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[quote=Anonymous]AP Geography is also offered to freshman.

The AP Network they advertise is not an actual thing. It just means that the school offers AP classes.

Our kid is a junior. It's a pretty poor educational experience and if we had had the option of sending them to W-L would have taken it in a heartbeat.

The AP classes and intensified classes are ok but any student can sign up for them so there are still a lot of disruptive students in them which is a pain.

The teachers have been ok - some great -some so/so - like any high school.

They encourage participation in sports and clubs for students.

The do very little in terms of preparing students for college. We hired a private college counselor. We got the name from other parents.

They are very big on sending kids to NOVA. They push it constantly.

The PTA finally sponsored a mock SAT test this year. I am pretty sure it was the first time. Yorktown seems to offer them on the regular every year for comparison.

Lots and lots and lots of talk about equity and inclusion. Very little conversation on academics or academic achievement. This is from both the admin side at school and from the parent side. Sometimes I wonder if they remember that it's actually a school and the point is education not a nonprofit dedicated to social justice.
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