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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you also feel bad for the kids who are cut from youth orchestras or other selective groups when these groups become really competitive, after they've played all their lives?

Good. Nice to know we're not ignoring other activities.

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Serious question- does this happen? Like you don’t make orchestra at your high school? It wasn’t that way when I was younger but who even knows now.

OP I am already worried about this. Despite our repeated attempts to help him find other interests my son’s great passion is soccer. He is good but it’s very possible he will not be good enough to make a high school team around here. I keep hearing horror stories about kids who do travel soccer starting at age 7 who don’t make the team and just completely stop playing. Are there rec programs for high school students? [/quote]

Yes, even arts programs are competitive in a large high school.  Theater cast is very competitive.   There are cuts and it's competitive to get large roles.  Band and choir are competitive to get into higher level groups and usually there is a lower band/choir that takes everyone and the kids who are only making it into that band drop the activity at some point because it's usually freshman.

Our large public high school has a no cut sport option (and sometimes more than 1) every season for kids.  I think this is the way to stay active and be with your friends.  [/quote]

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