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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the poster above who said I thought the open house was terrific!  But one question for SJC parents -- I know the Scholars program is supposedly great -- and there was alot of talk about it at the open house -- but that is only for 50 kids per grade. I have a DS who is very bright, gets great grades, but he loves sports and definitely does not want to take all honors classes.  His pre-HSPT score is within the Scholars requirements, but he does not want to apply.

So long way to ask -- how is SJC for bright, motivated boys who want to have a more balanced high school experience?  Can SJC be a great education for those outside of the Scholars program?  Maybe he would take 3 honors classes?[/quote]

PP, there is no cap on the number of Scholars students. It varies by year. 
If he chose not to do Scholars, he could still place into Honors Math, English, etc. Double check that. I’m not convinced that Scholars does not provide a balanced experience. My DC is only a freshman in Scholars but has plenty of free time so far. [/quote]

The Scholars program has a separate Scripture class freshman year. Senior year they have a separate scholars capstone class that focuses on issues in public policy. They do have their own college counselor, but I'm not sure that the services are any different. Prior to covid, scholars got to take a college visit trip together. Maybe junior scholars will get to do that in the spring. Otherwise, they take the same AP or Honors courses that anybody who meets eligibility requirements can take. You have to meet certain grade prerequisites to get into some of the AP classes such as Math and Literature. If your kid gets into scholars, go for it. [/quote]

I've had two kids go through the scholars program, and I personally  think that one benefit of the scholars program is that your kid is automatically placed into the honors track freshman year.[/quote]

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