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[quote=Anonymous]Hey folks,

Considering a move to Takoma Park, but I have some questions about the schools.

First of all, how is Piney Branch? I heard class sizes recently expanded. Is that having a big impact? Is there still a local enriched studies program there, and is it any good? What is the deal with aftercare, and does the school have any good activities?

As for Takoma Park middle and Blair, I know they both have great magnets—but what if a smart, high achieving kid gets bad luck and doesn’t get into the magnets? Do kids like that feel totally boxed out from the magnet kids they’d otherwise want to be friends with (as in, are they shut out from what would otherwise be their chosen merry band of nerds?) I know kids often get to take the cool magnet classes even if they strike out on the magnets, but does being a non-magnet kid at Blair screw you over for college admissions? Or can you still put together a great set of experiences and not be seen as second tier to the magnet kids?

Basically, I love the community vibe and the magnets seem like such amazing opportunities, but I’ve heard some bad reviews of piney branch, and for middle/high, I don’t want my kids’ social and other opportunities to turn on something that can be so random. [/quote]

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