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[quote=Anonymous]... instead of just telling me to do a search for previous threads.  :D    Here's the scenario:  Living in north woodside but looking to buy a new house because we've outgrown ours.  We love the elementary school our daughter is in (Woodlin) and don't want to pull her out.  Found a great new house that fits all of our criteria (most important being that we can afford it) in Woodside Park, but now we're having second (and third and fourth) thoughts because we wonder if it's wise to invest in a new house in the Sligo MS and Down County Consortium high schools. We're thinking if we're going to move, it may be smarter to go to kensington to get into the north chevy chase MS and Walter Johnson district.  But we LOVE our neighborhood and it would be really difficult, emotionally, to move.  Granted, I know Kensington and Woodside are very close to each other, but still.  Our DD is so happy and she's very introverted so it would be really stressful, i think, to move.  (Our DS isn't starting kindergarten until next year, plus he's much more social so I'm not as worried about him).

I guess my questions are, would you move to get out of Sligo MS/DCC, even if it meant leaving a really comfortable situation?  Are we giving too much weight to the few reviews that we've seen online about these schools and blowing this out of proportion? I have friends who tell me that Sligo MS is trending up and will be much improved by the time our kids are there but who knows.  Friends also say that none of the middle schools in lower montgomery county are all that great, so why would we move?  We're so confused, and totally tied up in knots over this.  At this point, we're probably on the verge of losing the new house that we love, but we can't make an offer until we come to a decision about the schools.

Any thoughts? Please, no flames. I'm not casting any aspersions on Sligo or DCC, I just need some thoughtful reactions, and any one whose kids have gone through these schools who have thoughts, I would love to hear them.

Thank you!!!![/quote]

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