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[quote]Anonymous wrote:
    I'd go with Kenmore. It's a nice mix of N and S Arlington kids.

Jefferson is like this, too.

Just keep in mind that each of these middle schools splits into two different high schools. So depending on where you live and which kids yours becomes friends with, they may or may not follow some or all of their posse to high school ---- if that matters to you.
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That's the same everywhere. You don't honestly expect your child to remain friends and go to college with people they went to K with, do you?[/quote]

Not everywhere, Gunston all goes to Wakefield. I think (?) all of Williamsburg goes to Yorktown. There are pros and cons. Staying together all the way through can provide stability but also lead to less mixing of social groups and not give more reticent kids practice in making new friends. OTOH, split feeders can encourage kids to branch out or provide a fresh start for a kid who didn't find their group in the prior school, but starting HS when all your group went to another school can be really hard.  We saw this going to TJ -- DS shifted most of his friend group to kids who ultimately went to Wakefield. Starting at W-L he made new friends pretty quickly and reconnected with some from ES, but he's also a very outgoing kid who easily makes friends. One of his W-L-zoned friends opted to go to Wakefield to stay with the larger group. DD has had the same two BFFs since 2nd grade, expanded her group a bit at TJ and then those kids all went to Wakefield. She didn't have too much trouble finding new friends in HS but the security of having her BFFs made a big difference.[/quote]

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