Valley Academy

Ah, my childhood school from over a decade ago. 2007-2013 were rocking good times and I was introduced to my first best friend who changed my life...forever. It really was a good school, however, they made/keep making the fatal mistake of expanding other K-8 schools instead of building a high school. This fight still persists, as like most school districts have a complete school system to 12th, but Valley persisted that opening another school was better. Like any Indian kid hitting fifth grade, I got roped into BASIS, but that's another chapter of hellish life.

Anyways, from what I recall 13 years ago, great cafeteria good, great staff, the teachers (I got) knew how to handle kids well, the curriculum was pretty strong, and we even got National School of the Week award as well as a Blue Ribbon (it was officially announced the year after I left, but we got the certificate in 2013, it was a school-wide party and everything). Honestly, I might be biased from having a wonderful childhood there, but I can't recall a significant thing wrong, so yea, 5 stars for a good elementary experience!

I have been at this school since 1st grade and so far i have some reasons to say its good and bad. The good things are that each teacher i've had Mrs. Baca, Mrs. Calderon, Mrs. Metes, Mrs. McMahon, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Smith(and the rest), and Mrs. Simon(and the rest of them) are all great teachers! The school teaches well and the friends you make are good! The bad things are that the bathrooms are DISGUSTING! The girls bathroom for 6th-8th has pee or water on the floor but I think it was just the pipes leaking because it doesn't happen anymore but even my mom can agree with this fact, that the little kid restrooms smell absolutely terrible! Its over all a good school unless you block out the bathroom smell when you go in the restroom lol. There are some students who gossip and spread rumors way too much however and it kinda sucks because they can talk bad about you and that has happened with a girl in 8th grade i'm friends with and she said it was a lot of name calling and rumors that aren't true.

Valley Academy is a pretty good place! It teaches kids well, and the teachers help kids that struggle. I am in seventh grade, and I started in kindergarten, so I would know this. There are some aspects about that aren't the best though. The boys bathrooms are disgusting. There's pee on the floor, and wet, wadded up paper thrown on the walls. It still is a fine school, they just need to make the bathrooms better.