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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids go to W-L (it's our zoned school).  They have done a mix of AP and IB classes and had no interest in doing the full IB program. They have been plenty challenged academically, have good friends and I've been happy with support from the counselors and teachers when DD was going through a difficult patch. One potential downside of not doing full IB is that it does put you at a disadvantage in applying to some colleges in that you will not be seen as having taken the most rigorous program. That's particularly important for UVA, if that matters to you. Neither of my kids cared about that. One is now at VT and feels very well prepared. The other is aiming for LACs.

One of mine has been happy participating in band and does a couple clubs. For the other, while he had a good group of friends, had difficulty finding a spot that felt right in ECs.[b] One downside of the big school is that there are so many kids in any activity. [/b]He tried the service club but felt like it didn't matter that he was there, they had so many kids for any event. He enjoyed doing stage crew but again so many kids wanted to work the shows that he only could work one performance. He ended up spending his time more in out-of-school activities where he felt more needed. I think it is probably easier to find your place if involved in a group like band/chorus or a sport.

The school is going to get bigger but, no, they aren't adding cafeteria or outside space.

I don't know much about Yorktown but have friends with kids there and have heard no complaints. It is true, however, that the really high achieving kids are skimmed off to go to the W-L IB program so that might be an issue for a more academic/nerdy kid.[/quote]

OP here, I heard this about WL, that it will be harder to get into some sports or ECs (and DS isn't an athlete but does like to play sports, but clearly he won't make the cut if there is one), so they will instead expand the offerings?  But if the clubs are already so large, why has that not already happened?  There are limits to sports because of field/gym space I guess and they aren't building more, but couldn't they have like clubs in classrooms?

Also, with the extra 600 kids, are they hiring more guidance counselors, maybe another assistant principal, etc?  Or will WL just operate with a higher ratio of student:admin staff, which can gum up the works in things like counseling and discipline pipeline?[/quote]

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