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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone share about their child’s recent transition from 8th grade at WES to HS on the social side?  It seems as though students matriculate into a variety of HS’s, which speaks to consideration of the individual when it comes to the HS selection process.  But what about social hurdles?  If 30 students go to 25 different HS’s, they will be entering HS with few or no fellow classmates.  Does this present social challenges in making new friends and connections at the HS level?[/quote]

Former WES parent. People will tell you it is an easy transition to 9th, but it’s really not an easy social transition for the majority. It works out in the end usually, but if there is any K-12 option for your child, I would try to avoid the need to transition them in 9th. Academically there are some classes where you will feel really well prepared and others where your child may need to work. Every school has different standards and teacher to teacher the standards will be different at the new school. [/quote]

Isn't this similar to MCPS middle schools where students go to a new school (or variety of schools) for 9th?
What classes are students NOT prepared for in high school?[/quote]

The latin program is pretty weak.[/quote]

Lol. All kids are taking a foreign language (French or Spanish) + Latin in middle school. Latin doesn’t meet every day and is not a core class. It’s an introduction and that’s fine. [/quote]

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