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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DC got into HB for 6th grade and enrolled. We were excited about the opportunity and jumped at it. It turned out to not be the right fit -- while there was a lot we liked about the school and we think it provides many benefits, it just wasn't a good match for our DC. DC transferred out. For those of you who may be disappointed that your DC didn't get in, you may want to consider that it might not have been a good fit in any event.

I think HB is a great alternative for a number of kids in the County (some even refer to it as a public private) but, as a taxpayer, I'm not thrilled about the cost of the new school at a time when the County is staring down a long-term overcrowding problem at many of the schools. It just doesn't feel right that a relatively small number of kids will be going to school in a such an expensive building when kids all over the county are going to class in trailers. [/quote]

It didn't have to be that way. HB didn't want to move. They could have built a regular middle school there, but that proposal was soundly rejected. They increased the size of HB when they moved it. It would be cost prohibitive to put a taller building on that site, and the Stratford program takes a lot of space so there's only so many kids they can put there if Stratford goes with them (and only so many kids they can put in the old building if Stratford stays). [/quote]

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