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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The teachers are wonderful. I mean really wonderful. They take time to get to know your kid in the upper school. Their strengths and weaknesses and take time after school to work with them if needed. The student population in the upper school is much different than the lower school. My DS didn't fit in socially. He is not a athlete and kind of quiet. There is bullying there (but really no different than most high schools).
I would look at Landon/Holton and St. Andrews.  They are wonderful schools. I think St. Andrews would really be a good for your youngest from what you describe.[/quote]

Thanks for the suggestions.  My sister went to Hilton, and I know and knew a few kids that went to Landon and they are not at all a good fit for either of my kids.

My son is not an athlete, but he has made some really great friends at Bullis in Lower school.  My hope is that by having gone through all the grades together, i[b]t won’t matter if it changes in upper school as his social circle is already set.  I’[/b]m sure it can easily become something different , but for now, since he actually loves school and is looking forward to the new school year starting, we will stay where we are.

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No Social circle is already set in HS because you started at a school in the LS. My DC was a lifer at another school and I can tell you his social circle changed dramatically in HS. Lots of friends changed schools, interests changed, and a lot of the social dynamic revolved around sports and whose girlfriend was at which school. Yes some kids crossed over into different social circles but it was rare. A lot of changes started in 8th grade when the some of the kids started partying. [/quote]
That’s right. And sports and clubs get more serious and time consuming in which strong bonds form in high school [/quote]

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