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[quote=Anonymous]These responses seem pretty crazy (but par for the course here).

My kids were born in DC. One is now close to graduating from a private NW DC high school and one graduated from Wilson and is at a great college (by pretty much anyone's measure). They have loved growing up here--not that they know anything else. They have a wonderful and diverse network of friends from school, sports, other activities and family friends. They roamed our neighborhood pretty freely as older kids and preteens, and as teenagers (pre-pandemic) used the bus and metro and bikes/walking to get anywhere they needed to go, all around the city.

That said, the things you're looking for don't really happen in the city. Most schools have football teams, but because there are many things to do here and, in general, people's interests are both more diverse and more scattered than you're describing, you won't see the entire school community (let alone the surrounding community) at a HS football game. There's decent attendance and school spirit for soccer and football at many schools, but no, it's not what you're describing. If that's really what you're looking for, you'd probably be happier in a small town or a close-knit suburb. [/quote]

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