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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. DCUM... We never have tangential discussions here...

And no. That is not the point I'm making. I'm
 Merely pointing out the draw of some areas of the county toward different abilities and interests. It's completely salient to this conversation. It's very possible families target specific schools for different reasons. Families that would never even consider or want their kids to take the TJ test... and yes I know several kids who declined spots at TJ because they wanted a more competitive and rigorous athletic program. I don't think the numbers of students admitted from certain schools necessarily reflects what's happening academically in some schools. 
However, if football was important to an 8th grade boy - he's probably going to want to stay at Westfield. 
Langley, McLean, Marshall - those schools aren't going to have the same draw.
Not a big deal.

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OK, Westfield has a good football team.  Basketball, too.  Point taken.  With 2800 kids you'd expect nothing less.

Having said that, do you have any real evidence to show more kids turn down TJ for Westfield than for Langley, McLean or Marshall?   Or do you just plan to continue to make fun of the sports where the latter have done well in athletics?[/quote]

Yes. I plan to continue to make fun of McLean and Langley. Happy Easter! :wink: [/quote]

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