The principal now holds open staff meetings, held every week, but, attendance at these meetings is not mandatory. Students often seek out teachers, counselors, and staff to discuss academic and personal matters. Students participate in available sports, a few clubs, and student government. Parents are invited to the school through notices in the school's bimonthly newsletter to open houses, conferences, awards nights, and fine arts performances. Opinion survey results Opinion surveys distributed to students, faculty, community members and parents reveal somewhat negative feelings about Mt. Ararat that warrant attention.
Students express concern over the lack of spirit and community within the school.
There appears to be no common school culture and few school customs that would link the students to the school on a common ground. What does exist is often fragmented. The most positive responses revolved around student satisfaction with their interactions with teachers, staff, and counselors indicating good relationships with the majority of adults in the school. Teachers report a sense of support exists among members of the faculty, especially among those working within the same departments, but express a great deal of concern with the levels of communication within the building. The infrequency of full faculty meetings has led to isolation of departments, each working within a vacuum.