Is there much difference between Wooton and Churchill?

[Anonymous]

Re quality of teachers? is one more stressful for a kid prone to social anxiety, or are both big enough for kids to find their niche? Demographics seem similar....not meaning to stir up a pot, just wanted to know if the difference is really significant or not. This is about 2 houses zoned one for wooton, one for churchill. Do they ever give families tours who do not own houses in either district yet?

[Anonymous]

Wootton would probably be better for social anxiety. While there are wealthy people there, the Wootton community is not very into money. Its a nerdy community. Academics, STEM, theater and the marching band are the big things. Its an inside joke that the football team only exists for the marching band. The focus is on the band. If your child is competitive, then Wootton can either be good or bad. Its not a place to be if you aren't comfortable not being the smartest kid in the room even though you are really smart. Its good because it can give smart competitive kids a peer group where they thrive or it can create too much pressure in a kid that is academically competitive. If your kid doesn't care what scores or grades other kids get then they'll never notice or be bothered by it. My kids weren't at all and never feel pressure but they are more laid back.

I have heard that the girls from Lakewood can be more snobby. Travilah and Dufief kids tend to meld together in middle school because they are so close to each other and share the same pool. Fallsmead kids seem nice. StoneMill seems fine too.

We have friends at Churchill and they really like it to. They say that there is more intense and flashy wealth but there are plenty of normal UMC families there to. Every kid isn't wearing a $500 jacket, living in a 20,000 sq foot house or getting a foreign sports car when they turn 16. Beverly Farms and Wayside have normal UMC neighborhoods. Churchill has a good visual arts program.

One concern though might be the potential for boundary changes. Wootton like WJ is probably more at risk than Churchill or Whitman in getting up in the diversity boundary changes. People aren't nervous about poor kids coming in but they are nervous about getting bussed out to help MCPS make another school look better. If this happened it would destroy the area because people are here for the schools.

[Anonymous]

Churchill seems like a train wreck from reading the constant posts here ranging from teachers being arrested to numerous racist incidents or kids being hospitalized for vaping.

[Anonymous]

Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

Juat don’t buy too close to the boundary. Honestly I think any changes will be modest, but if you want to avoid potentially being rezoned into Gaithersburg HS don’t buy a house a block over from the current boundary (or that’s northern section in general where the boundary is currently a bit odd).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

Why do you think Wootton will have a bigger change? The analysis hasn't even begun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

Why do you think Wootton will have a bigger change? The analysis hasn't even begun.

More opportunity to adjust Wootton than Churchill when it comes to diversity.

[Anonymous]

Not a word about the overwhelming number of Asians at Wootton. I’ve had friends pass by at dismissal time and later remark that it must be an all-Asian academy or something. Does it matter? You don’t have as much vaping, Asians don’t fight or draw swastikas on the bathroom wall. On the other hand they tend not to get involved in after school activities because in their culture a kid goes straight home to study.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a word about the overwhelming number of Asians at Wootton. I’ve had friends pass by at dismissal time and later remark that it must be an all-Asian academy or something. Does it matter? You don’t have as much vaping, Asians don’t fight or draw swastikas on the bathroom wall. On the other hand they tend not to get involved in after school activities because in their culture a kid goes straight home to study.

From what I understand, there are lots of clubs at Wootton, several specifically for Asian American students, so you're wrong there.

Wootton is 37% Asian American, and 44% white. White students are still the bigger group, so don't worry about there not being enough white kids. Maybe you think that is too little, though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

Why do you think Wootton will have a bigger change? The analysis hasn't even begun.

I read the entrails.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

Why do you think Wootton will have a bigger change? The analysis hasn't even begun.

More opportunity to adjust Wootton than Churchill when it comes to diversity.

I would agree that Churchill boundary is less likely to change much just because of location. If they adjusted the lines, the result would be for some neighborhoods to go to Wootton or WJ, which are both good schools. Other schools are much further away. Wootton is talked about a lot in terms of boundary changes, and to schools that people deem as less desirably (i.e., non W schools).

There is a lot of talk here about various messes at Churchill, but I think some of that is that Churchill parents just post more. Vaping is a nationwide problem but we hear most about it from Churchill parents.

Having said all of that, I am a nerdy Churchill parent and if I knew 10 years ago what I know now, I would probably pick Wootton district because I'd prefer the nerdy vibe to the ultra rich vibe at Churchill. It's true that there are plenty of normal UMC kids at Churchill, but there are also a LOT of kids who get fancy cars even when they are just getting their permit (don't even have licenses yet).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

Why do you think Wootton will have a bigger change? The analysis hasn't even begun.

More opportunity to adjust Wootton than Churchill when it comes to diversity.

I would agree that Churchill boundary is less likely to change much just because of location. If they adjusted the lines, the result would be for some neighborhoods to go to Wootton or WJ, which are both good schools. Other schools are much further away. Wootton is talked about a lot in terms of boundary changes, and to schools that people deem as less desirably (i.e., non W schools).

There is a lot of talk here about various messes at Churchill, but I think some of that is that Churchill parents just post more. Vaping is a nationwide problem but we hear most about it from Churchill parents.

Having said all of that, I am a nerdy Churchill parent and if I knew 10 years ago what I know now, I would probably pick Wootton district because I'd prefer the nerdy vibe to the ultra rich vibe at Churchill. It's true that there are plenty of normal UMC kids at Churchill, but there are also a LOT of kids who get fancy cars even when they are just getting their permit (don't even have licenses yet).

I was under impression that ultra rich families mostly go private in Churchill cluster. I guess I was wrong.

Since you have been in the cluster fora long time, do you recommend any ES more than others in Churchill to avoid problems you are citing ? Or it doesn't make any difference. I would think kids may hang out together more if they are from the same ES and choosing one over another may make some difference.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

Why do you think Wootton will have a bigger change? The analysis hasn't even begun.

More opportunity to adjust Wootton than Churchill when it comes to diversity.

I would agree that Churchill boundary is less likely to change much just because of location. If they adjusted the lines, the result would be for some neighborhoods to go to Wootton or WJ, which are both good schools. Other schools are much further away. Wootton is talked about a lot in terms of boundary changes, and to schools that people deem as less desirably (i.e., non W schools).

There is a lot of talk here about various messes at Churchill, but I think some of that is that Churchill parents just post more. Vaping is a nationwide problem but we hear most about it from Churchill parents.

Having said all of that, I am a nerdy Churchill parent and if I knew 10 years ago what I know now, I would probably pick Wootton district because I'd prefer the nerdy vibe to the ultra rich vibe at Churchill. It's true that there are plenty of normal UMC kids at Churchill, but there are also a LOT of kids who get fancy cars even when they are just getting their permit (don't even have licenses yet).

I was under impression that ultra rich families mostly go private in Churchill cluster. I guess I was wrong.

Since you have been in the cluster fora long time, do you recommend any ES more than others in Churchill to avoid problems you are citing ? Or it doesn't make any difference. I would think kids may hang out together more if they are from the same ES and choosing one over another may make some difference.

For ES, I would personally avoid those that go to Cabin John Middle School. I'm sure it's a great school, but it splits, with have the students going to Churchill and the others going to Wootton, which makes it tough, socially.

In terms of schools that go to Hoover, Potomac ES is the school that has the highest income level but I know kids with expensive cars from most of the various ES school neighborhoods. You'd need to drive around the neighborhoods to get a feel for them-- they are quite different in terms of home size, hard size, walkability, etc.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Churchill seems to have tons of issues if we go by posts here, but Wootton boundary is likely to see a bigger change.

Wootton may look a totally different school after boundary decisions are done or it may have only a slight change. No one knows right now.

wootton is pretty close to GHS so three could easily bus students there. In fact “north Potomac” used to be Gaithersburg