Public School
North Butler Junior/Senior High School
- grade B minusOverall Grade
- Public
- 7-12
- Greene, IA
- Rating 3.71 out of 5 24 reviews
North Butler Junior/Senior High School Reviews
Rating 3.71 out of 5 24 reviews
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The people there are very nice it is very easy to make friends. I love how well you can connect to your teachers and I love how you can trust most of them on how you feel or what is going on in your life whether its good or bad. The thing that I think they could work on is looking at both sides of the stories and not take one side. Also, they have been firing the best teachers or making the best teachers we have there want to quit.
I liked the classes they offered. It gave me the chance to explore different learning opportunities I haven't seen at other schools before.
I really like my school and the way it runs. The teachers really care and I feel welcomed. The work is not too hard or too easy, it is just right.
The school just put in cameras throughout the school, and on the outside of the school. All the doors are locked, and you have to get buzzed into the office to get into the school.
There is a decent number of students involved in the programs. The majority of people who do get involved in things are usually out at parties drinking beer and using all sorts of drugs.
The staff is great, they are the only reason I stayed in this school.
I think that the teachers and freedom in this school are great. you really get to have a good time.
This school has amazing school spirit. Students have learned to work together very well. No matter what the event is drama, music, or sports the whole school comes together to make it great.
The teachers truly are great. IT's such a small community that it's hard to be anything other than great. All the teachers have a different style, all the teachers are knowledgeable, they show interest in all the students. They teach to the best of their ability, some prefer to teach with the lap tops, others choose textbooks. Either way the teacher is doing the best of their ability and as a student I can respect that. I think it's important to know different ways to learn. The staff gets involved with the students, asking how they're doing, how their weekend was, etc. The teachers get involved with the students and most of us enjoy that. There are a few students that don't want the teachers to do anything but teach, but I prefer a little conversation between lectures.
My high school experience was one of a kind. I wouldn't say I'd go back to North Butler to do it all again, but I'd absolutely go back to school with my classmates. The staff was welcoming and easy to get along with and the students were as friendly as I hoped. My only wish was more challenging classes. I feel like I wasn't pushed hard enough to do better and they just let us slide by. The teacher aids were too helpful to the kids that needed the help, but I wouldn't now those details. All of my favorite high school experiences happened my senior year. I became more involved and had a better handle of time management. I was a football manager, which was an amazing experience all on its own; I was yearbook editor which was my biggest challenge; and I achieved A honor roll both semesters. I made friends that I'll always have and memories I'll never forget. I don't think my amazing experience was because of the school itself, I think it was dependent on the people I spent those 4 years with.
Our guidance counselor was very helpful for a woman as busy as her, she was always filling in where she was needed and offering her advice to anyone that needed it. She was the speech teacher, parent, guidance counselor, and cross country coach. The principal was less involved, it seemed like he was never in the halls or helping students, he was hard to find. He kept busy with something at all times. Office staff was pretty helpful, there was always somebody to help out or they knew someone else that knew the answer.
Dress code was very strict, the whole staff was strict about the dress policy. Some teachers were more lenient than others. The same goes with attendance; some teachers were more willing to give you a couple days for make up homework than others. North Butler is no-tolerance for bullying. They take bullying very serious and they wont allow it any any way.
Dress code was very strict, the whole staff was strict about the dress policy. Some teachers were more lenient than others. The same goes with attendance; some teachers were more willing to give you a couple days for make up homework than others. North Butler is no-tolerance for bullying. They take bullying very serious and they wont allow it any any way.
I wasn't involved in any clubs in high school. I was really shy as a freshman and I was afraid of the upperclassman. Once I was comfortable with myself I was already used to working everyday after school and I didn't have time for clubs because they finished the same time I got off work everyday. The people that were involved in clubs seemed to enjoy them. They went on field trips and were always doing something club-orientated.
One of the positive things at North Butler was always the acceptance of the different cliques. Everyone got along with everyone and that was great. We didn't have too many ethnically diverse people or too many different sexual orientations. It's a small town in the middle of Iowa so everything is extremely average. We always had a few foreign exchange students which was a great way to learn about different countries and religions. Like any other school there's drama and rumors and lies and secrets, but that's what high school is all about. There's kids that drink, there's kids that do drugs, and there kids that don't. As a person that hung out with students of all kids, I can say that the peer pressure was at a minimum. I went to parties once in awhile, I was offered drugs and drinks, but I was never made fun of or shunned for declining. When you grow up with your class you learn who does what and where their comfort zone is. We respect each other and I hope the underclassmen are just as respectful in the years to come.
The scheduling process is easy and fast. Our guidance counselor is very helpful, she tells us what credits we still need to take, which ones work best in our schedule, and whether or not we'll be successful in it. When I was a senior she was very helpful. She helped me fill out applications, get college visits set up, and helped my class apply for all the local scholarships. The teachers were friendly and did their best to help us do our best. There were some teachers that most kids preferred just like there were some teachers that most of us tried to avoid. The ones that most of us preferred were more easy going. They were more understanding about late assignments, allowed a retake of a test, were just more involved in students lives. The ones that were less preferred were the more strict teachers. They didn't allow retakes or group work and the had no tolerance late policies. Those were the teachers that taught the most and did a better job of getting the point across. If a student didn't understand something or needed extra study time, teachers were always available before or after classes and school. School didn't start until 8:20am and most teachers were willing to be at the school by 6:30am or 7am.
It's a small school so there weren't any options. We were given a set menu and that was the food we received, except for the salad that was available at the salad bar most days. It was a balanced meal that met all the legal requirements, but that was it. The quality was okay, the cooks were friendly, and it was always ready on time. The kitchen was kept clean and the cafeteria tables were always cleaned before and after we ate. It met all the basic requirements.
I graduated from North Butler three months ago. I was an A honor roll student with a 3.31 GPA. The classes were easy for me, but I also didn't take the most challenging classes available. I'm not saying I just slid by, not by any means. I took the classes that I thought would be necessary for me in the real world; geography, economics, Spanish, yearbook, composition, woodwork, chemistry, and all the required courses. My senior year I chose Math Application instead of Trig. I'm glad I did because personally, I feel like I'll get better use out of knowing how taxes work than anything they teach in trig. I decided against human anatomy because I don't plan on going into any medical fields and I knew it would only lower my GPA.
In my opinion the school didn't prepare me for the real world. I took the classes that I thought would help me, but it was against my counselors advice. I'm happy with what I took because it'll help me in my future path, but there is still so much I didn't learn in high school.
It's a school that is more focused on it's sport-involved students than it is on the rest of us. I didn't play sports, so if I worked late and didn't finish an assignment as efficiently as I should have I would get in more trouble than a student that might have the same problem only with a late game instead of work. It's unfair, but It's one of those things you get used to.
In my opinion the school didn't prepare me for the real world. I took the classes that I thought would help me, but it was against my counselors advice. I'm happy with what I took because it'll help me in my future path, but there is still so much I didn't learn in high school.
It's a school that is more focused on it's sport-involved students than it is on the rest of us. I didn't play sports, so if I worked late and didn't finish an assignment as efficiently as I should have I would get in more trouble than a student that might have the same problem only with a late game instead of work. It's unfair, but It's one of those things you get used to.
Very fun and great time with friends.