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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Welcome to TJ!  I am a parent of a freshman and appreciated some of the advice I found on this site last year.  Hoping to pay it forward.

1. Consider taking PE over the summer- it will allow your child to take either an elective or a history class.
2. History is not a required freshman course, but 4 years are needed. So, you can double up in future years or do PE over the summer. 
3. Spanish and French are quite difficult at TJ.  If your child was planning to take Spanish 3 at their base school, Spanish 2 is likely where he/she will land and even that may be a struggle.  Consider switching to Russian, German, or Mandarin if there is an interest.
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My kid is waitlisted but hopeful lol

I thought band could be taken as 8th period? My kid wants to do marching band . Are you saying they can't fit it in their schedule unless they do summer classes?

As for Spanish, he is currently in immersion so hopefully spanish would be okay...at their home school they would go in at spanish immersion 9 and then Spanish V. I thought I heard he goes directly to AP spanish at TJ, but maybe I misremembered [/quote]

No, band is an actual class. 8th period is when all thr clubs meet at TJ. 8th period classes are ones th kid would do online I believe since classes don’t meet during the club times at TJ.

Marching band is a great experience and I highly recommend it. Most kids do take a summer class to make space for it. I suppose you could shift a different class into the 8th period slot (one that can be done virtually) but summer session seems the easier route.

Virtual VA PE is a good way to do that in an asynchronous manner. Also DD did the extra social studies class through Loudoun since they offer some Asynchronous summer classes and FCPS does not. She did have to get prior approval for it though from TJ. [/quote]

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