Bethesda High Schools- New Family

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Greetings,
We are relocating this month to the area and will get several months of corporate housing through my partner's job (and eventually will officially relocate to a permanent home.) Job is downtown DC and we have options in BCC, Whitman, and possibly Jackson Reed. All get top scores on Great Schools. We have a rising 9th-grade boy who is coming from a large public school in Florida. Are each of these schools similar in culture & personality? They seem to be similar in size. Leaning towards BCC because of the convenience of the apartment (and extra bathroom) but open. Ideally, we would have done school visits with actual kids in the building. If your kid attends any of the schools mentioned will you tell me something you like about the school? I don't need to hear the bad- all schools are not perfect but we would like to get the lay of the land.

BCC is a great place to lean. We are in the apartments right near the school and it is great set up for the kids. They are able to come home for lunch or open periods (BCC has an open campus).

Hi PP - good to hear your feedback that BCC is a good place to learn. Are academics strong? I hear Pyle/Whitman are stronger academically than Westland/ BCC. Any feedback would be appreciated.

[Anonymous]

1 Whitman
2 BCC
3 Wilson/Jackson Reed
This is the ranking you are looking for. Whitman scores the best. It's very white. Most consistent with teachers. Wilson is struggling because of DC resources and crazy overcrowding. If your kids is smart, easy going and can stay of of trouble, he'll do great and will love Wilson as much as the others.
Signed parent who left Deal/Wilson and moved to BCC with 3 kids, eventually switching 1 to private.
All turned out ok!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Greetings,
We are relocating this month to the area and will get several months of corporate housing through my partner's job (and eventually will officially relocate to a permanent home.) Job is downtown DC and we have options in BCC, Whitman, and possibly Jackson Reed. All get top scores on Great Schools. We have a rising 9th-grade boy who is coming from a large public school in Florida. Are each of these schools similar in culture & personality? They seem to be similar in size. Leaning towards BCC because of the convenience of the apartment (and extra bathroom) but open. Ideally, we would have done school visits with actual kids in the building. If your kid attends any of the schools mentioned will you tell me something you like about the school? I don't need to hear the bad- all schools are not perfect but we would like to get the lay of the land.

BCC is a great place to lean. We are in the apartments right near the school and it is great set up for the kids. They are able to come home for lunch or open periods (BCC has an open campus).

Hi PP - good to hear your feedback that BCC is a good place to learn. Are academics strong? I hear Pyle/Whitman are stronger academically than Westland/ BCC. Any feedback would be appreciated.

BCC academics are strong (or, more precisely, there is ample opportunity to pursue strong academics at BCC). My kid recently finished and did the IB diploma program which gave them a chance to do an extended writing project and also do in depth history etc. About 90 kids a years are doing full IB and then lots do, say, IB English but AP classes for the sciences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1 Whitman
2 BCC
3 Wilson/Jackson Reed
This is the ranking you are looking for. Whitman scores the best. It's very white. Most consistent with teachers. Wilson is struggling because of DC resources and crazy overcrowding. If your kids is smart, easy going and can stay of of trouble, he'll do great and will love Wilson as much as the others.
Signed parent who left Deal/Wilson and moved to BCC with 3 kids, eventually switching 1 to private.
All turned out ok!

Hi PP, so would you recommend Westland/BCC then or is Pyle/Whitman stronger?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Greetings,
We are relocating this month to the area and will get several months of corporate housing through my partner's job (and eventually will officially relocate to a permanent home.) Job is downtown DC and we have options in BCC, Whitman, and possibly Jackson Reed. All get top scores on Great Schools. We have a rising 9th-grade boy who is coming from a large public school in Florida. Are each of these schools similar in culture & personality? They seem to be similar in size. Leaning towards BCC because of the convenience of the apartment (and extra bathroom) but open. Ideally, we would have done school visits with actual kids in the building. If your kid attends any of the schools mentioned will you tell me something you like about the school? I don't need to hear the bad- all schools are not perfect but we would like to get the lay of the land.

BCC is a great place to lean. We are in the apartments right near the school and it is great set up for the kids. They are able to come home for lunch or open periods (BCC has an open campus).

Hi PP - good to hear your feedback that BCC is a good place to learn. Are academics strong? I hear Pyle/Whitman are stronger academically than Westland/ BCC. Any feedback would be appreciated.

BCC academics are strong (or, more precisely, there is ample opportunity to pursue strong academics at BCC). My kid recently finished and did the IB diploma program which gave them a chance to do an extended writing project and also do in depth history etc. About 90 kids a years are doing full IB and then lots do, say, IB English but AP classes for the sciences.

Thank you PP!

[Anonymous]

I would go wherever you like the housing. That said we found a house we liked in BCC and were glad because it is slightly less white/wealthy and Whitman has had a rep as a pressure cooker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Greetings,
We are relocating this month to the area and will get several months of corporate housing through my partner's job (and eventually will officially relocate to a permanent home.) Job is downtown DC and we have options in BCC, Whitman, and possibly Jackson Reed. All get top scores on Great Schools. We have a rising 9th-grade boy who is coming from a large public school in Florida. Are each of these schools similar in culture & personality? They seem to be similar in size. Leaning towards BCC because of the convenience of the apartment (and extra bathroom) but open. Ideally, we would have done school visits with actual kids in the building. If your kid attends any of the schools mentioned will you tell me something you like about the school? I don't need to hear the bad- all schools are not perfect but we would like to get the lay of the land.

BCC is a great place to lean. We are in the apartments right near the school and it is great set up for the kids. They are able to come home for lunch or open periods (BCC has an open campus).

Hi PP - good to hear your feedback that BCC is a good place to learn. Are academics strong? I hear Pyle/Whitman are stronger academically than Westland/ BCC. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Kids can get as much as they want out of both BCC and Whitman, same with the middle schools. There is no appreciable difference in overall academic quality...although folks on this list will say that there is. I do agree that Whitman has more of a pressure cooker reputation, but the outcomes are the same.

[Anonymous]

Here are the At a Glance links to the 2 MCPS high schools (we are inside the Beltway in Bethesda attending WJ and love it, if your rental list cover any places just beyond the Whitman and B-CC boundaries).

BCC http://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04406.pdf

Whitman
http://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04427.pdf

WJ
http://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04424.pdf

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County schools are not what they used to be. the great schools are not allowed to be great anymore because everyone has to be equal.

They are better and more diverse

The diverse thing is tired. Is school no longer about academics?

Which part of the word "better" you did not understand?
It's OK, we know racists don't like diversity

It’s okay, we know you like to inject racism into everything.

I like to call out racists who don't like diversity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County schools are not what they used to be. the great schools are not allowed to be great anymore because everyone has to be equal.

They are better and more diverse

The diverse thing is tired. Is school no longer about academics?

Which part of the word "better" you did not understand?
It's OK, we know racists don't like diversity

It’s okay, we know you like to inject racism into everything.

I like to call out racists who don't like diversity

One day school will be about academics again. Just need to survive this era of SJW's...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here are the At a Glance links to the 2 MCPS high schools (we are inside the Beltway in Bethesda attending WJ and love it, if your rental list cover any places just beyond the Whitman and B-CC boundaries).

BCC http://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04406.pdf

Whitman
http://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04427.pdf

WJ
http://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04424.pdf

I'm sure WJ has been good, but it's just so overcrowded--15 portable classrooms this year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County schools are not what they used to be. the great schools are not allowed to be great anymore because everyone has to be equal.

They are better and more diverse

The diverse thing is tired. Is school no longer about academics?

Which part of the word "better" you did not understand?
It's OK, we know racists don't like diversity

It’s okay, we know you like to inject racism into everything.

I like to call out racists who don't like diversity

I like to call out race baiters who try to deflect from what’s important in school which is the academics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County schools are not what they used to be. the great schools are not allowed to be great anymore because everyone has to be equal.

They are better and more diverse

The diverse thing is tired. Is school no longer about academics?

as a biracial family, I wouldn't want my kids in a non diverse school

As someone who grew up lower income, and then became UMC and lived in a UMC expensive town, I also wouldn't want my kids in a school that was full of primarily wealthy kids. That has its own challenges.

So, yes, school is more than just about academics.

And I say this as a parent of a magnet DC who gets straight As, so academics is very important to us, too.

MCPS has its share of issues, but IMO, the programming and diversity are one of the few things I like about MCPS.

[Anonymous]

I think OP is a troll. Still hasn't answered what type of subjects and extra curriculars their kid is interested in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County schools are not what they used to be. the great schools are not allowed to be great anymore because everyone has to be equal.

They are better and more diverse

The diverse thing is tired. Is school no longer about academics?

as a biracial family, I wouldn't want my kids in a non diverse school

As someone who grew up lower income, and then became UMC and lived in a UMC expensive town, I also wouldn't want my kids in a school that was full of primarily wealthy kids. That has its own challenges.

So, yes, school is more than just about academics.

And I say this as a parent of a magnet DC who gets straight As, so academics is very important to us, too.

MCPS has its share of issues, but IMO, the programming and diversity are one of the few things I like about MCPS.

I understand you and have no issue in what you say. The diversity thing is just beat into the ether and has been put in front of academics. There is diversity already at most schools. I have never nor my children been to a school where everyone is the same. Never. Both public and private. This area is one of the most international and diverse areas in the country. You will get diversity. Now, back to focusing on academics as it should be.