Magnolia High School

As a student at Magnolia High School, I could honestly say that this school isn’t as bad as people make it out to be! Yeah, there has been some stabbings in the past but it’s really not bad! There have been really good teachers who are fairly supportive! I can’t say all the staff at Magnolia are good but most of them are! One teacher who has been a big impact to me is Mrs. Saleman. She is probably one of the most kindest teachers there is on campus in my eyes! Don’t eat the food here unless you want to vomit. Probably one of the worst things here is the food! I have never eaten the food here… probably never will. Councilors need a lot more time to focus on all their students, not just the one’s who are going to a four year university! I have to say though, the little asian lady at the food carts, my god that woman always has a smile on her face! There are some staff members who i feel need a little attitude adjustment. One thing i really loved about this school is, we are kind of a really big family. When tragic things happen between our class, we all seem to come together and support one another. All in all this is a good school, i would give it five stars but then i feel like Miss Ruben is gonna think im just trying to get an A on this assignment so im gonna be realistic. These have been a long four years but i got to say, im pretty glad they were spent here!

I’m class of 08′ and I spent all my 4 years here. The gangster culture was very dominant among the students (which made me feel a little unsafe). I was a part of the band program for 4 years and swim/​water polo program for 1 ½ years. The band has a really nice collection of trophies as well as a good history. The band director Mr. Yim was sort of a jerk though and obviously played favorites. The swim coach, Mr. Ake, was very cool and I learned a lot from him. I’m glad that I joined those programs or else I would have been bored and I would not have met as many friends. School spirit seemed very weak overall. It seemed that everyone just wanted to pass their classes and get the hell out of there lol. Cliques existed, but they weren’t as obvious as they are on tv shows and movies. Overall, a bad experience in high school, but at least I graduated. I have no idea what the culture of the school is now. Hopefully it has gotten better because this school remains close to my heart.

My alma-​matter (I’m one of the few non-​choir kids who actually knows the alma matter.).
Graduated this year (2008) and I’m glad I did it just now. I feel so sorry for the other students, since most classes are now going to be around 40 students, and there’s been a lot of drama going on in the science department (Oh Ms. Grossman… how we’ll miss you).
I didn’t have the «typical» high school experiance (Going to dances, ASB and so on) … because this is not a typical high school.
School spirit is close to dead, but it’s there. Not a lot of students get excited about activities — unless you’re in the clubs, ASB, band/​choir or sports. Cliques are not that dominent, there’s no «popular» girls or boys, and you can pretty much be friends with anyone .
There’s no «Ew, you hang out the the emos/​jocks etc» which is pretty cool. Well, that’s how it used to be. Now it seems that a bunch of petty tagger krews and gangs are starting to make their presance known, which is a bummer. Damn little Dale Jr. High kiddies.
Pretty much, my class graduated with a bitter resentment against ASB, and almost everyone is convinced that ASB only cares about itself. Boo on ASB.
The teachers are great, though other students might not agree.
Mr. Friedrich is the history and American politics/​government teacher (Also for AP), but you’re in for debates and tirades against liberals, which is really interesting and he is pretty much against politically correctedness, so you can speak your mind in that class and won’t get censored.
Other great teachers:
Mr. Turner, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Gallagher, Miss. Noh, Ms. Johlic, Mr. Mann, Ms. Grossman, Mrs. Jimenez, Miss. Howl, Miss. Johnson. Mr Friedrich. Mr. Kough.
Magnolia got some noteriety for a suicide which happened on campus. It was a guy from Cypress and was found hanging from the softball field area, but we all are convinced it was gang related since he was found tied up and gagged.
Finally, it seems that Key Club is the most popular club on campus with a cult following. I never joined. Sents of Pride is my homebase, and we brought some liberal though to that school — even if the campus really didn’t care.
Haha. At least we were known for hanging t-​shirts for a whole week. (Hooray for the Non Violence Week xD)