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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Northwood is a better performing arts program and that’s why they are getting the criteria program. Einstein has a better visual arts program. Both schools will keep local programs too. I don’t know why this is so complicated for Einstein parents except they are have prejudice against other schools which makes no sense because Einstein is no blue ribbon school either.[/quote]

Northwood is a humanities school, and most—if not all—of its academies reflect that. [b]Einstein’s VAPA program has not only done more for its community throughout the years, but has also received national recognition. [/b]Einstein has produced some of the top performers in the county over the years, which is why many students have chosen Einstein over Northwood for the Visual and Performing Arts. Northwood may have a new, shiny building, but that’s the only reason MCPS thinks it’s a good idea to move the program there. Einstein, however, has both the interest and the reputation to sustain it—and has successfully done so for over a decade.[/quote]

Can you explain what this means?[/quote]

VAPA is the Visual and Performing Arts Academy. In the past few years, all of Einstein’s instrumental music ensembles (concert band, concert orchestra, symphonic ensemble, jazz lab, jazz ensemble) have grown. The jazz ensemble routinely gets perfect scores in adjudicated performances. The marching band has doubled in size since 2021. Einstein started hosting a county-wide drumline showcase a couple years ago. There are two dance companies that win awards at competitions, as does Titanes Salseros. The theatre program participates in the Cappies every year. Last year an Einstein theatre student was a finalist at the Jimmy Awards, which are like the Tonys for high schools theatre. Einstein kids get selected for all-county and all-state honors ensembles. And that’s all in addition to the VAC.

A lot of DCC kids choose Einstein because of the arts. The new model cuts off access to those students, which is a real shame. It will mean Einstein’s program takes a hit on enrollment. And all those kids will have to compete for the limited spots in the new Northwood magnet.

A lot of people point out that Einstein doesn’t have a lot of advanced STEM classes, and that’s true but kids could choose Wheaton or apply to Blair for science. Those options will be more limited int he new model as well, with STEM magnets probably only admitting 25-50 students per year. It could be an opportunity for Einstein to strengthen STEM, but with staffing cuts that will be hard. Einstein already offers the core AP classes that MCPS says it wants at every school so there’s no real chance the district will focus on STEM at Einstein.

It sucks and no one asked for this. [/quote]

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