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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter had to make the choice between Swanson and HB and is very happy at HB.

Everyone who comes to HB in 6th is coming from other schools, so the kids are all making new friends together.  The friends my daughter had from her school were not close neighbors anyway, so there was always a little bit of travel involved to see them, mostly.

My daughter feels fortunate to be at HB and wishes everyone had the opportunity.  She has heard a few stories about old classmates at Swanson over the last year or two and even though HB is more urban, is really happy to be at HB.

I don't think HB is harder than other middle schools.  If anything, imho, they have fewer course options than bigger schools, so there are fewer advanced classes available, and fewer on-site language options I think.  You get what you get!  That's okay for us.  My daughter has an IEP and some learning issues.  The administration is much better with our IEP than our elementary school was.  Things can still be hard for my kid but the school is providing almost all the support that's possible, and that's a huge change from our elementary, where individual teachers were great but the administration had to be dragged into every support kicking and screaming.

There are quirky kids at HB.  My daughter is quirky.  She isn't getting picked on at HB like she was in elementary -- of if she is it's subtle enough that it's off her radar.  There are kids with significant issues at HB, but there are also totally normal kids.  My daughter isn't one of the cool kids, but there are still definitely in groups and friend groups etc, and you can still be at HB and be a pretty normal kid and play sports (though not reallly in middle school, except ultimate) and be cool etc.  imho it's significantly easier to be a quirky kid at HB than at some other schools.

HB was a big deal for our kid, it has really totally changed the way she felt about school.  I don't think it's that way for every HB kid, but it was for us.  Good luck with your decision![/quote]

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