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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you think Woodward won’t have AP classes, and a lot of them, then you know nothing of the families in the areas likely to be part of the Woodward cluster (based on current options). [/quote]

it wont have as many as IB/AP as BCC, Churchill, Whitman, Blair.... heck, even Wheaton since it will be STEM[/quote]

Woodward will be inferior to WJ, Whitman, BCC, Chirchill, RM, Wootton and many more HS when it comes to higher level courses.

It's not about what students or families want, it's about having enough numbers to offer higher level courses. With combination of smaller size, high FARMS ES, Art magnet and encouragement for STEM kids to leave Woodward to attend other HS, Woodward will be left with very few students who want to take higher level courses. When HS has 3-4 factors working agasint them, it is going to be hard.

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What exactly makes you think that Woodward students will leave Woodward and neighborhood friends etc to attend Wheaton or Kennedy? [/quote]

Currently WJ kids leave WJ to have better oppurtunities.

Kennedy is unlikely to attract anyone but many high achieving kids from Woodward will opt for WJ( in general) and Wheaton( for Stem).

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WJ students have most everything.  No one is going to choose Kennedy.[/quote]

Even Woodward students are not likely to chose Kenneddy, but Woodward students will be forced to go outside HS or MC for higher level courses.[/quote]

They can get the classes at MC or go to WJ or another local school if they provide their own transportation.  They will still have far more than what our kids get.  Woodward will probably be more like WJ.  [/quote]

Woodward will have twice the FARMS comapred to WJ and a meanigless Art program in it. No way both schools will be the same. Even WJ will lose some high level courses.

Current WJ > Future WJ >> Woodward[/quote]

+1, but if you have a shot at Future WJ, you go with WJ.  Looking at you Garrett Park.  Nice signs on Strathmore.[/quote]

The signs just say keep both sides of the street together. Don’t live there so I don’t know but it sounded like they were fine with either school. [/quote]

Guess you are missing the "WALTER JOHNSON" signs suggesting folks select Option B.[/quote]

It is the option that keeps that neighborhood together. Fine to ask for it, but boundaries will inherently result in a line being drawn. Perhaps the line ends up as Strathmore Ave.[/quote]

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These entitled GP folks should count their blessings they have B/WJ as an option.  They really think they can get a brand new school and pick which segments of their tiny town go to it by modifying A?

We Einstein folks have options that are less than ideal. I actually think B is good for us too for the articulation point. But none of them are drastic changes since we keep same HS in my neck of the woods
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