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[quote=Anonymous]My DC (current 10th grader) went to a non-home high school in the DCC as they were accepted into a application program there. The program has been okay for my kid and they are doing well (straight A's) but there are some issues. The school lost the extracurricular activity that is [i]the thing my kid loves[/i] just before kid started 9th grade. The school is on the smaller side and there are a limited number of advanced (AP or equivalent) classes available. Finally, with a few notable exceptions the cohort seems not terribly motivated/ambitious about school.

Many of DC's middle school friends went to home HS which is extremely strong and DC is thinking about switching to that school.  My impression is that you can always go back to your local HS, but I'm wondering if there is a special process we should go through. Should I contact the home school's counseling office?

Also, the tradeoff is that DC would go from a school where they are likely to end up towards the top of their class to a school where they would be more of your average very good student (because there are a lot of high-flyers at the home school). DC would be more challenged by both classes and classmates which would seem to be really healthy.

Does joining a HS in junior year make it super hard to find teachers who will write letters of recommendation? Should DC just sit tight where relationships and impressions have already been made?[/quote]

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