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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good riddance.

[b]“I Urge you to cast your vote for one high school,” Balas, a former social studies teacher at the school, said[/b] in an impassioned plea during the public comment portion of the meeting. “T.C. is the heart of the city.
“I strongly encourage you to support our diversity as one of our greatest strengths,” he continued. “Our Titans experience diversity greater than anywhere else in this country. Two high schools lead us down a path of divisive battles [with] inequity between the two schools and leaving certain groups facing increasing disenfranchisement. These inequities will become deeper over time. Separation may be in our school’s name, but you can oppose it by voting to keep us together.”[/quote]

Arlington has three high schools and two mid-size high school programs so his past statement is not entirely relevant to APS. Wakefield should be a very good fit, with less stress.

Interestingly, Wakefield manages open campus lunch much better than in Alexandria, despite similar demographics. Wakefield is a much smaller school than ACHS, which might have something to do with it. I think Alexandria could really benefit from two high schools with all the growth. [/quote]

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