tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post115815462588916725..comments2023-11-02T11:26:48.409-04:00Comments on Seminole Heights: Why is the school attendance down?David Scott Bangharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02535473319051118500noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158369780189546782006-09-15T21:23:00.000-04:002006-09-15T21:23:00.000-04:00We moved here when my son was in high school. He ...We moved here when my son was in high school. He went to the magnet prograqm at Blake High School. He had a fabulous experience, and received a very good scholarship tp college. We and he love it here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158255943243096282006-09-14T13:45:00.000-04:002006-09-14T13:45:00.000-04:00Seminole Heights Elementary is a warm & caring com...Seminole Heights Elementary is a warm & caring community. The kids are nice, the families are supportive and the faculty are great. They have many events geared towards bringing families together and their fall carnival is the best. Despite cut backs the music and art department work hard to involve all the children in doing something special and creative during the school year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158252475206951832006-09-14T12:47:00.000-04:002006-09-14T12:47:00.000-04:00Provided that they don't use it as an excuse to tr...Provided that they don't use it as an excuse to trim the budget, the smaller class sizes could help these schools with lower than expected enrollment, I would think.IFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813629254366578821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158249719833037072006-09-14T12:01:00.000-04:002006-09-14T12:01:00.000-04:00This is the information on Seminole Elementary Sch...This is the information on Seminole Elementary School. <BR/><BR/>http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp?action=verifySelectionSchool&report=RC&districts=29&schoolYear=2005-2006&school_grade=&level=School&schoolNumbers=293921<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158249511995823232006-09-14T11:58:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:58:00.000-04:00Hillsborough High School, Memorial Middle and Brow...Hillsborough High School, Memorial Middle and Broward Elementary aren't much better either. This is information from the SDHC website using the State of Florida's own scoring system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158249183039312132006-09-14T11:53:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:53:00.000-04:00Dear mommatoldme: Here are the websites that will...Dear mommatoldme: Here are the websites that will connect you with the neighborhood schools for Southeast Seminole Heights. Click on the "School Report Card" button.<BR/><BR/>http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/schools/school_info.asp?site=1361<BR/><BR/>http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/schools/school_info.asp?site=0322<BR/><BR/>http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/schools/school_info.asp?site=3004<BR/><BR/>These are not all of the schools for Seminole Heights, but it is a good representation of what the schools are like. Would you be happy sending you kid to these schools??<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158246645047372622006-09-14T11:10:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:10:00.000-04:00My family moved to Seminole Heights a year ago wit...My family moved to Seminole Heights a year ago with our three year old and we recently had a baby. <BR/><BR/>I have nothing buit good things to say about the neighborhood. My son loves going down to Epps Park to fish and look for manatees (we've seen a manatee, a dolphin and a bald eagle), the Sulphur Springs pool is a hidden gem on hot Saturday afternoons and our restored bungalow provides plenty of room, especially the front porch.<BR/><BR/><BR/>In a year and a half when my son becomes school age we will deal with it. We are not concerned. Education is 50 percent the parent's responsibility and I have absolutely no worries my boys will be educated they way we want them to.<BR/><BR/>People who don't move to Seminole Heights because they think it's not "pro-family" or "unsafe" are clueless. They are the kind of overprotective people who are going to raise basketcases as kids anyway.<BR/><BR/>Ever read how much disgusting crime goes on in Brandon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158246046997388942006-09-14T11:00:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:00:00.000-04:00Dear Mr MikeIs the school here in the heights of p...Dear Mr Mike<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Is the school here in the heights of poor quality now?<BR/>I AM sincere when I inquire please<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Years ago SHELEM.was a good school<BR/>I worked there I volunteered there as well<BR/><BR/><BR/>I would like to have some honest responses?<BR/>please<BR/>thanks MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158241538732166522006-09-14T09:45:00.000-04:002006-09-14T09:45:00.000-04:00As a Realtor in the area, I deal with people who a...As a Realtor in the area, I deal with people who are considering Seminole Heights as a place to live all of the time. I can almost repeat the questions they all ask me: Is it safe here? and, How are the schools?. I always end up telling them that these are central city urban neighborhoods that experience crime just like any other city and that Hillsborough County offers school choice programs. I have also see the tendency of young couples living here but as soon as she gets pregnant the FOR SALE sign goes up. The reason that they always use is because they don't want to raise their kids in this "environment". Whether or not the safety and school issues are real or not, they are at least perceived to be that way. I personally don't believe that safety is an issue but the quality of the schools definitely is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158237219998564772006-09-14T08:33:00.000-04:002006-09-14T08:33:00.000-04:00We've seen several families leave the area either ...We've seen several families leave the area either when they decided to have children or when the children became school age. Their perception was that Seminole Heights is too 'urban' for families. Houses tend to be smaller and yards aren't as big as in the 'burbs. As the prices here approach or pass what you can pay for a larger home in a more traditional suburban area, I guess the draw out there is strong for some.AngelSilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332849400345633012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158167308340270892006-09-13T13:08:00.000-04:002006-09-13T13:08:00.000-04:00life is just cycling the school you all speak of i...life is just cycling <BR/><BR/>the school you all speak of is a great school for inner area<BR/><BR/><BR/>my son and daughter both went to their elem.classes and I loved the teachers and the care .<BR/><BR/>Sad to see some dont..<BR/>Seminole Heights and other areas<BR/>may not be a family orientated as we like to think <BR/>however life is a cycle.<BR/>This does change...Life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158163410122120072006-09-13T12:03:00.000-04:002006-09-13T12:03:00.000-04:00By the way, there are "fewer" people, not less.By the way, there are "fewer" people, not less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158162923664515642006-09-13T11:55:00.000-04:002006-09-13T11:55:00.000-04:00Bye the way Jackie... many families with "life par...Bye the way Jackie... many families with "life partners" have children too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752889.post-1158162727976384672006-09-13T11:52:00.000-04:002006-09-13T11:52:00.000-04:00OR... there are families like ours, who live in Se...OR... there are families like ours, who live in Seminole Heights, sent their children to SH elementary and then chose a PRIVATE EDUCATION!<BR/>OR... my neighbors who HOME SCHOOL their daughters.<BR/>Our children were not being challenged at the neighborhood school. Nothing is being done to raise the bar, the concentration is all on FCAT scores. ABSURD!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com