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[quote=Anonymous]It is always interesting to see people comment so much about schools that they know very little about.  There are lots of good schools within MCPS, and if you cannot afford the Bethesda/Potomac group, Quince Orchard seems to be an excellent school, one that parents and students seem to really like.  The magnet programs all seem very strong and if your child might fit into one of them, definitely worth exploring (though Poolesville is in a tough location for many).  Sherwood, as someone mentioned, is also an excellent school but not a location that works for everyone.  We chose BCC for a lot of the reasons people mentioned -- it is more diverse, and that definitely adds to the environment, great location, IB program etc. -- but if I were doing it again, I would likely choose Walter Johnson (though not because of its metro accessibility).  It seems the best combination of a diverse student body, high achieving well-run school, good location and with kids/parents I would prefer my kids to spend time with.  BCC does not have much school spirit and although the Principal is fanatical about the drinking, which is generally a good thing, she seems to care very little about anything else.  Any meeting you go to as a parent or a student will have time taken up on drinking and the kids just turn it off, and the debacle last Spring definitely did not help.  Not sure how much that was the Principal's fault, but in the two years she has been there, hard to think of anything else she has done.  Wildly mixed teachers but I assume that is true at most schools.   I guess the main message is don't rely on this board for your information, including likely my own.      [/quote]

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