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He hasn't needed a lot of academic support in the past, beyond some parent help.  But he's been in a small school that's got a lot of structure.  i could see him needing more support in high school.

His favorite sport is baseball.  He also really likes to run, and play basketball.  So ideally it would be cross country, basketball, baseball.  Those seem like pretty common options.

Right now, I feel like our list (in ABC order) is

Burke
Einstein
Good Counsel
Northwood
Sandy Spring
St. Andrew's
St. John's

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I would be wary of SJC if your son is a baseball player but not headed to play in college, as I think I saw you say. Baseball is a TOTAL year time and $ commitment (see the recent WAPO expose), with slim odds for playing unless you're now being recruited/in conversation with the coach (yes in 7th grade...) You definitely can't just play HS sports at SJC unless you're a recruited athlete type, especially baseball and basketball. I don't know if Sandy Spring has a baseball team, but I thought it had a nice vibe that could meet lots of kinds of students where they were. It felt it would be better for a self-directed kid (just my take when we visited a few years ago.) Of this list, St. Andrews seem like the best option from your description, and I would also add Bullis to the list.  It has a jock-y vibe but baseball there isn't like it is a SJC. I think the culture at Bullis is a bit materialistic, and Kardashian-like and may not feel similar to your Silver Spring community if you're in Einstein/Northwood proximity.  As someone living in the same geographic area with a baseball kid in a DC private--I don't think your public options are bad. [/quote]

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