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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I have a friend who moved her child to BI from a public MS in FCPS (for HS).  This was one of the "average" HSs in FCPS, not one of the "great" ones.  Her child was lucky to get in (based on his less than stellar academic past).  She said that the academics at BI were not any better than the FCPS HS (friend also had another high-achieving child who has since graduated from the FCPS HS).  Friend, like you was not a practicing Catholic, although her kids were baptized... (not sure if they had Holy Communion).  Definitely not church goers.  Although DC is/was popular b/c of his non-academic talents, he never really felt like he was "in" the crowd b/c he didn't come from the feeder grade schools.

The Arlington Diocese IS very conservative compared to other Catholic dioceses.  Regardless of whether the school teachings will ruffle your feather (and they probably will), how do you think your child will handle the religious classes and regular church/being one of the non-Catholics?

I went to a Catholic ES and HS in another state.  There was one non-Catholic kid, but he was good at sports and well liked and the kind of person who could go with the flow, and had long had friends who were Catholic.  So, it wasn't abrasive to him at all.  But, your kids may be at a different place regarding religion.  Something to think about -- how will you address what you are asking them to do (re: attending/participating/classes) and what you don't believe in yourself?  Will your beliefs undermine their willingness to assimilate or participate?

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