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Anthony W. Ochoa Middle School
2121 Depot Rd, Hayward, CA 94545, United States
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Review №1

Alright, I finished my 8th grade year this June and Im back with more info. (This is Nagisa Uchiha again, just on a different account) If you thought 7th grade was tough, youre in for a long ride. It was only the first few days of school, and I already had homework that was meant to be due in a week, but instead due the very next day. If you have Mr.Hunter, you wont really get any homework, but does a lot of in class projects. The problem with that was none of the instructions were very clear, so most groups didnt get full credit. However, Ms.Kean gives a lot of projects and they are always due at the same time. For example, at the last few months of school it was a complete wreck. English and History projects almost had the exact same due date, meaning almost 6 projects were due at the same time. For my elective I chose A.V.I.D, ironically this class was the real reason I had such a hard time with my other classes, even though Avid is supposed to guide you. Tutorials were plain boring and time consuming, and working in groups didnt help anyone have a better understanding of there other classes. Our next subject is math, and it was plain out abusive. Every single day we had homework. During the state test we had homework. Over the breaks we had homework. It was a never ending fountain of homework. I remember all the students in Ms.Keans begging our math teacher to lay off on the homework for 2 weeks because of all the projects that were do. No mercy was given. Lunches are trash, very, very unhealthy. 500 calories for a slice of pizza. 497cal for a plain chicken sandwich. 450cal for a salad. Only apples for a fruit. $1 for some water. ( You still have to pay $1 even if you qualify for FREE lunch, and unfortunately I was a victim to this) Just terrible. Lastly, P.E. . They make you run the mile, even if it rains and stand out there when the bell rings, even though the locker rooms are open. P.E. uniforms are straight up a terrible system. The sweatshirts dont have hoods, so when it rains or its too windy you cant do anything about it. They dont let you wear your own sweater either, and that was how I got sick over 10+ throughout the entire school year and had to stay home for 1 week straight many times. These uniforms are also quite pricey. (About $40 for 2 items) I was very sleep deprived due to the homework. (Only getting around 3-4 hours of sleep every day) I dont want to seem edgy, but my depression got extremely worse that year. If youve actually read this far, please, Im begging you dont send your child here. Its a horrible school. Even if their friends go here, make the right choice and send them elseswhere. Im in my freshman year of High School now, and I can never look at school the same. I cant enjoy the simple fun things in school thanks to Ochoa, and I cant even open my mind to this new school. Im not meaning to over exaggerate, but please just dont ever send you children here. I sincerely hope you have a great day.-KokichiOumaIsBestBoi

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Review №2

I really dont like it. The staff are rude and will yell at you for absolutely nothing. I want to wear my red scarf but noo, you cant wear anything red OR navy blue (kids still do it anyway but somehow the quiet kids always get yelled at.) You cant playfully push people or have any fun. Kids are rude and start fights over everything. Staff doesnt even know how to handle situations like this. Lunch isnt really that great. Its VERY unhealthy with so much grease and you arent allowed to be in the hallway during lunch, even if your going to the library teachers will ask rudely where you are going. There are even passes inside the library that allow you to grab a few things from your locker, and teachers in the hall will STILL (even when looking at the pass) yell at you and tell you to hurry up. During P.E. they give you VERY little time to change back into your clothes. (least being 2min and highest being 10min and you even have to get certain locks) I understand kids arent on their numbers but dont make the WHOLE class be late. This also goes for other classes at well. (making you be late even though its not youre fault) And lastly, they give WAY to much homework. I was in 7th grade (now going to 8th) and if it was a good day (all subjects) I would work on it for around 3-4 hours! (I dont know if thats just me though) Leaving me to eat dinner and BARELY have enough time to do things I enjoy. On the worst days I worked on it for about 7 HOURS (not including if you were absent, because then I would stay up until 1:00am or even 2:00am) This is probably just me though.You would think they would go a little eaiser on you since some kids never dealt with this much stress before. Even on the weekends! ( I guess its sort of expected though...) Finally when I can do something non-stressful, BOOM homework! ( Not every weekend but some) Overall you cant have much fun and I DO NOT recommend this school to pretty much anyone. ( Unless you have no hobbies or entertainment and love doing homework and being stressed)

BL
Review №3

A very good school

Ma
Review №4

Great school, great staff, great discipline!

Ma
Review №5

This school is good

Ma
Review №6

I love that school

Al
Review №7

10/10 would go to again

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3.5 Rating
  • Address:2121 Depot Rd, Hayward, CA 94545, United States
  • Site:https://och-haywardusd-ca.schoolloop.com/
  • Phone:+1 510-723-3130
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