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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS should have more STEM academies. This would provide other options for students who want to pursue STEM but do not want to (or cannot meet requirements to) go to TJ.[/quote]

They do.  There are six academies throughout FCPS, http://www.fcps.edu/is/cte/careerexperience.shtml. These are NOT the old voc schools of past.  The Chantilly Academy has been recognized as a Govenor's STEM Academy, http://www.fcps.edu/ChantillyAcademy/. Among its offerings now is cyber security.  Check them out.  They are for the college bound students as much as others, and can lead to skills that students can use while in college.  My ds had a paid internship at the Pentagon thanks to his involvement in the Chantilly Academy.[/quote]

PP here, sorry for the bad link to information on academies, here is, hopefully, a good link if you are interested in what else FCPS offers than just TJ, http://www.fcps.edu/pla/opp/academy/[/quote]

I know about Chantilly and agree that it is a [b]great[/b] program. Congrats to your son with his paid internship!

My point is that FCPS should have [b]MORE[/b] STEM academies and not "just" the one located at Chantilly. For example, a STEM academy at Falls Church HS would be a great draw to the school as it already is an AP school and the academy courses would fit in nicely. Why pay for the transportation costs all the way out to Chantilly when there could be a Fairfax West STEM academy and a Fairfax East STEM academy?[/quote]

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