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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a terrible idea to feed a whole swath of kids into a niche high school with limited offerings,  Yes, a small school with few sports could be good for some kids, but it's not the equivalent of JR, which btw, has lots of challenges right now with teachers not showing up for months at a time, etc.  They should let people apply to the new high school but not force people to enroll in a school with limited offerings.[/quote]

An 800-person high school is not "niche."  Education experts actually recommend that size as better for students than the 2000-student behemoths.  The issue is providing adequate budget, not that the size is inadequate.[/quote]

It may not be niche in size but it certainly will be in its offerings. It was inadequate for sports when it was an elementary/middle school for GDS.  Read the fact sheet -- basketbal and track/cross country are the only sports.  There will be a green club, a chess club, and one or two more, but hardly what JR offers.  There's no good transportation to the site -- even in bounds students will be challenged to get there without driving.  A terrible site.[/quote]

These are falsehoods. Further evidence that readers should identify trusted and informed community members and rely solely upon them for information. Too many anonymous actors fueled either by ignorance of mal-intent.

Soccer will also be a varsity sport. The school’s field is loathe enough for practices but it doesn’t meet DCIAA regulations for games, so games will be elsewhere. Those involved are pushing for games across the street at GW Mt Vernon.

There are probably/possibly other sports too, but I don’t know the list off-hand. But I do recognize lies without resort to my records. [/quote]

I just watched the principal say that soccer will NOT be a varsity sport.[/quote]

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