Valparaiso High School

Prepared me very well for college. Can't wait for the remodel to be done and for my kids to go to the same school as their parents. Competitive statewide in most of the extracurriculars.
5 7 years ago (16-11-2017)

This has got to be the worst learning environment ever. I can't even begin to describe how awful this situation is. The school is dusty from construction and the amount of chemicals in the air makes it hard to breathe. I swear to God I come home every day with a gosh diddly darn headache from all the toxic fumes in the air and I can't wait to develop lung cancer. THERE IS ASBESTOS IN THIS BUILDING IN WHICH I SPEND MOST OF MY DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK IN, HELLO MESOTHELIOMA. I hate to see what chemicals end up in the cafeteria food, lord help us. The water fountains are toxic and I'm scared to image what I might be drinking. The building smells like smoke every single day. Depending on what hallway you're in it might feel like a sauna or Antarctica because we have no working air conditioning or heating system. We literally do not even have ceiling tiles yet. The power goes out during class, the sound of construction is never ending (yes, even during super important tests), there's so many construction areas to avoid, pipes and light panels fall from the ceiling, there is absolutely no way to feel comfortable, and I'm 100% positive none of this can be safe. So thank you VHS, for making my high school career so memorable.
1 7 years ago (10-08-2017)

Honestly, I wish I could rate a 0. I attend classes here every day, and I get bullied constantly. There are no signs saying where construction is and if you should find a way around it,, so you always run a risk of getting harmed. Practically the entire school is a "hard hat zone" but we can't even wear our hoods up. The school is biased towards white, rich, popular girls who are the definition of "Jersey Shore" with fake blonde hair, bad fake tans, and who are so scrawny you would think they were very ill. There is absolutely no tolerance for open LGBTQ+ people (minus one club that most of us are too afraid to say that we attend.) A Hispanic student gets called out regularly in US History. I have seen teachers participate in bullying, I was forced into classes I didn't even need or want. The school is full of chemicals and general hazards, and everything everywhere smells disgusting. Parents, from a student to you, do NOT send your child to VHS.
1 7 years ago (20-09-2017)

Great Place to watch a football game! They bring it all at...even fireworks!
5 7 years ago (13-10-2017)

Wow, Valparaiso High School has such a "great" learning environment. Everyday is a surprise to whether I'm going have a heat stroke from their lack of an a/c or literally freeze to death due to them also not having any sort of heating. In each hallway, you can enjoy a different odor. For example, the main hallway smells like regurgitated chicken nuggets. Appetizing! On the subject of chicken nuggets, the cafeteria always has food that tastes and smells like it's a month old. Another thing is, you will always get to enjoy the unsettling feeling that you might die due to worrying about getting crushed by lights or pipes that stick out from the ceiling due to the lack of ceiling tiles. Last, but not least, you don't have to worry about things getting too quiet due to the loud, monotonous sound of construction that never stops. (:
1 8 years ago (24-05-2017)