Falcon Feedback
March 3, 2017
Purpose of Falcon Feedback (Student Forum)
- What does PGHS do Great?
- What could PGHS Improve On?
- What do you Dream PGHS can be?
- What can you personally do to make Pottsgrove better?
Dr. Ziegler and the Principal Team meet every Friday during Period 3 with 16 randomly selected students. Four students are randomly selected from each grade. Plus, our Student Board Representatives, Maya Stehle and Mason McIntyre also participate.
We use the feedback to improve our school and to work with students issues that are important to them.
Pictured Below is Today's Falcon Feedback Group
Student Forum Notes from Friday, March 3, 2017
The notes below are from statements students made in response to the questions below. If something is mentioned multiple times, that means that more than student one student mentioned.
What does PGHS do well?
Publishing on Schoology - Frequent updates for students
Teachers are interactive.
Keeping our schedule, meeting deadlines
Music department - If we need something the teachers work with principal team to make it happen
Scheduling - We regularly get the courses we want.
Have a good diversity of classes
Not just a number to the teacher, form relationships with teachers.
Expanding more on the Western Center options (ie Sports Med)
Options at WMCTC really help to have the options for students
Scheduling of the WMCTC half day (helps keep the connections with the PGHS)
Color Day - Pride in the grade levels
Schoology updates from teachers (Specifically Mrs. Carroll)
Teacher interaction - they find ways to include comedy in their lessons to improve interactions.
Challenge Based Learning in Mr Gault’s English class
AP Courses that we added (Love AP Psych, plan on taking AP Government next year)
Academic & Athletics - Coaches are awesome
What can PGHS improve upon?
More summer reading options - possibility of personal book
More of the tests being given on paper instead of through Schoology
Being able to pick courses that focus on what I will need in the future
More assemblies and pep rallies (Would help with people coming to school)
What type?
Something that connects, sparks conversation, human interest stories
- Over reliance on Schoology
- Taking tests on Schoology
“You’re assignments are on Schoology, do it”
Would like to see more engineering opportunities (more specific topics to study)
An extra minute to get to class - Getting to class is hard because there are a lot of people in the hallway.
Incorporate more advanced science classes - looking for more Dual Enrollment opportunities
More Mr Sproule’s
Would like to see an Ice Hockey team
Wish more teachers would put out there to stay after for more study time
Economics and Sociology - Like the class, love Mr Shantz - Wish we had more classes like it that developed the Social Studies Department beyond history.- Seconded by another student
Less regurgitating information; more topical and application.
Not enough time to study, and time with the teachers
Don’t like the grading system (Homework should be worth more)
Class size is large in certain areas.
More classes that revolve around discussion.
No tests or quizzes on PRIDE days or at least make them shorter and on topic
Balancing home, school, work, athletics (Helping and Understanding need for balance)
Splitting of foods into every other day
What do you dream PGHS can be or do?
Best in the PAC in all sports.
Build a culinary program here at PGHS
Choose whatever classes we want - to help us with college process
Take courses that you want to be in. - Help with motivation.
Choose whatever classes we want - to help us with college process
Choose whatever classes we want - to help us with college process
Choose whatever classes we want - to help us with college process
Pottsgrove could be the best academic school in the area
Wish we had an opportunity to try out different fields (Engineer for a day)
Homework based, watch short video that would cover the content in more depth
What can you do to make PGHS a better place?
Speak up - Be more assertive, to the point
Expand your horizons
Be more involved with clubs that focus on career
Be more involved with clubs
Have a better attitude
Be more interactive with the school outside sports
Be more open minded
Get involved more
Try your best academically