Walter Johnson vs. Sherwood

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP still here?

Yes!

Recognize any of you neighbors?

Sigh!!!!! yeah......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry but WJ is on the other side of the tracks from the real Bethesda. WJ is a good school but is the poor, bald-headed step sister of Whitman, B-CC, and Churchill. You can't even compare. Which of these does not belong? Answer? WJ. So in my view, moving to Olney and attending Sherwood is not that different from going to any non-magnet outside I-495. Is Olney rural? Yes! Olney is on the edge of civilization. There might not be farms in downtown Olney but there are just outside. Whenever I drive to or from BWI, I always take the scenic backroads near Brighton Damn Rd., which takes me through farmland. In any case, I would pick Sherwood over any school that is not Whitman, B-CC, Churchill, RM, Wootton, Blair Magnet, or Poolesville Magnet.

I agree that the area of Bethesda that feeds into WJ isn't as high end as the area that feeds into Whitman, but it is still a pretty exclusive area. You can't really find any single family home in the school district for under $650K. The Luxmanor and Farmland districts are pretty darn exclusive if you ask me. And the Wyngate, Ashburton, Garrett Park, and Kensington Parkwood neighborhoods are full of multi-million dollar renovated or new construction homes. We just bought an older home in the Wootton district for $650K. We got a larger home there than what we could afford in the WJ district. I'd live there in a heartbeat if we could afford the size home we want!

[Anonymous]

Op - how old are your little ones?

[Anonymous]

WJ is on the other side of the tracks? lol

You snobs are crazy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WJ is on the other side of the tracks? lol

You snobs are crazy!

It is kind of-- from Bethesda, which is why we bought here. I love the people in my neighborhood and my kids school. I'm so happy not to be at Churchhill or Whitman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP still here?

Yes!

Recognize any of you neighbors?

Sigh!!!!! yeah......

You won't believe how much more relaxed life can be if you just get out now.... before you feel stuck. Once your kids make friends in elementary school you will feel stuck until they graduate HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry but WJ is on the other side of the tracks from the real Bethesda. WJ is a good school but is the poor, bald-headed step sister of Whitman, B-CC, and Churchill. You can't even compare. Which of these does not belong? Answer? WJ. So in my view, moving to Olney and attending Sherwood is not that different from going to any non-magnet outside I-495. Is Olney rural? Yes! Olney is on the edge of civilization. There might not be farms in downtown Olney but there are just outside. Whenever I drive to or from BWI, I always take the scenic backroads near Brighton Damn Rd., which takes me through farmland. In any case, I would pick Sherwood over any school that is not Whitman, B-CC, Churchill, RM, Wootton, Blair Magnet, or Poolesville Magnet.

The average house seems to be in the $800,000-1.2 million range in Walter Johnson! I guess the "poor" are doing prety well.

Yoiu sound like a complete idiot or ass........actually BOTH!

Guess you are in a "suburban" house way out there somewhere that runs < $800,000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry but WJ is on the other side of the tracks from the real Bethesda. WJ is a good school but is the poor, bald-headed step sister of Whitman, B-CC, and Churchill. You can't even compare. Which of these does not belong? Answer? WJ. So in my view, moving to Olney and attending Sherwood is not that different from going to any non-magnet outside I-495. Is Olney rural? Yes! Olney is on the edge of civilization. There might not be farms in downtown Olney but there are just outside. Whenever I drive to or from BWI, I always take the scenic backroads near Brighton Damn Rd., which takes me through farmland. In any case, I would pick Sherwood over any school that is not Whitman, B-CC, Churchill, RM, Wootton, Blair Magnet, or Poolesville Magnet.

The average house seems to be in the $800,000-1.2 million range in Walter Johnson! I guess the "poor" are doing prety well.

Yoiu sound like a complete idiot or ass........actually BOTH!

Guess you are in a "suburban" house way out there somewhere that runs < $800,000.

Keep digging that hole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry but WJ is on the other side of the tracks from the real Bethesda. WJ is a good school but is the poor, bald-headed step sister of Whitman, B-CC, and Churchill. You can't even compare. Which of these does not belong? Answer? WJ. So in my view, moving to Olney and attending Sherwood is not that different from going to any non-magnet outside I-495. Is Olney rural? Yes! Olney is on the edge of civilization. There might not be farms in downtown Olney but there are just outside. Whenever I drive to or from BWI, I always take the scenic backroads near Brighton Damn Rd., which takes me through farmland. In any case, I would pick Sherwood over any school that is not Whitman, B-CC, Churchill, RM, Wootton, Blair Magnet, or Poolesville Magnet.

The average house seems to be in the $800,000-1.2 million range in Walter Johnson! I guess the "poor" are doing prety well.

There are a number of apartments and condos that feed into WJ, some of which can be had for only (gasp!) $180K. They are not a majority though, by any means, and they do provide for a nice break from stuffy multimillion-dollar mansions of Luxmanor. Our family is sort of in the middle of the range income-wise, living in one of those 700+K townhomes, and I'm grateful that my kid does not have to feel inferior because we can't afford to spend 2 million on a house.

[Anonymous]

We moved out of our neighborhood that was feeding into WJ last summer after eight years. We needed more space, plus I was never truly happy there. We looked at Olney, some Rockville areas and then the Quince Orchard area. We eventually settled on the QOHS area (more house than Rockville and far easier access than Olney were our reasons). We are beyond thrilled with our decision - good schools; lots of shops, restaurants within one mile; easy access to 270 and the furthest we have to commute is Rockville. Good luck OP finding what *you and your family* want.

[Anonymous]

To the WJ supporter: WJ is *barely* a W school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the WJ supporter: WJ is *barely* a W school.

Because there are too many minorities or FARMS students compared to the other W's? Wow. You sound very snobby.

WJ is always included in the W moniker, and probably the least snooty. I guess that's why you think it barely makes the cut.

[Anonymous]

I merely said that as a reality check to the WJ poster...because the reality is that it's not the Fancypants school she thinks it is. And maybe that's why the WJ vibe is so snooty...because the parents there have some sort of inferiority complex since they realize they live in Bethesda-lite and will never bd able to keep up with Joneses in the better W schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I merely said that as a reality check to the WJ poster...because the reality is that it's not the Fancypants school she thinks it is. And maybe that's why the WJ vibe is so snooty...because the parents there have some sort of inferiority complex since they realize they live in Bethesda-lite and will never bd able to keep up with Joneses in the better W schools.

Have you seen some of the homes in Luxmanor? If the WJ parents who live there can afford to live there, they most certainly can afford to live in Bethesda "proper"-and I am certain that area is full of even more snottier snobs on that "side of the tracks"!

[Anonymous]

Have you seen some of the shoeboxes that feed into WJ?