Niles West High School

Very well off school who has very nice resources for the teachers you can tell. Students are constantly on their cell phones etc which is fine except not in the classroom. However does not have the high school feel. I walked in feeling I was in a high school in the movies. Kind of weird. The students seem to do good things and try hard for certain beliefs that they have. It would probably be a nice school to take your kids to. However seems a little like the kids here have a lot of pressure from their parents to succeed which is good at least the parents are involeved

I came to the high school for the Coming Together in Skokie event, which was great. It’s a big high school, and the event was in the hallways and in their auditorium. The event celebrated Greek culture, and so the copious amounts of food, beverages, and live music made for a lovely and lively introduction to the school. The school did a great job of highlighting students’ artwork throughout the halls and on the upper floor. The parking lots are huge, and I look forward to the next cultural event hosted here!

This review is not prevalent to the academic standings of the school (because I didn’t go there) but it is about the fireworks.
On the fourth of July every year they put on a really great fireworks show for 30 minutes. PLENTY of room to sit around, they offer the entirety of their football field (where they also set up a stage with live music prior to the show as well as a few places to get an overpriced beverage while waiting) as well as right across the street, in the parking lot, or near/​over the bridge are all great places to go. Bring yourself some lawn chairs, and if you worry about parking, head out at LEAST a half hour in advance of when you’d like to arrive because the entire area of the town is packed with people.
One of the best shows I’ve seen, always a little different every year, with of course, some favorites from every year!

I went to high school here between 1989 and 1993. I didn’t hate it, but it was high school. Lots of retarded things happened while I was here, but I hardly feel nostalgic for that time.
The teachers were good and seemed to care, but I went to Catholic grade school in the city, so moving to the burbs and going to a public school was like night and day. What a crazy idea, teachers who actually give a crap.
Anyway, most of the kids that went there were tools, myself included, but it’s high school, toolish behavior is almost expected.
Again, it was high school, so it was miserable, regardless of how good of an education I got.
Four stars for the teachers, five stars for getting rid of the racist Indian mascot and two stars for the classmates. Split the difference and give it three.

This was my high school. I maintain that high school was the best time (school wise) of my life. Most people like college, but that to me was a disappointment compared to the awesomeness that was high school.
I was a swimmer, and our swim team was the best. Not the best as far as skill, but as far as friendship, fun, and hard work! I went to sectionals every year, but just missed state every time. We always had a few swimmers go to state.
I was also active in the music and theatre departments, which rocked! Ms. Bachman, who had just started as the head of the choral department was a great teacher and really got things going there. Mr. Johnson, head of theatre dept was one of the best.
As far as academics, there were (are?) some great teachers there. Mr. Klingenberger for AP english, Mr. Schwartz (sp?) for AP euro, Mrs. Gleicher for Ap bio were a few of my favorites. I’m not sure if any of them are still there.
I felt like we were all equals at niwehi, no «popular» crowd, just a bunch of kids trying to get through life. A very supportive place to be. Also a ton of clubs and orgs to be involved in. Lovely!
I remember getting to college and thinking, «Man, this is so boring» … my niles west education challenged me WAY more than my Undergraduate education at UIUC.
Take into consideration I graduated about 10 years ago.