(Update from recently emoved Google review)…read more This is a long review and will change from time to time, but... Reflecting on my time from this high school, I have to say that I have mixed feelings, leaning more towards negative over time. Even though I made some to a lot of friends, a lot of other people made me feel quite uncomfortable with their assertion, unwelcomeness and unpleasantness. Even the teachers and staff were not the best at helping with me with my issues at times, with a counselor named Beltramo outright excusing a bully when they were hitting me quite hard despite me not doing anything to them. Now the teachers were not the best with how they handled students, with Centeno not being a pleasant experience, even if she got a little better later on before leaving her class. She always yelled and screamed in front of my ears when I made a small error when having a pencil instead of a pen, yelling "PUT THE PENCIL AWAY!" and also being quite short tempered whenever I didn't meet her expectations. But she was not the only one who made my studies and experience worse. Of note who made my experience worse was a former teacher named David Long. Although I tried to clear up an altercation with him, he was telling me that "people who wear black like you are troublemakers, unlike me". When I tried to tell former Principal Bill Sarty about what happened, he told me "don't take too long, kid" and then refused to update to me about Mr. Long after our conversation where I didn't become punished. One other was Librarian Patricia Pelfrey. Even long after I stopped making jokes in the library for a short while, she was unpleasant and surprisingly rude to me. Whenever I talked to her, she was being quite demanding and unsettling, telling me to "hurry up" and insulting me behind my back. She was quite short-tempered to me, despite giving her my gratitude and thanks long after I ceased my jokes around my friends in the library. Rest in peace to her, no one has to go through what she went through, but my criticisms have nothing to do with her passing or prior condition. Regardless, I did not have a pleasant experience with her at all, but I also hope her family is doing well. Not all of it was bad, even if it does outweigh the goods. A few of the staff, especially the attendance staff and a sweet lady into Spider-Man, gave me great life lessons that not everyone must be liked, not even some good people. And a lot of friends were fun, even if some of them were shortlived or even former friends that ended poorly. I especially had fun times with Gard, one of my favorite teachers who was quite resourceful and kind. And Yu, my all time favorite despite not starting well due to her initial unpleasantness that turned into genuine friendship. And I want to add one of the most important events that traumatized and psychologically scarred me, was about one classmate. After she ignored my apology about being furious at her and her friends in gym, she not only sexually harassed me about my "size" at one point, but when I criticized her about it she gaslit me into making me think that I'm making things up. That is why I hate 2016 & 2017, and I had to deal with some friends and family tell me that I'm "freaking out" and "stop feeling traumatized!", feeling minimized and underneath a lot of people. As a result, awful moments like these shattered me and ruined my perception of reality for years to come. And this happened 10 years ago, so is it really my fault for having trauma and still having thoughts about them for this long? In general, even though I tried to look on the bright side and find some positives, I believe the flaws outweigh the goods. It was not a great time to be in, especially after these moments plus a few grand tragedies with my former friends, to the point that it changed me forever for the worse overall. I'm sorry, family, I know I can look at the positives but that mindset minimizes what I've been through. Even if others had it worse than me, these are my experiences and they were not as pretty as one might think.

It's an ok school. Just like any school it has its how and downs. But the staff does not understand…read moretheir own Rules of 85 or how to properly apply it.

Wow... Didn't know you could review school districts here... Well here it goes…read more.. With the current board members (pre-2010) the board sucked... Left the district in a financial mess. Made alot of poor decisions when things where "good" but left no room for error when the recession hit. On top of that there recent decision to segregate the civilian kids from the military kids based on a Base Commanders whim was not entirely thought out. Then tried to cover it up by saying civilian families pose a security risk... Then why are we still having to go thru the main gate a year after the board made the decision hmmm? I can't wait till 2011 so I can help vote out the remaining board members who got us into this situation... Gave an extra star because I hope we are on the road to recovery with the two new board members that where elected this year...

Don't enroll your kids in this school if you want to be an involved parent . They treat the…read moreteachers like the president of the United States ,guarded by the secret service!!! Every other school in the city ,state maybe even the nation allows parents some sort of access to their teacher . Here ..you need several days advance to visit your child's classroom. You can't just pop in ,sign in at the office at a visitor and check out what's going on in the class room for 10-15 minutes or so LIKE MANY MANY PARENTS ALLLLLL ACROSS THE STATE are allowed to do. You can't even show up 30 minutes before school starts to have a quick word with your child's teacher . You're instead referred to someone in the office who has NO FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE about the goings on of specific ,classroom or play ground incidents. These office higher ups are only privi to information LOGGED in to a computer by the teachers or recess aids . They run the school more like a company than a school. There seems to be a huuuuuge disconnect with PARENT INVOLVEMENT!!! And it's suspicious!!! I repeat this school is NOT for parents who like to be hands on, immersed and involved in their child's schooling . They make it SOOOOOOO difficult. And I'm giving this opinion based on SEVERAL years of observation.

nice school grounds and a huge stadium. went here for the Street Band Competitionread more

The principal arranged for a tour, which was conducted by the Assistant Principals, on a day when…read morestudents were not even there, for a pair of visitors from Japan. Amazing!

This school has great communication as far as letting you know what is going on throughout the…read moreweeks and during breaks. You get texts, emails, calls. You can opt out if you want. Parking is ok but leaving after school ends sucks!!!!!!!

The adult Security Supervisors need some direction when an incident occurs and respond quickly. Is…read morethere a Manual for Employees and School Security that are outside or inside, need to know basic steps to stopping altercations, may even do some running, get out of the carts and walk. The Office staff is marvelous and if they can't answer a question, they'll find someone who can. Thank you, Participating Grandma

Wonderful school. The staff is friendly and very helpful. This is a large campus with has a small…read morecampus feel. Academics are stressed but the students are also very athletically inclined. Definitely attend if you have the opportunity!

This school is awful! idk why people are leaving positive reviews! the staff in the office nice but…read morethe , "vice principals" are a joke ! one vice principal was on texting on his phone during the meeting he had with my kid. This school has gone downhill from from the drugs / vaping , the atrocious dress code , and the fights ! absolute no discipline! gavin newsome needs to step in and control his schools in this state!!

We had a football game there I took my disabled mother to the game being the first time there…read moredidn't realize how far she'd have to walk to say the least the vice principal went out of his way with a crew member and ensured she got to the other side in the cart and after the game as well awesome hospitality you rock!

Don't send your child here. They have a problem with bullies at this school and do NOTHING to help…read moreyour child. My child has to fear going to school because of the bullies. She has reported it to the office, they did nothing , I have went up to the school several times and still the bullies have pressed on. The school does nothing to protect your children.

VCS has been such a blessing to our family, and honestly, there aren't enough words to adequately…read moreexpress what this school community has meant to us. Our daughter started 5th grade at VCS last year, and has transitioned into VCS middle school. We have seen her grow in ways that go far beyond the classroom. The families here genuinely support one another and are deeply invested in the personal, social, academic, emotional, and spiritual growth of our kids. It truly is a VCS community. VCS has also given our daughter the courage and confidence to try new things and put herself out there in ways she never had before. Last year, she was introduced to musical theater for the very first time. She was nervous and hesitant to try it, but she quickly fell in love with her instructors and made new friends. She has even chosen to take it as one of her extracurricular courses this year. She also joined the cross-country team for the first time and is planning to try out for the soccer team. Watching her become willing to try new things and discover what she loves has been incredibly meaningful to us as parents. We have also been so impressed by the teachers and staff. They are unbelievably supportive. Our daughter knows she can ask seek help and be herself without fear of judgment. Teachers take the time to make sure their students feel seen and supported. We appreciate that VCS is helping our daughter grow not only as a student, but as a young person who is learning to live out her faith, develop confidence, build meaningful relationships, and discover the gifts God has given her. We are incredibly proud to be supporters and advocates of VCS. We have found a place where our daughter and son are growing and thriving, and people who genuinely care about our family. We quite literally can't imagine our lives without VCS now, and we are so grateful for everything this school has given our daughter and our entire family.

After careful consideration we decided not to move forward with this school. I Would not reccomend…read morethis school. Lacks diversity& inclusion practices. They don't seem to be genuinely interested in helping new comers grow.

This is not a good school because they give you detentions for every single little thing. I was at…read moreschool and had my hair in the haircut and style they needed and still got a detention because of one single strand. I also almost got a detention for going to the bathroom. This school gives students no freedom what so ever. Only a few grades get field trips and free dress days. They say if one person gets in trouble everyone else does too but if everyone is good only a few people get rewarded. This is one of the worst and unfair schools I have been to. Mrs Sanchez acts like she runs the whole school and the new principal does not do anything about any of your problems. Also so of the teachers are really weird here too and some of them are kind of racist. You should save your time and go to a different school you will actually enjoy.

I hate this school so much like the yard duties are so annoying like they nitpick at every single…read morething and they never let you have any fun. I literally skipped my few days because I had a water gun that wasn't even mine and was spraying myself with it and I had to miss out on my field day for the last day of school and they were gonna make us hit in detention for three hours and the school is literally so bad. I do regret coming here but I'm leaving from middle school because I'm not doing high school here because this high school sucks and this school sucks. Don't send your kids here. The education is so bad. The teachers do not care about the students and all they care about is making money as well as the yard duty. I also hate ms Sanchez she's such a little nit picker she is always getting kids in trouble and acting like she owns the place like she never lets anyone have fun

Dealing with the rude office staff. Trying to get help they barely greet you sit at the desk on…read moretheir personal cell phone. Like pulling teeth to get any help. Then when you give them the energy they give their nose is turned up and their talking about you.

The PEP Program is FSUSD's best kept secret. A little too well kept! The program is open to ALL…read morestudents in the district (you don't have to live in Crescent's attendance area) who are in grades K-5. The program basically works like this: parents volunteer one day a week in the classroom, for approximately 3 hours. This gives teachers more one-on-one time with students, parents get to be hands on with their child's education, and it builds a community rarely seen in our busy world. The teachers are dedicated, going above and beyond what is required. We've had a volunteer choir when no music program was available through the district. We go on field trips, and fund raise so that EVERY student goes on the field trip with no worries about cost. I have the enviable position of knowing all the parents of my child's classmates as well as all his classmates. Students who are exceeding grade level work can go to the next grade level up for that particular subject, and aren't going into the classroom of a teacher they are unfamiliar with. Students requiring additional attention are able to receive it, by parent volunteers in the classroom AND their teacher. There are family gathering events, from Winter Concerts to potlucks. We have a "Dad's Day" where dads, grandpas, uncles, etc. come in and share something about their jobs or hobbies. Last year we had a Vallejo motorcycle police officer and the kids (and a few teachers!) got to sit on his bike, there was fishing, working on electronics, trying on military tactical gear and much more. There are special themed centers for holidays, a monthly Books & Bagels event for kindergarten & first grade, and there was talk of starting a robotics team this coming school year. Knowing all the benefits of this program as well as the opportunity to be in there, not just attending PTO meetings, had made all the difference for me. My child loves it and is successful in school, I love it, and I want more families to know this is an option for them.