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[quote=Anonymous]I have an 8th grader at Banneker and an older child who went to Eastern. We also hoped that the younger kid would go to a magnet, but no luck in the lottery. Banneker has been fine.  My kid has made some good friends and generally enjoys school, which is the most important thing.  My kid has not found classes particularly challenging (especially compared to what we know from Eastern), but has had good teachers and reasonable assignments, and I think that's similar to many other non-magnet middle schools in the county. I think the transition to high school work will be harder than for my Eastern kid, but they'll be prepared.  Kid feels safe; I have heard about fights and issues, but my kid is able to avoid those.  Acting principal this year, so next year's administration is unknown.  There aren't a lot of extracurriculars, but they have been ramping up this year compared to the last two years (which were definitely affected by the pandemic).  The advantage of Banneker over Eastern is the much easier commute and also having some friends from the neighborhood that will be in high school together (not the case for my older kid, but also still an issue for my younger kid because of the NEC and the split between 3 high schools).

Hope that helps. If you have any specific questions, I can try to answer more.[/quote]

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