Wilson High -- The New Normal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On a different note, what's the percentage of in boundary kids that attend Wilson?
I am talking about students who live in boundary. Maybe 10%?

54% last year, according to http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Woodrow+Wilson+High+School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a different note, what's the percentage of in boundary kids that attend Wilson?
I am talking about students who live in boundary. Maybe 10%?

What is your question? What percentage of in-boundary high school students attend Wilson rather than other DCPS schools, charter schools, or private schools? Or are you wondering what percentage of the total Wilson population lives in-boundary? These are 2 different questions with 2 different answers. I doubt that a reliable answer to the first question is available.

BTW, thank you to the PP who posted the link to the Wilson student-run newspaper. I had heard that it was an impressive paper but hadn't seen it. Overall it looks pretty good; nice job, students. But what's up with the all-white newspaper staff? How is that even possible in a school as diverse as Wilson?

Ever occurred to you that might happen to be who showed up to write the articles and grind out the paper? Or are you proposing that affirmative action and diversity slots be extended to voluntary student activities?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a different note, what's the percentage of in boundary kids that attend Wilson?
I am talking about students who live in boundary. Maybe 10%?

54% last year, according to http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Woodrow+Wilson+High+School

That number means they are coming from in boundary schools, not necessarily live in boundary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a different note, what's the percentage of in boundary kids that attend Wilson?
I am talking about students who live in boundary. Maybe 10%?

54% last year, according to http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Woodrow+Wilson+High+School

That number means they are coming from in boundary schools, not necessarily live in boundary.

For example, Hearst is something like only17% in boundary, but it feeds to Deal and then Wilson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a different note, what's the percentage of in boundary kids that attend Wilson?
I am talking about students who live in boundary. Maybe 10%?

54% last year, according to http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Woodrow+Wilson+High+School

That number means they are coming from in boundary schools, not necessarily live in boundary.

No, that number is based on living in bounds of Wilson's boundaries. There are plenty of kids who come in via feeders who aren't IB for Wilson since the MS feeders boundaries don't align with Wilson boundaries. SP kids for example are IB for Coolidge but also IB for Deal.

[Anonymous]

Are SP students moved out of Deal now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a different note, what's the percentage of in boundary kids that attend Wilson?
I am talking about students who live in boundary. Maybe 10%?

54% last year, according to http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Woodrow+Wilson+High+School

That number means they are coming from in boundary schools, not necessarily live in boundary.

No, that number is based on living in bounds of Wilson's boundaries. There are plenty of kids who come in via feeders who aren't IB for Wilson since the MS feeders boundaries don't align with Wilson boundaries. SP kids for example are IB for Coolidge but also IB for Deal.

Oh good. Now we can reprise the "IB is really OOB" argument that has been going on for months in the Hardy thread...

[Anonymous]

My freshman student has not said anything - good or bad - about the new change in tone. Either the changes were not overly significant or he seems to have taken them in stride.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On a different note, what's the percentage of in boundary kids that attend Wilson?
I am talking about students who live in boundary. Maybe 10%?

What is your question? What percentage of in-boundary high school students attend Wilson rather than other DCPS schools, charter schools, or private schools? Or are you wondering what percentage of the total Wilson population lives in-boundary? These are 2 different questions with 2 different answers. I doubt that a reliable answer to the first question is available.

BTW, thank you to the PP who posted the link to the Wilson student-run newspaper. I had heard that it was an impressive paper but hadn't seen it. Overall it looks pretty good; nice job, students. But what's up with the all-white newspaper staff? How is that even possible in a school as diverse as Wilson?

Ever occurred to you that might happen to be who showed up to write the articles and grind out the paper? Or are you proposing that affirmative action and diversity slots be extended to voluntary student activities?!

I've asked my DC about the diversity of the contributers/writers, etc. and it has everything to do with students' extracurricular choices.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah my kids both got hallswept last week. Oh well. ...

If my kids aren't where they're supposed to be I want them hallswept.

In theory, I agree. But, as in most things, a bit of judgement is helpful. According to my son, the new policy requires the doors to be shut the instant the bell rings and anyone not in their class is sent to some sort of detention. He says he got caught when he was one step away from the door. So, instead of being half a second late, he missed half of his class (on a day in which he had a test in the class). His mistake was stopping to go to the bathroom which he did because he didn't want to have to squirm all through his test.

[Anonymous]

Yikes, that writing is not good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are SP students moved out of Deal now?

No.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah my kids both got hallswept last week. Oh well. ...

If my kids aren't where they're supposed to be I want them hallswept.

In theory, I agree. But, as in most things, a bit of judgement is helpful. According to my son, the new policy requires the doors to be shut the instant the bell rings and anyone not in their class is sent to some sort of detention. He says he got caught when he was one step away from the door. So, instead of being half a second late, he missed half of his class (on a day in which he had a test in the class). His mistake was stopping to go to the bathroom which he did because he didn't want to have to squirm all through his test.

and if you have to get from the band/art room over to the opposite corner of the building up 4 flights of stairs, you're out of luck...

[Anonymous]

I think the term "scholars" may seem silly to some parents but it actually made kids of all ages feel more empowered and serious. Teenagers are still developing emotionally and to them it was not a sarcastic term as it is to the parent poster who laments the unscholarly students for whom it --to the póster-- sounded contrived. On the robberies the most recent occurred without Cahall in charge. As for hall sweeps they keep kids out of class. This needs a new term and a new plan of action. Finally there is no excuse for admin to be nasty and rude, this also is the wrong tone for any kid. The adults should be kept to the same standards as the students in this regard. Maybe Mr. Shea should hang out on campus --or Kaya on e in a while so they may understand their social experiments better.

[Anonymous]

What does "hall swept" mean?