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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]Small point, but they do, in fact, teach Latin at Banneker. [/quote]

This thread suddenly turned into misinformation zone. Don't rely on it for real information about Banneker, folks.[/quote]

It's really hard to tell if it's the usual racist trolls or if it's the type As trying to increase the odds of their kids getting in by getting others to drop interest.

They're not even trying hard - readily obvious falsehoods.[/quote]

Grow up already.

They teach 14 or 15 AP subjects and we're racist trolls for noting that that's not nearly enough in 2024 for an elite "application" high school program.  Got it. But our true racist selves emerge when we mention that Banneker IBD scores have been dismal from the get go, for many years now.[/quote]

It’s also a Title 1 school that requires significant community service hours.[/quote]

Are the community service requirements different from the usual 100 hours? And the point of offering more APs is that it gives students more choice. [/quote]

Banneker requires 270 community service hours spread out over four years: 45 in freshman and sophomore year, 90 in junior and senior year.[/quote]

Am I correct that since the DCPS graduation requirement is 100 hours of community service, Banneker will still allow you to graduate as long as you have 100 hours? The 270 hours of community service is a requirement in theory but cannot be enforced in practice [/quote]

No clue. I graduated from there years ago, but no one ever challenged it. You have to go to your community lab site every Wednesday. Every other week, school gets out two hours early for that specific purpose. I'm not sure how it is now, but back when I was there you had to get a sign off from your community lab supervisor verifying your progress towards your hours. [/quote]

This is all still true today. Also, community lab is 1.5 ungraded credits (0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 0.5), and those credits are required for the Banneker diploma. I suppose you could stop midway through your senior year and transfer to your neighborhood school and get a DCPS diploma, but why would you want to?[/quote]

You can just stay at Banneker and get a DCPS diploma. I believe they would have to give it to you if you fulfill the DCPS graduation requirements. You would not need to transfer to your neighborhood school. And to be honest, barely anyone outside of Banneker is aware there is a separate Banneker diploma and who ever looks at your diploma anyway. I’m not advocating that students skip the Banneker community service requirements but I do believe clarifying options is important. Feel free to ask at the Banneker interview- what happens if a student does not complete all the required 270 hours of community service? If they are honest, they will tell you that the student will still graduate [/quote]

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