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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think PPs statement is true for most DTSS middle schools. S[b]tronger elementaries feeding in, involved professional families, just a shift in both demographics and potential- the MS are going to get stronger[/b]. Some like SSMIS already have a great reputation, others have good new leadership and active families. [/quote]

Exactly...BUT

The problem is when you are in the DCC or NEC you LOSE that community when you get to HS. I taught in an NEC school and the consortium killed it. You had a brother at one school, a sister at another. You had kids (and parents) who were bitter because they didn't their first choice and then spend all their energy trying to get transferred the next school year, never becoming involved with the school as a result. You have kids from school A going to all the school events at school B becuase that is where most of their friends are. So, it is just a big mess.

I am at another MCPS school with a very strong community. These kids have all been going to school together for 10-13 years. It does make a difference. That is my major issue with the schools in the NEC/DCC.

But another PP on here said one kid is at School A and the other at School B (they liked school B better) so I guess s/he could speak more about it, but that is my personal experience with the SS high schools.

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Which high school did you teach in?  Please let us know.

I live near Blair and it seems like a really dynamic school.  People in the neighborhood are always going to see the plays there, or to watch games.  We have Blair teachers who live nearby.[/quote]

I think Blair is a little diffrent in that most of the people in that area stick with/choose Blair and usually (but not always) when you pick your home school, you will get it.

The same can be said for Paint Branch (well, before they rebuilt the school). Usually the Burtonsville kids stayed in Burtonsville and you had very few that came to Springbrook or Blake. So Paint Branch was more of a "community". However, once they built the new HS, you had a lot of students picking PB so that they could get into the new building (better facilities, turf).

The consortium has divided the community more than done anything else for it. [/quote]

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