North Charleston High School

"The teachers and staff are attentive to the individual needs of my child. Teacher and assistant show genuine care and respect for all their students and others. All the teachers I have met seem happy and comfortable where they are and in their career as a teacher. The office staff is welcoming and most helpful."

"I am a rising senior at North Charleston high and student council president. I am a cheerleader and play soccer. Last year was the first year our cheer leading team became an official competition team, winning first place at our first competition. I'm in position to be next year's cheer leading captain of our varsity team. This experience has been great for me teaching me leadership skills, teamwork and reaching goals physically by pushing myself . Our school has open doors for me I never would've seen without their guidance. Guidance from my teachers, administration, principle, and lastly community in schools. The staff at NCHS push you to your limit, not accepting anything less but your best effort. The guidance counselors know your name and your goals, they show you every opportunity to help you stay and improve your path to success. They actually care about your future. All our sports are improving from coaches and better teamwork with our soccer boys and football team making it to playoffs. Our cross country and track team having the best runners in the state, also our wrestling team winning regions. Our band Northside Beats have also been featured in a music video and with Ms.D support they have been to many competitions out of town and bringing back trophies every time. The teachers are greeting and always support you when you need individual help. The upperclassmen give good advice to freshmen who are willing to have open ears. Programs and organizations that are created and offered by our school like, honors society, teach the need, help for haiti, safe club, Cougars newspaper, and sea perch competition improve our student quality. With our guidance counselors and principle I also got my first job through our school creating opportunities for me, and other students."

"Great people walk into the doors of North Charleston High with dirt on their shoes, in their hearts, and in their minds. Yea, some people get rain and dirt turns into mud... Eventually, however - rain cleanses the mess it makes. North Charleston High School has been dragged through the mud, endured the sweat of dedication and tears of starting over. Ok society, shut the hell up. That is enough. Scholarships have been granted and roads paved with gold. Every child is immature coming from middle school - duh. Four years I'll dread leaving behind when I graduate in 2016. Four years that have made me wholesome, sweet, generous, smart, social, great, caring, ambitious, hard-working, persevering, amazing, grateful, thankful, beautiful, leading, Happy, happy, so damn happy and Natrese M. Dorsey. People stop fearing what it is you don't understand and take the chance to learn and grow, just as we have. Because, whether you believe it or not - this is your community, these are your children, your future you drive into the dirt. .... Ha.. ha, ha, ha. But still like dust we rise."

"I've been to this school since freshman year and its definitely improved. Teachers teach to the best of their abilities and they do everything they can to prepare us for the real world. The students do arrive with immature tendencies, but as time progresses they mature. I can honestly say that this is the only school that I've attended and have not hated."

"I could not disagree with Danny more. The said student that pounced on the teacher, happened to come over from the middle school last year, with said attitude. The freshman class coming from Morningside Middle School or horrid at best. They are coming from a school that didn't do a thing over their problems with them last year, and yes I know this, because they run route right in front of my house, and I watched these kids from morningside jumping out of the bus window before it stopped, fist fights rolling out the door of the bus, buses running anywhere from a half hour, to two hours late while kids vandalize property. So, in my way of thinking. Mr. Grimm deserves the chance to turn these kids around, just as he did the other students. Do you even understand that drop out rates, fight rates, and attendance has improved since Mr. Grimm has been there. The problem is when these schools flex a no tolerance policy, then when a student gets in trouble, the whole community pulls the boo hoo card, because they are "just children".. well these kids cause injuries, and they need some major zero tolerance shoved down their throats, and their parents need major wake up calls. Mr. Grimm, I as a parent of a student there, appreciate all you have done to help change NCHS, and I hear many many kids giving great reviews on how safe they feel with you there, how they respect you, and how you see each as an individual and remember their names... this is a lot, and has a lot of meaning to many students!!"