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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the input from those who have first-hand experience. I should have known that this had the potential to devolve into ugly commentary about what constitutes wealth, but those without experience relevant to my question - can you take it elsewhere?!

We're early in our search and just trying to figure out where to focus. Looking for bigger lot (~1+ acre) and about $1-1.3m budget, which is why that area is appealing. Commutable to DC but only need to go in about 1-2x week.[/quote]

I agree with OP. If you don't have kids at Churchill or ever had kids at Churchill, you should keep your uninformed opinions to themselves. My youngest one graduated from Churchill last spring. Yes, there are many entitled kids, but there are also many kids that are not. Take a drive around the neighborhoods surrounding Churchill. I would hardly call that Beverly Hills. Yes, those houses cost more than the exactly same house in other parts of the county, but that's because of two things: location not horrendously far from DC and the reputation of the school. Period.

We live in one of the less affluent neighborhoods (I know that is all relative) and my neighbors have generally been very down to earth people with two incomes and not jetting off on multiple luxury vacations each year. We certainly don't do that either.

In terms of teachers, there are excellent teachers and there are very poor teachers at Churchill who need to find another career and not wait out their time and inflict their less than stellar teaching skills on students until they can collect their pension from MCPS. A lot of what makes a "highly regarded school" is parental involvement and the importance parents put on education. Sorry, but that's just the truth and it doesn't matter if you live in Potomac, Silver Spring or Wheaton.

[b]In terms of the new principal, she may not be perfect, but she is a breath of fresh air compared to the last one who was  significantly overdue for retirement[/b]. My kids used to laugh that she would stand in the Bulldog lobby in the morning trying to "pretend" she knew the students, but couldn't name any of them (well maybe a handful). By the time she retired, she was completely disconnected from the student body. I also felt that her ineffectiveness allowed teachers to have little accountability for their actions.

Someone earlier dug up an article about an incident that happened like 10 years ago. Seriously, it has no bearing on the school environment today.

Are there schools with more diversity both economically and racially in MCPS? Of course there are, but don't write off Churchill because people who know nothing about the school or the community except their preconceived notions or a few encounters with people. There is a group for everyone. Did I hang out with the pretentious "wannabe" rich people? Nope, but I found plenty of other people and so did my kids.

Last thing, I grew up in Silver Spring and went all the way through MCPS so I'm no transplant to the area.  
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+1 Dr. Benz wa so far out of it when she retired. She stayed 10 year s too long and a ot of things happened on her watch. Churchill, like any school for students is that you get out what you put into it,
 There are lots of opportunities for arts, science and many other activities. There are great teachers who are and some not so great teachers. As the PP said, this is a very involved parent comittiee. Back to school night is really crowded. Parents show up for lots of events especially concerts and arts performances. There are your typical over involved parents. It is a large school and it can be hard to find a place you belong. Being a student who can self advocate and connect with teachers helps. We did private for another child and both got good educations. The Churchill grad is doing really well as a sophmore in a small liberal arts school. Academically having no issues at all.[/quote]

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