Dulles High School

The students are completely irresponsible, the staff is pathetic. I turned in something to the AP for approval, and three weeks later without a reply, I went back to find out that they had thrown it away. When I wished to transfer classes, my parents and I have emailed my counselor twice, and then it was only after we had talked to the AP did she reply with "This matter is none of my concern, please speak with your teacher about it." This school neglects the needs of the student body, whether it be submitting transcriptions or helping students in general, and I feel that the staff is only there to collect their paycheck at the end of the month. There is no real drive or motivation to work in both the faculty nor the student body.

What I noticed when I was here, and pretty sure still is, is that their school environment is suffocating. I'm not talking about the rigorous academic background, but the value the school seemed to engrained in their students that grades are everything. Grades, GPA, and rank are so important that students cheated on testes and quizzes (even though all academy students pledged the honors statement to not cheat), and--this irk me very much--refused to help another out if that other have a higher GPA then themselves (the GPA game). I have been to two high schools--Dulles and another, and yeah, there are cheaters and GPA games at every school, but I see it happened worse at Dulles. Where is the moral and value in that?

Hello, I'm a french music teacher. I work in a secondary school near Annecy in Haute Savoie(74). I head your choir singing Summertime and I enjoy it very much. I'd like to sing this version with my own choir. Could you please send me your score? I thank you so much Laurence Nicollin

I went to Dulles for all for of my high school years and graduated in 2012. I agree that the administration could be better, but looking back, I realize that going to Dulles had truly been a rewarding experience. While I was there, I must admit that I wasn't the happiest student. However, I learned so much from wonderful teachers like Mrs. Malone, Mrs. Matney, etc. Those teachers really challenged me to be my best, and now that I am in college, I'm grateful for all that they have taught me. High school is partly the school and partly what you make of it. I was pretty determined to make my life miserable back then, but that didn't keep what I learned from shining through.