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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand every middle school will be given a few seats, but last year no one at our middle school accepted the offer.  I could be mistaken, as I also heard one kid attended for a year, and returned to base high school.  DC took the admissions test this month, and we think there is a good chance we will be made an offer.  What I want to understand is why would one not accept a TJ offer?  I hear everyone saying how much harder one has to study, but is it significantly more than what a student at base high school enrolled in all honors courses would need to study? How much time would be available to do sports?  Trying to figure out if DC would be better off going to our high school with known friends and teammates, or tryout TJ, but definitely want to avoid the hassle of transferring if TJ isnt the right fit.  [/quote]

The lack of diversity is why my nephew declined.[/quote]
feel sorry for your "nephew"
Diversity is why we accepted the offer. DC has made friends with kids with ethinic backgrounds from at least a dozen different countries - saudi arabia, china, sri lanka, south korea, india, philippines, bangladesh, afghanistan, malaysia, japan turkey, etc.  In fact the principal at the orientation, made the crowd repeat "hello" in 15+ languages. Apparently, this year's class has kids speaking 40+ languages at home. wow![/quote]
We were present at the event and were surprised when the Principal came prepared to lead the crowd in saying "hello" in so many languages spoken by student families. Despite the stereotype that the school was predominantly American Asian, she employed a simple technique to ensure everyone recognized the diverse range of ethnic backgrounds represented in the recent class. [/quote]

Next year maybe she can say hello in Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galic, Swedish, French, German, Croation, Serbian, Russian, . . .[/quote]

I'm not sure Europe needs so much representation.
Europe is a different continent and the countries there have very different cultures than the culture here in this country. When the culture of this country is not predominant, then people in this country, whether their parents were born here or came here, there's an obvious mismatch.
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It appears you are not familiar with the current diversity at TJ. We are first-generation German immigrants, and our DD interacts with peers of various ethnic backgrounds, including Russian, Chinese, Indian, and West Indies, in a multifaceted manner reminiscent of the cultural exchange experiences one might hope for in college with international students. Her circle of close friends, which began with TJ freshman projects like iBET, 8th-period clubs, and lacrosse team, has flourished with mutual cultural learning and collective participation in monthly cultural festival celebrations. Just this month, we all volunteered and celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year, and we are now preparing for the Indian festival of colors, among others.[/quote]

I get that there are celebrations for Asian cultures, but is there anything comparable for Hispanics or children of African descent?[/quote]

Yes, they had very large events for Hispanic Heritage Month and Black History Month. You do not see this in most high schools.[/quote]

Maybe they should celebrate American culture too, here and there.  Especially for a school with so many immigrants - they want to learn about the US too, not just other countries.[/quote]
American culture is celebrated every day, every minute, every second, etc... not just at TJ, but all FCPS schools. You know how? Student don't just "celebrate" American culture, instead they live it! 
As a TJ community, we take time every month and pay special tribute to each unique culture through collective participation, contribution, and mutual respect.  It is much more involved that what one would have noticed at other FCPS schools.  Whether it be Black History month, Hispanic Heritage month, Chinese Lunar New Year, Indian Diwali & Holi, Thanksgiving & Christmas,  etc., we are looking to take the time and effort to celebrate our unique cultural backgrounds collectively.  [/quote]

Not very convincing PR, but I do understand why you'd try to make TJ sound good now that applications are down again and many families in the stronger pyramids are seriously doubting whether TJ makes sense any longer.  [/quote]

Do we have info on the number of applicants this year? Because last year it was up (I think to an all-time high?) with over 3000 applicants.  Prior years had generally been 2700-2900 range.[/quote]

There were 2548 applications to the Class of 2027. They increased the class sizes and changed the admissions process but after a spike for the Class of 2025 the number of applications declined again for the Class of 2026 and 2027.  It’s well below the all-time high years ago.

https://www.fcps.edu/node/47920[/quote]

The word got out that TJ is for a dedicated student and you need to give up a lot of your free time to do homework and study. It's not ideal for most students.[/quote]

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