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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is in 8th grade and we are getting ready for applications. Their in boundary school right now is Macarthur but we might (not sure at all yet) be moving in a couple months and will then be in boundary for Jackson Reed. I don't want my kid to stress and apply to too many school like some of their friends are planning on. My first question is Macarthur or Jackson Reed? Although Jackson Reed is the better school right now, its very very big and neither my child or I are interested in such a big school. There is a lot of discussion about Macarthur though and I just don't know if it will end up being a good school or a total failure. I know Hardy kids feed into Macarthur but I would've thought that the "good" kids get into selective or private schools. Next for application schools; Walls seems like the best option to apply to but I have heard some negative things about it such as the staff and principal not being very good and communicative and it being very cliquey so I'm wondering if that's true. Banneker seems like a truly great school but is a bit far for us and the commute is difficult. Duke is out of the question and same with McKinley tech as it doesn't interest my child. I'm wondering if they should just go to Macarthur or if it's too risky and should apply to walls or even Banneker? My dc are very academic focused and we care about that as well. Any opinions, facts or experiences from current or former parents of these schools would be greatly appreciated!! And as the title states, what schools are your kids going to/applying to?[/quote]

Did you research the forum on these questions? Tons of discussion addressing the schools you mentioned. Walls is a great high 
school and my DC loves it. It would beneficial to visit Walls on the upcoming open house to help form your personal views and impression.

Thanks! We will definitely sign up for the open houses. Does walls do all grade field trips like to a museum or to a fun place? How about dances like winter formal or homecoming? 
The next open house is set on Saturday November 15th and registration deadline was on November 10th. https://www.swwhs.org/admissions[/quote][/quote]

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