Harding University High School 2001 Alleghany Street, Charlotte, NC 28208

"As a Harding University Student I have learned quite a few things. I am heading into my senior year and while i have seen progress in our school i have also seen the setbacks. Coming into the Harding University system I was not previously aware of its reputation and believed that I was walking into a prestigious and well accommodating high school , however I was mistaking. For my freshman was a mixture of unprofessional and horrible administrators who clearly did not deserve the jobs to a principal that was smug, rude, disrespectful and lack luster. They did not give a good start to my freshman class who basically had to fend for themselves. We weren't being on the level we were supposed to and some not even given the proper classes. Add in the teachers struggling to take control of overcrowded classes with half the class not wanting to learn and distracting the students who actually wanted to. So after a long struggling freshman year we got Mr. Eric Ward a principal that actually made a difference in my school, while it still had its flaws and it was becoming better. This however did make up for teachers who were not able to control their classes or distinguish between teacher and friend. My third year had Harding has so far been better than my last two with fewer complaints. What I must authorize is if you are a successful student DO NOT GET INTO THE IB PROGRAM SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND STRESS!! Its not even worth all of the Bs they say. In the last 8 years only 5 people have gotten the diploma if you really want a challenge worth the effort enroll in AP Classes its way worth it and this is coming from an IB student don't do it to yourself. But Harding as a school is not so bad, the media may give us as Rams a bad rep but we're actually pretty normal. Yea there are some bad apples in the bunch nut we won't let that ruin all the hard work that some people have put in. While I strongly believe Harding is not the best school it has made progress and there are Teachers and Staff Members who actually do want to see you achieve greatness. HUHS And this is coming from a Proud Ram!!"

"I have been going to HUHS for a year and i personally think the school, said from it's unruly students is a great school. I mean yeah, it's not a wealthy or super clean school but they're doing what they can. It's not a perfect place and on some occasions nor is it safe but the teachers i know and I have had teach me were very serious and educating us students"

"I am now a junior at this school and suffice to say I hate it! I was suppose to go to Waddel and they closed it and now I'm at an over populated school where I learn NOTHING! I have been here for three years and have hated it since before I started. If your child is suppose to go here please reconsider! I have witnessed numerous things wrong. The fact that every year Ive been here Ive had a different principle, the fact that I have been made fun of because of the color of my skin, the fact that I have had to correct teachers whilst they are teaching because they made a mistake. I am absolutely disgusted by the way some of the staff are treated. Yes I have had some teachers actually want to be great mind shapers but others simply come to work LATE, tell us what to work on and watch Netflix! Not to mention the fact that I live literally 5 minutes from myers park and 10 from south meck and yet I have to take a 30 minute drive just to get to school! Let's also not forget the fact that my freshman year we had a riot at our spring fling. And the fact that every single class Ive had is OVER POPLUATED. I am seriously disappointed with this school and how it has absolutely RUINED my previous thoughts on education. I strongly suggest really looking into other educational options for your child !"

"As an alumni from class of 2014 who graduated completing 2 years of IB and 2 years of AP, I would highly recommend keeping your child away from this school. The students are pretty unruly and the new staff shows a lack of respect for the learning environment. The teacher over turn rate is ridiculous, I'm surprised if a teacher stays longer than a year. Academics are not taken seriously at this school. All 4 years of attending Harding, I've never had a stable mathematics teacher. Each year that i took a math course, the teacher would either quit or get fired in the beginning of the year causing a year long substitute who did not teach math to take over. I kid you not, this happened every single math course. Not to mention the inappropriate language exhibited by the staff. Anywhere from cursing to name calling. My senior year I was called a "Yapping Chihuahua" by a chemistry teacher. This was not a light hearted joke. I took high offense and reported it to the principal. No action was taken towards the teacher. I could go on and on about my awful high school experience at Harding, trust me there's more but the bottom line is, Don't let your student attend this school. If no other choice then monitor them closely."

"Harding is one of those schools where if you come in expecting it to suck, it will. Being a 10th grader at Harding who has been at the school for 2 years, I believe it is a pretty good school. The thing about this school is that the teachers are either really cool, really strict or extremely boring which is both good and bad. One thing you can't say about Harding is that you didn't learn anything. The only bad thing about the school that I would say is that the Administration really sucks but from what I hear that's gonna change really soon. And if you wanna be successful at Harding do NOT join the IB Program. I'd suggest you do Honors and AP and/or AVID unless you like a challenge/ a ton of work. And finally if you come to Harding and you'd like to better your Harding experience, join the band! it makes up for a lot of Harding's cons. But I guess I'm a little bias because unlike the 1st person, I'm a proud RAM. :)"