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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many of you folks commenting on this thread actually have a kid at TJ?  [/quote]

I’m guessing not a lot.  When they talk about their kid not giving up the hall or stage, I wonder if they realize that at least three members of the TJ bands are attending college next for... music performance.   That TJ’s drama department under the new teach is picking up Cappies  and VHSL trophies. That a recent graduate was a contender for the 2016 Us Olympic swimming team— just missed the cut.  That a current student travels with the US rhythmic gymnastics team. That TJ racks up the national journalism award, and their advisor was named national journalism advisor of the year. That TJ sends recruited athletes to Ivy’s, MIT, Stanford, etc each year...[/quote]

Yep - if you actually had a kid at TJ, you'd know that so many of these kids have a wide variety of interests and activities that they pursue while attending TJ. So too do a lot of base HS kids.  Please stop thinking that all (or even many) TJ kids do nothing but focus on the grades.  [/quote]

Key to your quote is "while attending TJ". A lot of extracurriculars have revived over the last couple of years thanks to some excellent hires and an emphasis on balance from the new principal Dr. B.

The point is that there are tons of kids (many of whom don't end up getting accepted to TJ) who are at least temporarily giving up those passions during the formative middle school years in order to maximize the STEM component of their application. And they do this because the Admissions Office makes a huge point of indicating that they really don't care about any activities that aren't STEM-related. My point is simply that the Admissions Office (via guidance from the School Board) needs to drop the emphasis on "pre-existing interest in STEM" as part of the application process - there are plenty of ways to identify STEM aptitude in the process without forcing kids to streamline their resumes from such an early age. [/quote]

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