Fairmont Preparatory Academy

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The school’s administration is very disorganized and no one is taking charge of anything. You can never find anyone to have things done.
I know they have great teachers and a great variety of APs but their international admission office and academic counselor are awful. The school is very uncooperative when transferring a student out. The student filled the forms and provided to the school for transfer. Their academic counselor said she gave the forms to the admission office and they are done. What the heck is that? I then contacted the admission office, which is hella hard to find. One day the director of international admission said she never received the forms from the academic counselor, but in fact the academic counselor told me she already put the forms on the director’s desk. One day the director said she never heard from the school the student is transferring to, but in fact that school spoke with the director right before calling me for updates.
This school does not care about their students. They only care about money.

My son is a graduate of this school and I couldn’t be happier with his education, work ethic, and a great high school experience. Currently in his second year of WSU and in the National Guard Reserve paying for his own tuition. Thank you Fairmont.

staff are incompetent. students barely speak english. im glad i got out when i did

I’m so bored… can’t believe I’m writing a review about this place. Anyways, please don’t send your children to this hell.
I can go on and on and on about how this place is a piece of shit. Generally, the dean is crazy. The rules are ridiculous. The school is worn-​down. It is a waste of your money. The money that my mom spent for me to go to fairmont could have been used for better causes/​things.
Like many other schools, this place has it’s pros. Mrs. Leslie was a prty great teacher. The librarian was pretty awesome too. You build your own little network and etc…
My worst memory was my last year at Fairmont. It was the day the my class was taking our class picture. As I was walking that to class the assistant dean, mrs. marston, screamed at someone to tuck their shirt (if you’re shirt is «caught» untucked, then you get detention… btw an hour detention costs 10 dollars). I checked the front of my shirt, and it was tucked. So, I continued walking to my class. Then that woman barked at me and everyone turned around to look at her. She screamed and pointed at me to come to her. I didn’t think she was talking to me because my shirt was tucked, but little did I realize that the back was untucked.
I walked toward that crazy woman and she harshly grabbed by arm and literally threw me into her office. I forgot what she said, but she said something like, «dont you dare ignore me.» She slammed the door and locked it behind her to go take her faculty picture. What the fuck? Did she think I was going to escape? Why would you lock a 13 year old kid in your office?
I was locked in the room for 30 minutes. I just in a chair and started crying. A secretary guard came in and saw me. He asked me why i was in there and I told him my shirt was untucked and that crazy bitch threw me in her room. He sighed and said, «just one of those days.»
When marston came back, she looked at me and said, «don’t ever ignore me.» She sat at her desk and wrote me a detention slip. She didn’t even let me explain myself.
I walked back to my class, and my teacher asked me why I was late… the class was about to end. I went home crying my eyes out. It’s been four/​five years and I still remember that like yesterday.
On your child’s behalf, I encourage you to not send him/​her to Fairmont. It really is a waste of money and life.

Is it tacky to write a review about your own school? No, of course not!
I’m a senior right now, and to be honest, I secretly wish I could stay here a few more years. Maybe just one. But Fairmont is always going to have a really special place in my heart. I really understand now why people say once you’ve gone to Fairmont, you always come back.
This school has been my second home for the last four years and it’s been a crazy ride. Because we have a grand population of about 400+ it’s not hard to know everyone by face and name. Hell, I have more facebook friends than classmates now that I think about it.
The (good) teachers here truly care about you. Their one goal is to make sure you do well and get into the college you want to go to. Depending on your relationship with him/​her, you can ask for extensions on deadlines most of the time, as long as you have a logical reason for why you need the extension.
Since this is Unilocal,I guess I have to mention the food. It is simply eh. Somedays the meal of the day is really good. Somedays, you just want to feed the people who made it and ask them if they’d be willing to pay for it, smh –_​–
But regardless, I love this place, from the weird smells on campus thanks to our fantastic plumbing, to the annoying dress code checks (that no longer apply to future students as long as the Dean of Students stays the same) to the horribly unenthusiastic social events (rallies, assemblies).
I really hope I put my mark on this place in just a teeny way somehow. I was in varsity tennis, ASB, IB, concert choir, varsity cheer, ambassador, assist, a bunch of other clubs, and probably a bunch more things I can’t remember.
We all say we hate fairmont at one point in time, but I think many of us actually enjoy it here. You really can’t get the experience you get at Fairmont anywhere else. It’s a really weird but special bond that grows on you over the years, and you cherish it the most senior year (trust me, I know). I’m kind of glad that I wasn’t a «Fairmont baby» meaning I wasn’t in Fairmont since I was like 4 or something because it gave me a real view of the world before coming here. Then, when I got here, I was just happier because I could appreciate how much better Fairmont is compared to a lot of other schools.
I’ve met so many amazing people, experienced so many amazing things, and grown in ways I never thought I’d be able to, here in this tiny little dot on the map. It’s simple, I love this school.

In one sentence: I had an awesome time here.
From my own personal experiences, for the most part, my teachers were great and genuinely cared for all of their students. (There are one or two questionable ones, but I’m not going to name any names here.) Classes here were pretty small compared to other schools, so all of the teachers pretty much knew the names of every single student in every class. One of the things I really liked was that whenever I had questions about homework of anything, the teachers were almost always available to help.
I, personally, think the key to being happy at Fairmont is to be involved in something you like whether it is ASB, theater, sports, or clubs. One of the perks of Fairmont is that it is really easy to be involved in whatever you want. I can honestly say that my experiences in ASB and the theater program were the most rewarding parts of my high school career. Once I found my niche, Fairmont became a second home for me.
Yes, there is some ridiculousness here and there (Detention for forgetting my student ID? Really now?) but even so, I could never ever picture myself going anywhere else.