Falcon Feedback
February 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 Today - Friday, February 3, 2017
What does Pottsgrove do great?
A lot of different clubs, extracurricular activities, and volunteer opportunities
A lot of access to technology. It helps with homework
Upper level classes (AP courses) prepare for college and are able to move up at any point
Teachers are willing to help
School listens to what the student has to say (such as Falcon Feedback) and access to technology
Love counselors
Gifted program
Wide variety of courses
Follow policy very well - code of conduct, apply it well
Staff in general
Has a way of getting students to show their school spirit that no other school has - Color day, competitions, spirit week, etc.
Comfortable and welcoming culture
Good place for everyone to fit in
Student Involvement in activities - something is always going on
Music program is amazing - Orchestra specifically
More options such as Pride B, after school activities, etc.
Pride B - Helpful, like how you can change it, allows for AP course study time
What could Pottsgrove improve upon?
3rd period study hall - assigned seats, sustained silence, not completely beneficial
Pride period - A lot of people are in one or more clubs and can’t do much in Pride since a lot of people leave to go work with other clubs.
12th Grade English - Academic and AP but no Honors & same problem with Physics & same with Calculus (Could there be weighing of Diff Calc?)
Want hot sauce, tater tots, and salad bar in lunch room
New table set up feels cramped
Overlapping classes such as a lab period
Should be allowed to talk about classes in study halls
Discipline - Don’t take it really seriously
Being late more than 3 times and then receiving ACA - It is taking away more class for missing class. It is not effective
Leader of a club trying to get poster approved - Is there a system that they could go through to make it easier?
Everyone should at least have one study hall
Silence sustained study hall
Would love to have taken double math
Pride should be like Tuesday and Thursday, not just one day. Want more time to work with our groups.
What do you dream Pottsgrove can be?
School that would offer all the AP courses
More people will join clubs if we could have an event to showcase - maybe like a Club Fair in the beginning of the year
More time for silent studying even if you don’t have a study hall
More fun events such as bonfire
Offerings on Honors
Become a more family atmosphere
Ceramics III course
Place to stop bullying and eradicate that - less at the high school than at the middle school
Gym class is really short and wish could be longer
What can you personally do to make Pottsgrove better?
Seniors should take on that role of leadership - family environment rather than cliques
Be a leader & be an advocate to stop bullying
Move faster and more efficiently in the hallway
Be a leader
Keep moving in the hallways
Someone that helps people in need
Make underclassmen feels more comfortable
Be on the lookout in the hallway for someone who needs help
Be more friendly
Help people in my classes