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Which are top public high schools that don't have too strong a sports culture?
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Anonymous
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My son is presently in private school, but we've considered moving him to public eventually.
He doesn't seem that interested in sports, and I wouldn't want that to work against him -- because I've heard that public schools can make a bigger deal about this than most independent schools. (Yes, I know that there are some private schools like Landon that are equally as rabid). So, if you had your pick of any school in the region that ranked academics as first priority (and that means within the student culture as well as staff and parent community) and sports a little further down, which school would you choose? |
Anonymous
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Whitman.
BTW, public hs are so big that he can easily find a non-sporting group of friends. |
Anonymous
| Banneker |
Anonymous
| If the commute isn't a problem, St. Anselm's Abbey School in DC. Top notch academics, and, while they play sports, they also have strong arts and music and a thriving Latin club. |
Anonymous
| Sidwell |
Anonymous
| Oops, sorry. I'm the poster that suggested St. Anselm's. I didn't see that you were asking for public schools. If you're in DC, try School Without Walls. |
Anonymous
| You know, Wilson HS has a big sports program, but they also have every other group known to man, lots of places to fit in... |
Anonymous
| OP here -- does anyone know about Churchill or Langley? Would a not very sports-oriented kid fit in there? (My child will likely not be the kind to be picked on because he's really tall and inexplicably handsome. So it's not bullying I'm worried about so much as a sense of belonging). |
Anonymous
| Thomas Jefferson High School - #1 in the nation. |
Anonymous
Does TJ emphasize science and math above all else? Could a kid interested in art, history, and literature thrive there? |
Anonymous
yes, TJ was the first one I thought of too. |
Anonymous
| I don't know of *any* public schools inside the beltway, or close to the beltway, where the jocks are the popular kids. You have nothing to worry about! |
Anonymous
Really?? Wow. Thanks very much. |
Anonymous
Huh? I went to Churchill and the football players and cheerleaders were DEFINITELY popular. There was no glory for the smart kids; but you weren't teased either for being smart and academically ambitious. But maybe times have changed. |
Anonymous
| The Overachievers describes the culture at Whitman a few years ago. Nerds were big, sports not so much, although sports weren't completely missing. Although I couldn't tell if the author interviewed a representative group of kids or just the hardest drivers. |