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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another difference between Herndon and Langley.  Seniors at Langley have the option to do Langley Leap during their senior year.

an exclusive set of top students will be selected for internship programs.

Selection of Students: A senior is eligible for the Langley Leap Senior Internships if she/he meets ALL of the following criteria. A maximum of 100 students will be selected in the year.  They will be not be in school and excused from all school work.

The rest of the bottom feeders will not participate and will remain in class while your star student will get to work at your neighbor's daddy's firm for 10 days.  The bottom feeders will be reminded everyday why they are bottom feeders and destined to their natural place in society.

I don't think Herndon provides the opportunity to display and share the over achievements of your child like Langley does.

Brought to you by a proud Langley parent.
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I don't think having [b]a minimum 2.75 cum. GPA [/b]is really asking too much in the way of eligibility, do you?  If your child's GPA is less than that, don't you think they should be in class, taking the finals, and trying to improve their grades?

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After reading about this program at Langley vs Herndon.   This is interesting about Langley.

I don't know of any other  high school that does this.   Can others point to other high schools that do this?  Herndon does not do this.   Langley has about 550 seniors, and they have a program in which 100 to 200 of the seniors are selected and pulled out of class to do an internship program.  What happens to the other 300 seniors?  How do they view it?  And other parents post, no that is fine, that is the way it should be.

Seems Langley is unique and special.  It makes you wonder what other exclusive programs they do to support the special 100 to 200 students at the expense of the other 300 students.
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I'm wondering where you're getting "100 to 200 students at the expense of the other 300 students"?  Where does it say there is a maximum amount of kids they'll accept for this program?  Any student who meets the minimum 2.75 GPA is eligible -- and it's already been pointed out that this isn't a very high threshold to reach.  Further, how does this program occur "at the expense" of other students?  Please, enlighten us as to how it could possibly be unfair to require a student to have a 2.75 GPA in order to participate, and how their participation impacts the other students who need to be in class improving their grades?[/quote]

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