Both my children attended here, albeit 13 years apart. It's a wonderful place to educate young…read morepeople. There are so many programs available, too. Then, the sprawling campus allows for the students to get a semi-collegiate feel. I loved the school, the faculty, and staff. When I moved to the area 34 years ago, I checked to make sure we were in HF's school zone.

It is a great day to be a Viking! This phenomenal school has been the heart of the community for…read moreover 50 years. Offering 31 sports and 160 clubs with an International Baccalaureate , concentration in the arts, and Project Lead The Way engineering curriculums to name a few.

Fine Catholic High School anchoring the East Chicago-Hammond area for almost 100 years. Founded in…read more1921 as Catholic Central High School, it opened at the current location in 1923. The name was changed in 1947. It remains today still serving the community as it nears its centennial. If your looking for an excellent education in a co-ed environment...look no further.

***This review is about the track area after school hours. IT is not about the quality of education…read moreat the school.*** Now then, the track is fly! The grounds are well kept, people there are getting their workout on and the track is level. Enjoy a nice run without the gym fees, climb some stairs without a machine, do some lunges for free. Enjoy time outdoors and with the people. The place is even quiet enough to read. If you are lucky (or unlucky depending on if the parking lot is full) you can catch a soccer match. PLUS, I believe there is a bus nearby.

As a graduate from here class of 2016 I can assure you this is the worst school I have ever been…read moretoo. My senior English teacher once told me that he canceled our end of thr year presentation because and I quote "well nobody wanted to do it". Another teacher told me that they stopped giving out so many out of school suspensions because they did not want to make the student or the school look bad by giving out so many. Overall terrible experience especially with pampered pretentious classmates.

We love FRA. It is an amazing place that nourishes children-- and 5 years here with two kids…read moreattending, we couldn't be more thankful our children are here. They are loved and soaring academically and we are blessed with an amazing team of gifted individuals providing the best education for our kids.

This school may not be the right fit for everyone, speaking from our experience…read more While they offer a variety of engaging activities, I found them lacking in the fundamental resources and support that a school should have. Our preschooler had a short and unsuccessful period there, culminating in an unexpected request for us to leave with only a week's notice. This not only felt like a waste of time and resources but also made it challenging to find alternative care in the middle of the school year. Unfortunately, my child now experiences anxiety when entering any school setting, which is a significant concern. Additionally, I was disappointed to learn that deposits and school materials are non-refundable due to their "standard process." I also noticed that there were no requirements or assessments for the cohort my child was in, which raised concerns about the overall standards. The protocol and procedures for student removal are vague, almost nonexistent, creating mismatched expectations for us. We also felt that the school lacks diversity, as it seems to favor a specific type of student while not adequately addressing the emotional needs of the kids. Despite these challenges, I would recommend this school to parents of typical, average smart kids who are prepared to engage in the learning process. Parents should also be prepared for year-long donation requests via email, text, and automated phone calls, plus in average one week no school per school month. Overall, we're relieved to have moved on from this experience.

Ray williams is A HORRIBLE SCHOOL, and this is why. As a student at ray i feel very picked on, and…read morebullied always being the first one to get into trouble when MULTIPLE kids have done worse than me. this is very unacceptable, the teacher and staff are so rude, FOR NO REASON AT ALL! students are bullied every day for there own likings, we barely learn anything at this school and the afterschool programs are even worse, its like they dont try and then the security is very noisy when its not there business or time to even be there. they don't do there job in protecting the students from being picked on they mainly take it as a joke. Or laughs and giggles. If u want to send your child here get ready for the amount of money you will be paying to the school. It's fundraisers with every single fun activity. the staff are like puppets being controlled by the principal and assistant principal. SO DO NOT SEND UR CHILD HERE!!!!

Just wanted to give kudos to Ray's current administration. Principal Megan Thole and Assistant…read morePrincipal Gayle Harris-Neely are a super duo! They have brought the teachers and staff together, welcomed parents and leveraged their desire to help, and always put the students first. Always. My 8 year old son has been at Ray since he was 3. He has always loved the school and his teachers have been so great. I am helping through a newly established partnerships committee and have seen new robotics, coding, dance, and philosophy classes offered to kids after school. Pilot Light brought top-notch Chicago chefs to teach the 3rd graders science/social studies through cooking. The school is fun and engaging, and although there are always things to work on, I am happy that my family is part of it.

I've only been here one time for an event, it was for my great niece. Her cheer team had won a…read moretrophy so they were doing their routines and so were a couple other different age groups did their cheers. It was located in the gym. We sat on the bleachers. Everyone was very pleasant.

I am a happy and successful graduate of Reavis High. It offers more than just a place to fulfill…read moreyour pre-college requirements. It may not be the ideal place of higher educational accomplishments on your list of credits for those seeking some pencil pushing no talent work environment. But for those who know what they want, and are aware of the real world and it's requirements, it offers more than any Ivy League, high brow institution can even begin to. Personally I consider myself beyond successful with accomplishments acquired only through being taught what the real world is like and how to survive in it. I'm not knocking the brainy ones who have worked hard academically to achieve their respective degrees in their desired form of work, who may have also claimed Reavis as their Alma-mater. But I am here to defend the place where I got to realize, and learn, what I am capable of in order to survive in American society. From first grade on I never "fit in" to the accepted curriculum, and was "tolerated" at best, by the teaching community. Until I got into the halls of Reavis where the world opened up for me and I was not only with people of the real world, both student and teacher, but had choices no one knew were lurking in my little brain. I was opened to being able to express and expand the genius concealed inside what the academics said to my parents "Al does not belong here." It was taken as "this kid has a problem" not "He's too smart for this type school." Until I got to Reavis I struggled with fitting into the meaningless and unfruitful forms of education that was offered to the general community. At Reavis my life exploded into the word "opportunity". Yes I had to take what the educated of society told my parents I had to take as classes, but getting that out of the way as quickly and easily as I could I looked forward daily to attending first the basic industrial arts classes and then on to the real shop hands-on classes where I excelled. Where I learned from great men like Caroll Repasey and Bob Moser and others I can't remember at the moment, who could have made twice the money out in the real world. They had a desire and quest to teach those who were willing to learn what they needed to excel in the real world. Money was not the object for these men, as mentioned, they taught me "how to learn" not "what to learn". I can tell you from a lifelong experience with men who have accomplished the "how to learn" that conquering the physical world through "hands-on talent" and being confident in this sort of self knowing has a lot more to offer than book smarts alone. I admire and praise those with doctor's degrees and diplomas that proclaim their dedication to their chosen form of work, but Reavis High School claims more successful and self satisfied individuals because of it's dedication to the education of young adults than can ever be counted or tallied up. I hope and pray, for the sake of society, that Reavis has not changed it's curriculum.

Always was & always is a fantastic high school! Andrean High School prepared me for the challenges…read moreof college!!!

Drove 60+ miles from Downers Grove Il. to watch my son's school play this school's baseball team,…read morewhich by the time I arrived was already in the 4th inning, to be told I had to pay 5 dollars to get in! To think that a school would charge out of state visitors 5 dollars to watch a regular season baseball game considering the game was more than half way completed is ridiculous! For 2 dollars more I've could have gotten a ticket to a White Sox game. Too bad I'm a Cubs fan. I've paid to enter high school baseball games as well as other high school sporting events but never that much and never when a game is more than half way completed. I'm sure the proceeds go to the school or some city program but come on, I could see if I had arrived at game time, then ok I'll pay 5 dollars but having the nerve to try and charge me to enter a game that only lasts 7 innings? No thanks, I caught the next couple of innings standing in the parking lot and then went to my car and waited for the game to be over. Then I drove back 41 miles to my home in Chicago. Thank you to Andrean high school I really felt welcomed at your school, I drove 100+ miles from my job in Downers Grove to your school and then back home to not even be able to sit down and enjoy the game. I hope I never have to come back to this place ever again. At least we won though.