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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All roads lead to Yorktown.  There are kids in Arlington that go to Yorktown and those that don't and wish they did...[/quote]

No way. So many kids transfer from YT to WL for IB and stronger academics and less sports culture. [/quote]

There’s a lot of trolling in this forum. But I hope OP can distinguish the good from the bad advice.

Yes, YT has been a regional and state sports powerhouse (in certain sports) for generations and that can make joining teams very, very  tough. Culture is very sports oriented and that has led to fights, taunting, and crowd control issues after rivalry games. W-L and Wakefield have had success at the state level over the years as well, but there is much less competition for spots.

A lot of school pride and strong teams for sure, but less cutthroat than at YT.

With the IB magnet program, W-L has a more of an academically oriented reputation.

Swanson used to be the highest regarded middle school in the county. Overcrowding (now mostly resolved), and bullying (now resolved) have put the school in the spotlight recently. But it’s still a strong school. [/quote]

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