yeah kumhos are a good alternative road race tire. You don't need super good tires like hoosiers I'm guessing for school. If you gonna race competatively perhaps. I've heard many good things abou Falken Azenis as well. You can use these tires in the rain also, I hear their wet traction is good.

http://www.hadesomega.info -car specz and movies 95 Eclipse RS | 76' 280Z | 89' MR2 | 99 Neon | 91 Zephyr
Who sez FF can't drift?