Hoover v Cabin John

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hoover has really hollowed out its music program in the last few years. The theater program (after school club is great and active) but the chorus, not so much. On the other hand, Cabin John chorus is pretty amazing. I've seen both because my kid is now at Churchill and MSs join some concerts. There's not comparison. CJ chorus went to some national invitational in Rhode Island this winter.

During the COVID era, Hoover had very poor music teachers. However, starting in 2024, they hired a fantastic orchestra teacher who also works with MCYO. This year, he took the students to perform at Carnegie Hall and to see a Broadway show. All the kids had a blast with him.

[Anonymous]

I’d personally index more on the HS your child would be going to - there’s a lot of changes going on with boundaries so make sure the addresses you’re looking at aren’t affected. They’re both amazing schools, and MCPS doesn’t really invest heavily in the middle school level.

[Anonymous]

Both are great schools and are going to have significant changes to their feeder patterns in two years so I'd pick based on other things personally. We're at Cabin John and have friends at Hoover and they are very similar from what I can tell.