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There's no shortage of available information these days on test scores, demographics, rankings, AP vs. IB, etc. at the various FCPS high schools. [b]What's more difficult to come by [/b]is good info on how the atmosphere differs at each. For example, are some schools more cliquish than others? More prone to problems with bullying? Are there bigger party schools"? Places with a strong sports culture where only the "jocks" fit in? Places where it's easier to be a geek? Etc, etc.  [/quote]

There's a good reason for that, which is that the culture of any school will change from time to time depending on who the students are and who the leadership is. For example, a PP trashed Madison is obsessed with sports, but the school now has a new principal. This principal is not a Madison grad and former sports star, as the previous one was, so that is changing the atmosphere there for the better.

OP, I think you'll need to do your own research on this one. [b]DCUM is not the best place to look.
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It absolutely isn't.  Any of us can speak about the high schools our kids actually attend, but some PPs enjoy making sweeping generalizations about schools they have nothing to do with and have zero firsthand knowledge of.  Often, it's simply sour grapes/envy talking.  OP, when asking people about various high schools, make sure they actually have kids who attend the school you're discussing.  Otherwise, it's just all a bunch of speculation and heresay.[/quote]

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