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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is scheduled to go to Odessa Shannon Middle School (formerly Lee MS) next year.  (Despite being in every lottery pool, we had no luck.)  We have heard mostly bad things about the school in the past, so we're very nervous.  DC is currently in a CES and is in compact math, and is hoping to eventually get into either the Blair SMCS magnet or another STEM magnet for high school.

3 years ago, when our older child was going to middle school, we were told by a Blair staff member that it was [u]exceedingly[/u] rare for a Lee MS student to be invited to the SMCS magnet there, and that we should consider AOPS, test prep academies, and other outside of school activities to try to catch up because Lee did not adequately prepare students for the SMCS program. Our older child also shadowed a Lee MS student in the AIM 6 and HIGH classes in spring 2019, and found them to be WAY less challenging than even what they had been doing in their 5th grade CES and compact math. They also complained that the Lee students were not engaged in the class (DC answered more than most of the students actually in the class); many were doodling or sleeping during class. (Our older child got into TPMS 3 years ago after appealing, and will be in the Blair SMCS magnet next year.  I can confirm that the TPMS 6th grade magnet math and HIGH classes in 2019-2020 were FAR more rigorous than what they had experienced at Lee MS in spring 2019.)

Does anyone know how many OSMS 8th graders got into the more competitive criteria-based high school magnets this year, e.g., Blair SCMS, RMIB, Wheaton Biomed, Wheaton Engineering?

Since they started the lottery system for getting into the Eastern/TPMS magnets, is there a decent-sized cohort "left behind" such that OSMS has more challenging classes now (than in 2019)?

Are there opportunities at OSMS for extra enrichment, science fair, extensive research projects, other advanced activities, etc.?  (The after school LEGO robotics club there doesn't seem to be any more than the plug-and-play activity that's also offered at the elementary schools.  It's not like a FIRST Robotics competition club.)

Is there any computer science class at OSMS that teaches more than just Scratch, e.g., extensive Python or Java coding?

Do the smart kids get bullied there?[/quote]

Please pay for middle school. I don’t think you or your child will thrive there. I’m sorry.  [/quote]

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