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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]EL Haynes is similar to Cap City.  Not a separate middle school, but covers grades 6 to 8 in the context of a preK to 12 school.

I can't remember if Two Rivers goes through 6 or 8.

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2 Rivers goes through 8 and I would definitely send my child there before Hardy.  2 Rivers is only a few years old, but getting better all the time.  Hardy has just been slaughtered by DCPS itself.[/quote]

We went to Two Rivers since it started and left in 4th grade to attend 5th at Washington Latin.  There's a huge yearly exodus from 4th and 5th grade at Two Rivers to Latin, BTW.  Read the critical reviews from Greatschools.com and other school review sites to see exactly why.  I wouldn't recommend someone send their child to TR for middle school at all.

Buildings aside, Latin does a great job of reaching students at whatever level they are at, and challenging them to do their very best.  If you're looking for a great 5th grade English teacher, Ms. Wags is the best!  She goes overboard to engage the students and make reading tough literature fun.  I have a carpool of 3 to 4 boys any given morning, and in between chatting about their favorite video games, they'll talk about the differences in plots, characters, etc. in the books they've read.  I find them fascinating to listen to.

The rest of the teachers are equally wonderful and passionate about each child learning something new each day.  I agree you need the support of the parents (a PTA) to make a school great, but you also need a good administration that will work with the parents, and that's one thing Latin does very well.  The middle school principle and director are totally responsive, and that's reassuring.  We're definitely at Latin through the middle years and probably for high school, too.[/quote]

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