't put it any more simple than that. If you have Instagram and you to this page, other student come forward on her behavior. Let me tell you about the one incident that happened to me out of the many. In 6th grade, I was in Ms. Goh's class. She hated me so much. I was a very quiet and shy girl, always have been, and she purposely even put a colorful autobiography I did on the wall all the wall to the bottom almost touching the floor. I feared and was almost sick to my stomach on the day of my birthday. I begged and pleaded to not go to school the next day (Monday), because for once I was happy and didn't have to see her. One winter break party we had, we all got together to celebrate with the other 6th grade classrooms. I accidentally left my gifts in her class as they rearranged everything in the classroom to set up for the food and activities. So by the end of the day I said well maybe when I come back I can get them. That was a living hell. She passes out exams when we come back from the holidays and waits to give me mine last, of course in front of the whole class. Before that she hands me a big bag and in it where my gifts I left behind. She smiled and said that's a lot of gifts you got there. I smiled back thinking she was being friendly. Then she proceeds to tell the whole class I don't deserve them and that I got an F in the class. She kept scolding me and I cried for the first time in class. I was beyond devastated, emotional, and so I asked to go to the restroom and cried in there. I couldn't believe it. In kindergarten, I was shy of course, and my summer school teacher wouldn't let me go to recess because I wouldn't talk. I remember sitting there on the floor crying as I pointed outside the door to go play as everyone was outside. She never let me go out and play as a result. At Mark Keppel High School, I once went to pick up transcripts. I hated the lady who handed them out because she wasn't a nice person. She would be nice only to people she liked. Well, a mom and her freshman son came to ask a question. I know how this feels. Not everyone transitions into high school easily. I was one of them. So the mom, in broken English tried to ask this lady a question, but instead the mean lady told her in a sarcastic tone she couldn't understand her and that the son needs to speak up. First, that may be true, but no need to downgrade the mom, besides, it never occurred to the mean lady that what if the son had Aspergers you know. You just don't know. I felt awful seeing her get treated that way. Also in High School, I had a guidance counselor named Ms. Elizabeth Seztak, hated her with a passion for not respecting me. I never once was mean, in fact I was the respectful reserved one. On getting help to fill out college applications she had the nerve to ask me if I was sure about my ethnicity. Are you serious?! I know what I am. She had me read out loud the entire list and even surprisingly gasped at how much my parents earned on the income section. How unprofessional and stupid. read more

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I hate this place. I know that my whole entire family, back to my great grandparents, have all gone here. I don't see the attraction, maybe things have just changed. I had such a horrible experience here. The current dean is a prick, and I'm still trying to pay off the smoking ticket I got here. It's a long story, but I wasn't even smoking there, and who knew smoking costed you 400 dollars anyhow? Anyways, I can't say all of it is bad, I've met some great people there, and some good teachers that really did care about the kids. But all those good teachers are fired now because of that whole deal with the thousands of teachers being fired. I don't know, I just personally hated it here, and I was only there for one semester. They do have a good peer counseling program that I was a part of, which is really cool considering alot of schools don't have that. Lots of clubs, some firm but fair phys ed teachers, tons of school activities. And you do learn alot while you're there. Thats the one part I can't hate them for, they do get the job done. read more

I attended here between 2009-2013. Overall the teachers I had were good except some of them may have bad attitudes. Depends on the people you hangout with. Some students could be a bit cliquey whereas some could be a bit geeky. My experience was neutral because the best I experienced was when I won prom queen and one of the worst I experienced was when the cheer team rejected me but the end of the day I didn't fit in with those girls. The food wasn't the best so I try my best to eat at home. Highly recommend this high school to everybody. read more

I'm indifferent to schools. How helpful can a school be? If a kid is smart, they'll figure out life on their own. If a kid isn't bright, they'll fall through the cracks soon enough. Let evolution and society takes its course. I attended Alhambra High School from 2005 to 2009. Here's a basic rundown of things that occur in this school: teachers teach students what they need, people in charge give the "we're here to guide everyone through life" sermons, school can distribute accredited diplomas, and no one bugs you years from now. What else could I want? A little more diversity on campus. Better cafeteria food for $2.25. Students actually interested in the subjects they study so hard for. read more

The school has gotten better over the years. Decent public school. Good experience so far.

I went to see a basketball game at Alhambra High School on 1/7/2014. It was my first time in the gym there to see a varsity game. The Alhambra Moors defeated the visiting Rosemead Panthers by a score of 49 to 27. :( read more

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Definitely five stars. I attended from 2001 to 2005. I was involved in multiple programs and clubs on campus so it made the high school experience really enjoyable. I took Period 0 and the extra 7th period throughout my four years in high school. I used to despise the 8 or so minute passing period from A to D building, but having a 10 minute passing period in college is a lot more pressure and only makes me realized that I should have appreciated the 3-story climb up the D-building! Definitely take advantage of the programs that they offer there (Debate, Biomed, MESA, etc.) because high school isn't just about school work. The workload can also be a bit rigorous if you choose to take on those classes. At the time I went, the teachers were a lot more experienced and dedicated to old-fashion teaching; most of "good" teachers have retired though. At the time I went, service organizations were also selective with interview processes, probational periods, and required volunteer hours for each semester. AP classes tended to select for high achieving students too. I remember when my government teacher would force the student(s) to stand up if they fall asleep in class! Haha. Overall, great public education! read more

Reasons I liked AHS: 1/Beautiful campus campared to my other options in El Sereno 2/Alot of teachers looking to make a difference and just plain passionate about their jobs 3/ALOT of activities for students (not education related). 4/Mrs. Collins found me my first "real" job with a small CPA firm. Without that job I don't think I would have been able to flurish in my career. Reasons I disliked AHS: 1/Counselors were not encouraging. Poor teachers are doing their jobs AND the counselors jobs. I understand if you want something you go out and get it....however..how the heck are you supposed to know what it is you are reaching for when you are the first to go to college in your family? I think the relatives of these couselors work at ELAC too lol because their couselors were just as insulting and uninterested in steering you in the right direction. 2/I received more unwarranted truant tickets than my backpack could handle causing financial stress on my family. This does not have to do with AHS but I thought I'd throw that in there. 3/No programs reaching out to students from lower income families to speak with them about college, how it works (yes, how it works), financial aid (so it's believable anyone can get a higher education) 4/No programs about SAT's and how they can help you. CLASS OF 1997 P.S. lol I turned out fine but had I had the dislikes narrowed down to zero BEFORE I left AHS I might have earned my degrees ALOT sooner. lol Cheers read more

Supportive for our students , lots of special clubs and sports to join. Decent staff. Administrative have been positive. Counselor V. Wong is knowledgable, patient, listens, offers sound advice for students and staff. Had 5 relatives graduate from here and are good citizens. read more

I cant believe the HS lets out early every WED and the Middle school lets out early every Thur. That is horrible. It makes it so hard as a parent to schedule child care for one child. Even worse for 2 children in different schools. Also for an after school institute to schedule teachers everyday at 3pm , but on one day they come at 1pm. It's completely insane. The community needs to put in a new superintendent and school board members. Maybe Asians would be more attentive to parent and scholastic needs of the community. read more

Its ashame that these counselors that are hired to help these students, don't do their job. They are hired to guide and assist these students, not to give them a hard time about their schedule. Every year its the same thing, in order to get things done i have to call the counselor myself. Then when i try to call the counselor she is never available. They are always in meetings, so when do they have time to assist and guide these students? I feel like these counselor chose who they want to help succeed in life and that's not right. I see I'm not the only one that feels this way. read more

Just aware you don't get a lot of help like middle school, you on you own, due to the school size. Counselor isn't that helpful.

Im looking for Jonathan Avila. went freshmen year on 1997 Alhambra High. Then moved. If you know or are him. Please contact me at maritzam1982@yahoo.com read more