ACTIVE Academies Campus

"Staff is nice, and seems dedicated to seeing their students find some measure of success there and beyond."

"Based on how these students reviews are written, I'd say we have a lot to worry about from these half graduates. I'm basically saying: These student reviews are written like invalids got a hold of an iPad locked away somewhere and started tapping furiously. The spelling and grammar are all way off, and if students don't have those FOUNDATIONS down, then they're going to be a drain and misery on society, unfortunately. I'm not even going to start on the parent reviews. Let's just say that the old proverbial apple not falling too far from the tree holds true in Cherokee County. And if you go to a school, you should definitely know the difference between principle and principal. Good God."

"Best school ever, people are indifferent because they think since it’s an alternative school that the people and teachers don’t care. But as a volunteer student at this school, and meeting the people and teacher, it’s the best experience I’ve ever had. They are truly the reason I strive for what I deserve. They encourage you, they make you believe you work for what you want, and you’ll get it, they actually care and it’s the best feeling in the world."

"I attended in 96, 97 and maybe in 98 as well. I was going back and forth between divorced parents in different states. School was hard for me, not because of the academics, as I was on honor roll at one school but failing at another, it was hard because each school is structured in ways that students acclimate to, Sequoyah (my CrossRoads/Ace home base school) was difficult for me as there was always a TON of homework and notes that had to be taken during class, things to keep up with, and if you have any sort of attention problem, regular high school can be tough. My other school in Ohio was NOT like that and they even had study hall periods to break the day up and give students time to soak material in or do homework. I liked CrossRoads because it was work at your own pace. Some things were harder for me to grasp, such as algebra, and some things were easy, such as government and lit. Working at your own pace means that more time can be taken to learn things that are harder for some folks, learn it the right way, rather than half-booty learn it, move on to the next thing, and then have to go back and study the same topics again when a midterm/final comes up. I think more schools should adopt the way CrossRoads/Ace work with their students. It makes school less stressful, in turn you get happier students and less bullying/crime. Kids can be proud of the work they do when going to CrossRoads, as rather than bringing home F's, they can really LEARN the material and bring home A's and potentially graduate when there was no hope before. Unfortunately I got kicked out of my mother's home for getting into an argument with my younger sister, so I was not able to finish my high school career at CrossRoads. I had to move away after that, BUT, the staff there restored my faith in myself and I eventually went on to college and have a great position with a company that I've been with for the last 6 years."

"I was two and a half years behind in school before coming to ace. This amazing school gave me the chance to not only finish school, they also worked with me the whole way through. The learning is much less structured than other schools. Which may sound bad, but every single student works at their own pace. The teachers there help as needed/requested. As for the teachers themselves, theyre amazing people. Each & every one of them. Theyre passionate about their jobs, and treat every student fairly. The principle is an amazing man as well. He may be a tough guy when youre in trouble, but deep down, he has a heart of gold. He cares about wach student, and the school itself."