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[quote]No, it's more a function of where the three strongest MS AAP programs - Carson, Longfellow and Rocky Run - are located. The AAP schools for Madison (Jackson and Kilmer) and Woodson (Frost) aren't getting as many kids into TJ.

I think it is an informed decision for Madison parents that they want there kids to stay at the school, there is a fierce pride there and kids who come from the community tend to stay in the community at the school for both academics and athletics/extracurriculars they have been involved in since elementary school. With Greg Hood as principal they celebrate all the students successes and, yes, learn from the challenges presented to them.

Besides who can resist a school whose 6th man is led by a white rabbit...

Like the other posters have said...you can't really go wrong with any of the top 6 or so schools in the county. We also have to realize that FCPS, even with what we see are its flaws, is one of the largest school districts in the country and with the (if not the) highest performing graduates overall (Montgomery Cty, MD is in the same category).

Nope. It's just weaker MS AAP options, which results in fewer TJ placements and more kids deciding there's no point in applying. If Madison kids went to Carson or Longfellow for AAP rather than Jackson, the situation would be different.

I can only speak for me. My DD did very well on the TJ but we looked at the bigger picture. We live very close to Madison -- walking distance. She has of activities she is interested in -- Band. Madison band is much better than TJ's band. We talked about timing -- For both TJ and Madison, DD would have to be at Madison around 8:00, but at Madison, she is home around 3:15. From TJ, she would not be home until after 5. Almost every class she would take at TJ is available at Madison.

DD did not apply to TJ. She might have gotten in...but she actively chose not to apply. I endorsed that decision.

Nothing you are saying doesn't also apply to some parents/students at schools that send more students to TJ, including Oakton, Chantilly, Langley and McLean. Oakton sports are better than TJ's, Chantilly has an Academy program with some courses you can't get at TJ, Langley's Model UN program is right up there with TJ's, and McLean has student publications just as good as TJ's.

[b] That still doesn't change the fact that Oakton, Chantilly, Langley and McLean send more kids than Madison to TJ because kids there are zoned for the three AAP centers that pulled away from the rest of the MS AAP centers in placing kids at TJ - Carson, Longfellow and Rocky Run[/b]. It's not because Madison people are uniquely enamored of Madison. [/quote]

NP here. So, you've established that three local middle schools are very good at placing kids at TJ. That's terrific, but that doesn't mean that certain high schools, such as Madison, are not very good.
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