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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. No commute. But this is sounding a little like Texas from the descriptions (in a bad way). [/quote]

Look at Olney - schools are great - communities are great (I was the PP that lives in Damascus). It's quiet and not as busy as some of the other communities in MoCo.  Poolesville is good too - like Damascus in the fact it's spread out, but the Magnet brings a lot of diversity into the high school.  [/quote]

I second the Olney recommendation. Gives you the small town feel you might get in Damascus but definitely more on the liberal end of the spectrum and better diversity than Damascus.[/quote]

Better diversity?  Do you mean better in that its more diverse, or better people from that racial pool?

Bc Damascus is pretty diverse.  In fact, double the percent of black kids and MORE than double Hispanic, compared to Poolesville.

Its just not the kind of diversity you want, right?[/quote]

OP...lots of places in MoCo have jerks.                And no, Damascus is NOT very diverse. It's 73% white according to the last census. That's not diverse. I've lived here for a long long time.  Poolesville is more academically diverse.  Meaning you actually have more students who are academically focused rather than sports focused.

DO NOT PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH - you know what they call people who make assumptions? Yeah that's you.

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Well, assuming your the PP that said Poolesville has "better diversity", I'm not putting words into your mouth.  You and I both know that when people say "diversity" they are talking about racial diversity, not "academically diverse", whatever that means.

And while Damascus may be 73% white, its only 40% of the student population.  Black and Hispanics account for 42% at Damascus HS while they only account for 18% at Poolesville HS.

So I'm still not sure what "better diversity" means in your post[/quote]

NP. Re-read the earlier post. It said Olney has "better diversity" than Damascus. The comment wasn't about Poolesville.[/quote]

If you actually read the posts - DHS is not that great of a school as far as academics go.  It's small. Has only a few special programs.  It's a local high school - football is king. You won't get anything extraordinary there.  But in Poosleville, you get the space AND a better academic experience.  Not hard to understand I didn't think.  The school - if we are talking about diversity - most schools in this county are diverse culturally/racially/ethically.  The county itself is incredibly diverse.  But there still are pockets where racial issues abound. Damascus is one of them.  Racist asses live here and influence the local culture - especially during home games.  [/quote]

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