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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some on the Hill are looking to the new MacArthur HS on MacArthur Boulevard as a back-up if our kids strike out at Walls. With MacArthur coming on line, this business of jumping to an ES in NW to access Deal and JR may become less common.  MacArthur opens in fall 2023 and should be a good bet for current 7th and 6th graders OOB, since it won't fill up quickly. DCPS is planning to offer similar academics to those at JR at MacArthur, including dozens of APs, BC calc, multi-variate algebra/college math, dual enrollment language courses past AP at George Washington etc. The commute from the Hill will only be a little longer than to Walls.[/quote]

The commute is horrific! You can get to Walls on the metro. Totally different. [/quote] I disagree.  Take the Blue or Orange Line to Farragut, or the D6 bus then ride an e-scooter to MacArthur in 15 mins.  It's a 35-min commute from our place in SE door to door.  We're at a middle school charter, not BASIS, ready to leave. We've put in for MacArthur in the lottery for fall 2023 as a back-up in case kid doesn't get into Walls.  Every good 8th grade student on the Hill doesn't get into Walls so I'm glad that McArthur may be in an option going forward.[/quote]

Is that a joke?[/quote]

While I may not chose to send my kid on that much of a public transportation trek, as a parent of an 8th grader in a similar situation, you better believe that MacArthur is on our lottery list. The struggle and stress over high school is real.[/quote]

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