I attended VHS 1965-66, right after it was built. I was a beautiful campus in the middle of a…read morelarge field just outside the fence of Travis. There was the grade school at the top of the field by the road to Fairfield and VHS on the road to Vacaville. All the students were happy to not have to take the bus to schools in Fairfield and Vacaville. We also liked that all the students were military brats. That year California schools were ranked the best in the country and our school was the best of the best. All of our teachers had master degrees and were eager and energetic. Our books were the latest and our classrooms and labs were top notch. The campus was built around 3 open, roofed quads that had 2x6's under the eaves of those roofs. The seniors got together and during one night lined those 2x6s with long-necked beer bottles. If you went to Vanden you know about the winds in the valley, after the morning bell the winds came up and the beer bottles came down. Our principal could not single out the culprits as no one would tell, so the whole student body was punished, not with detention but with the viewing of "Nanook of the North". If you have not seen this movie it is one of the most boring movie for high school students. We were required to watch it no once, not twice but three times. I can still remember that movie 45 years later. If you look closely around the southeast edge of the southeastern most quad you can find the hoof prints of my quarter horse, Texas Kidd. So, thank you Vanden High School for the best year of school I had.

(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.

The only time I come to this school is for band competitions but every time I have come I have been…read morepleased. It seems to be well organized. The campus is always clean. The staff is nice and helpful.

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

golden west is a good school some teachers are nice but some will get mad for a dumb reason bc i…read morewent to find my teacher and the door was locked and i went to the library to open the door and i opened the wrong door to mr samson and he got mad at me for no reason and the school is lowky dirty more janitors need to be hired and if ur messy they're alors of fights maybe once a month but its a fun school and i like it

Tell ms vaqus or whatever her name is in room a 14 to give me my fucking ball back she told me to…read moreget it after school and she was not there so she better give me my ball back at third period Monday

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

All three of my Kids have gone it are going to this wonderful school. If you are looking for a…read moresolid Christian school that prepares your kids for College or Post High School opportunities you cant go wrong. All three of my Boys have also been involved in their Sports programs and have excelled...lots of opportunity! Academically my kids are doing fantastic...strong program that is preparing them for college! Great environment, great staff and can't recommend enough.

We have had three kids at VCS, the teachers, principals and staff have bent over backwards to help…read morethem to succeed. This even includes coming to our home to encourage our kids. The teachers show their Christ-like love for their kids every day. It truly feels like family.

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.

Although the review is rather difficult to understand I agree with Monke D. Although the school is…read morenot the most enjoyable the teachers can be very helpful and caring for the students such as Mrs.Eigl and Mrs. Madueno are two very outstanding teachers who deserve a raise.

If 0 stars were possible, I would select it. I got something I bought with my money confiscated,…read moreand they wouldn't return it, and they may end up using it for their office. The item was a bottle of Febreze. I lent it to some kid, then he gave it to someone else, and then that person used it to spray someone else. I hate this school, some of the teachers are not good and are plain dumb, even my dad said that about a teacher. The kids here are disrespectful and say anything they want. You will have a good time here, but overall, it's a garbage hellhole where people get targeted by staff from time to time, and the education is alright here.

My grandson (4th grade, Ms. Carter) has excelled beyond imagination Biblicaly and educationaly…read moresince being a student at SCA. He has even been on the honor roll twice!

My brother is in 4th grade here and always comes home with a story to tell. He has made long…read morelasting friends here and the teachers and staff work hard to keep the school running 100%.

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.

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!!

Our daughter goes here. As far as public schools go this is one of the better ones. Teachers and…read morestaff are friendly and care about their students.