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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My impression is that both Langley and McLean are very strong schools, but that McLean has a stronger sense of "school spirit" than Langley.

Three examples:

1.  McLean girls played Langley girls for the district basketball championship this February.  Several hundred McLean students came to the game, which was held at a neutral site (neither McLean nor Langley), to support their team.  Only a few dozen Langley kids were at the game, which McLean won.

2.  On the Instagram pages for post-graduation plans, about 1/3 of McLean's senior class has posted their plans so far.  At Langley, it's less than 1/5th of the senior class.

3.  I often see McLean kids hanging out together after school in downtown McLean.  I don't see that among Langley kids as often, either in downtown McLean or when I'm in Great Falls Village in the afternoon.

These are just my observations and impressions and no doubt others may have a different perspective. [/quote]

((sigh))

My kids hang out with their friends in their homes, or at the school during their activities.  In fact, my DD spends most of her afternoons at school.[/quote]

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That post is absurd.  Quite a few very insecure posts here that aren't reflecting well on McLean.  [/quote]

Langley kids can’t just walk around downtown McLean after school because you can’t walk anywhere after school. They do indeed hang out at friends’ houses, often my house.[/quote]

You’ll usually see more McLean kids walking to and from school or in the central McLean area.  Langley area is less walkable and kids seem to make a beeline to the big parking lot. [/quote]

You can't walk to downtown McLean from Langley because there are no sidewalks on Dolley Madison and it is a bit far.  You can walk from Langley to Waverly but once you get to Dolley Madison, there are no sidewalks.  That being said, most students like to hangout at Langley after school because everything is so nice there, from the school to the  sports facilities.  Most Kids at McLean HS don't like to hangout at school because the school is an absolute dump.  Why hang out at the school when you can hang out at Santini, Starbucks, Chopx, etc...[/quote]

I wish that were true.  The Langley administration doesn’t trust the kids and makes the kids feel unwelcome if they are just hanging out at the school after hours. [/quote]

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