Reading Senior High School

As a 2006 graduate of RHS I could say many negative and positive things of this school. One that I will take responsibility for is not becoming academically involved in RHS and the programs they offered. While I eventually went to college and recently graduated R.A.C.C., it did take me about 7 years to achieve that. Had I became more involved in academic opportunities that were offered I may have been more prepared for college. My advice to parents, if you have to send your kids here, is to talk to them about their options after high school, get them as involved as possible, encourage them to strive for success and support them in every and anything that they want to do and keep them. Most of all inform them of how important their G.P.A. is and passing their SAT's with high scores! As long as you support them and push them and believe in them, the district which they attend will not take control or determine their future, their hard work and perseverance will determine all of that!!!

This school might have a bad reputation because all the city really hears about are the bad experiences that go on inside the school walls but there are many exceptional opportunities that can be found at Reading High School. There is the German American Exchange Program (GAEP) that is not found in any other neighboring schools, examples: Exeter High School, Muhlenburg High School, Holy Name, etc. There are the exceptional art classes that prepare students that are looking to major in art, for example the advanced portfolio and art IV. These students have to opportunity to go to the Goggle Works Center for the Arts that is well known in Reading and a tourist attraction. It is a community art and cultural resource center with the mission in life is to nurture the arts, foster creativity, promote education and enrich the community. There are even great opportunities that deal with Reading Area Community College (R.A.C.C.). This program allows elected students to attend R.A.C.C. and take college courses for free. There are plenty of other educational opportunities that are offered at RHS that are not offered at other high schools in the area. You can find them if you know how to look. These opportunities are offered year round but many students decide not to take advantage of these opportunities. I know because I am a former graduate from Reading Senior High School. I had a choice to leave and transfer to another school district and i chose to stay. I would do it again if I could.

i moved to exeter and it was the worse mistake of my life. i really appreciate it and wish i could go back

This school has shootings killings,so many bullying and picking on I do not prefer this as a safe school in the sate. They should make more schools for kids in grades 9-12 because its not rite for kids to risk their lives to go to some huge school where you might end up getting jumped or maybe death because their are a few students over the years who died from their because of gangs and being picked on....Its not righ,society should come together and find a way to figure thos out.