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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]This will not be a vocational school. It is planned as a college prep school for students interested in aerospace, cyber security, industrial design, engineering, IT, tech jobs,...[/b]

Right, so a vocational school for the 21st century.  They are partnering with NOVA.  This is great for a certain segment of the population, but it's not going to be anything like TJ, in terms of who will be admitted.  Anyone with a 2.0 or higher is in.  This will be for kids who are not on the college track already, to get them to at least get an associate's degree after HS.  PP who said this will pull heavily from Wakefield is right.  [/quote]

I heard admissions will be based on H-B's model. So students will come from all over the county and not from any particular area. APS staff has another plan though, which will give priority preference to students in the W-L HS zone to reduce crowding there. This proposal was in one of their recent powerpoint presentations.  [/quote][/quote]

I had heard that upthread.
I don't think the upper middle class families are going to be interested or fooled by what they will rightly perceive as a vocational school. 
So- this will be school for the working class kids living in Buckingham. 
Will change some demographics at W- L that's for sure...,[/quote]

Don't what the overall demographics will be, but I know at least two bright (and almost certainly college-bound) 8th graders from N. Arlington who are going to be in the inaugural class this fall.[/quote]

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