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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone come back to Julius West after HGC?  How was the transition and challenge?  I just don't know if we can handle the commute to MS magnet.[/quote]

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We live in the JW area, but my kids went to Takoma Park after the HGC.  My kids adjusted to the long daily bus ride by using it as part of their day.  One child used it as a study hall and used it to work on homework.  The other child used it to socialize with friends on the bus.  In fact there were times when I offered to drive the kids home. While the homework child usually appreciated the ride, the social child usually opted to ride the bus home so as not to miss time with friends.

The distance became more of a hassle over the incidental things.  All their doctors were  in the other direction so they had to miss more class time for appointments.  Evening events and PTA meetings were sometimes difficult to make by the time I got the kids home (especially if they rode the activity bus), fed, and addressed whatever issues arose.  Also, there's always going to be the missed bus or a panicked call because something was forgotten,  or the project that's too big or delicate to take on the bus.  These sorts of things were annoying but the experience at TPMS was so great that we felt it was well worth it.[/quote]

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