Congrats to Poolesville HS!

[Anonymous]

I can speak to this. My kid won Regeneron in 2015. I also have a kid who graduated from a “w” school. There is a big difference, the biggest being the synergy among the students who are passionate about science and math. These kids are competitive and also supportive of each other’s accomplishments which propels them to a higher level of achievement than at a regular mcps high school.

Congratulations to Alyssa Yu! My kid had a fabulous experience at the finals getting to meet kids from all over the United States and hearing all the exciting presentations about their work. If you are interested in hearing the presentations, they are being held on March 8 in DC. I’m not sure where.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poolesville High School won the parenting war!

Thanks mama Yu for starting the thread!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can speak to this. My kid won Regeneron in 2015. I also have a kid who graduated from a “w” school. There is a big difference, the biggest being the synergy among the students who are passionate about science and math. These kids are competitive and also supportive of each other’s accomplishments which propels them to a higher level of achievement than at a regular mcps high school.

Congratulations to Alyssa Yu! My kid had a fabulous experience at the finals getting to meet kids from all over the United States and hearing all the exciting presentations about their work. If you are interested in hearing the presentations, they are being held on March 8 in DC. I’m not sure where.

You cannot have that if you don’t even have ap science classes.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for her.

Too bad that future students like her most likely won't have access to the classes that made this possible.

Trust me, Her success had nothing to do with the classes at Poolesville!

She has the access to classes at Poolesville, which helps her get internships/situations that allow her those opportunities, along with her parents. Lets be real, its all about connections and opportunities. You think a kid without connections and only having honors science classes, not even AP, can achieve that?

What are the special opportunities or connections that she luckily accesses that no one can?

Look up the SMCS curriculum.

MCPS will just call these other schools a STEM magnet while offering a percentage of these classes that will have to be dumbed down. Mediocrity wins.

Yawn. You have no idea the lack of stem at many schools.

I do since I have at one of those schools. I am also knowledgeable of the smcs curriculum. Should they have more focus in the local schools? Yes. Should they dismantle programs that serve high achieving students like this girl? No

How do you know this girl wasn't zoned for Watkins Mill or Gaithersburg HS?

They aren’t dismantling the programs. Stop making stuff up.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for her.

Too bad that future students like her most likely won't have access to the classes that made this possible.

Trust me, Her success had nothing to do with the classes at Poolesville!

She has the access to classes at Poolesville, which helps her get internships/situations that allow her those opportunities, along with her parents. Lets be real, its all about connections and opportunities. You think a kid without connections and only having honors science classes, not even AP, can achieve that?

What are the special opportunities or connections that she luckily accesses that no one can?

Look up the SMCS curriculum.

MCPS will just call these other schools a STEM magnet while offering a percentage of these classes that will have to be dumbed down. Mediocrity wins.

Yawn. You have no idea the lack of stem at many schools.

I do since I have at one of those schools. I am also knowledgeable of the smcs curriculum. Should they have more focus in the local schools? Yes. Should they dismantle programs that serve high achieving students like this girl? No

How do you know this girl wasn't zoned for Watkins Mill or Gaithersburg HS?

They aren’t dismantling the programs. Stop making stuff up.

Not on paper but watch. Where are the kids not zoned for Poolesville or Blair getting access to these classes and peer group

[Anonymous]

It’s no accident that 2 of the 3 DMV area kids in Regeneron finals are from stem magnet schools.

Those schools have research opportunities and professional networks built into the curriculum. Blair SMCS requires kids to do a summer research project with an institution and write it up. Most HS kids don’t have these opportunities.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for her.

Too bad that future students like her most likely won't have access to the classes that made this possible.

Trust me, Her success had nothing to do with the classes at Poolesville!

She has the access to classes at Poolesville, which helps her get internships/situations that allow her those opportunities, along with her parents. Lets be real, its all about connections and opportunities. You think a kid without connections and only having honors science classes, not even AP, can achieve that?

What are the special opportunities or connections that she luckily accesses that no one can?

Look up the SMCS curriculum.

MCPS will just call these other schools a STEM magnet while offering a percentage of these classes that will have to be dumbed down. Mediocrity wins.

Yawn. You have no idea the lack of stem at many schools.

I do since I have at one of those schools. I am also knowledgeable of the smcs curriculum. Should they have more focus in the local schools? Yes. Should they dismantle programs that serve high achieving students like this girl? No

How do you know this girl wasn't zoned for Watkins Mill or Gaithersburg HS?

They aren’t dismantling the programs. Stop making stuff up.

Not on paper but watch. Where are the kids not zoned for Poolesville or Blair getting access to these classes and peer group

There are plenty more kids who could fill the spaces and be equal peers and successful. You just don't want competition.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for her.

Too bad that future students like her most likely won't have access to the classes that made this possible.

Trust me, Her success had nothing to do with the classes at Poolesville!

She has the access to classes at Poolesville, which helps her get internships/situations that allow her those opportunities, along with her parents. Lets be real, its all about connections and opportunities. You think a kid without connections and only having honors science classes, not even AP, can achieve that?

What are the special opportunities or connections that she luckily accesses that no one can?

Look up the SMCS curriculum.

MCPS will just call these other schools a STEM magnet while offering a percentage of these classes that will have to be dumbed down. Mediocrity wins.

Yawn. You have no idea the lack of stem at many schools.

I do since I have at one of those schools. I am also knowledgeable of the smcs curriculum. Should they have more focus in the local schools? Yes. Should they dismantle programs that serve high achieving students like this girl? No

How do you know this girl wasn't zoned for Watkins Mill or Gaithersburg HS?

They aren’t dismantling the programs. Stop making stuff up.

Not on paper but watch. Where are the kids not zoned for Poolesville or Blair getting access to these classes and peer group

There are plenty more kids who could fill the spaces and be equal peers and successful. You just don't want competition.

No disagreement that the current programs could be expanded some. I have no stakes in this game so you can stop with the argument on how this is personal.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to Poolesville!!