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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I could be wrong, but I think they got worried that they wouldn't have enough kids opting in if they just described Western as another traditional high school - but one whose boundaries hadn't yet been finalized - so they decided to go all in on hyping the AI/robotics/avionics stuff in hopes of convincing more kids to opt in.

Maybe that's a good gamble, maybe not.  [/quote]

The AI, robotics, aerospace stuff has been there from day one. The only change is that they have moved it from being an academy to a program. I have no clue what the difference is between the two, but the academy idea was shot down because we nee a traditional school. It feels like an academy program to me except maybe they won’t provide transportation for kids who are interested? I don’t get the difference.

But the marketing, to adults and kids, is clearly that these new programs and opportunities are going to be great, hope to see you here. Otherwise they are selling “Come to a new school where we are just building traditions”, which is going to do little to get kids or parents excited. I doubt that there are going to be kids whose parents don’t want them to move who went home an were like “I need to go to the new school.”

And they really could have used the help of a kid or two to put together that presentation because it was poorly done, the graphics showing up last? The repeating of the same theme? The lack of “help us build our school spirit through sports, music, and theatre.” The 8th graders probably could have built a better presentation. [/quote]

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