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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm zoned for QO and I wish the school would emphasize academics more than the football team.  [/quote]
By doing what? What would that look like?[/quote]
Having more academic clubs
Celebrating academic success 
Having the front entrance not full of sports trophies and a huge sign about winning 
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QO currently has Book Club, Computer Club, Debate Club, Educators Rising Club, Minority Scholars Program, Model UN, Mu Alpha Theta (National Math Honor Society), Engineering and Robotics Club, Horticulture Club, Litmag Club, Quiz Bowl Team, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, STEM Club, WiSTEM (to foster gender parity in STEM), Women in Engineering, STARS (Student Tutoring & Athletic Resources), in addition to several leadership clubs, Chess Club, other gaming clubs, numerous cultural clubs, DECA and multiple other business clubs, multiple hobby clubs, multiple mental health clubs, multiple clubs to support LGBTQ+ students, several religion based clubs, at least one health club, and a club for future healthcare workers. QO offers many sports besides football. QO also has numerous activities in the performing arts as well.

What academic clubs would you like to see added?

MCPS doesn’t rank class standings and students’ grades are protected by privacy policies. Academic success has never been celebrated in the same way as sports championships are celebrated. Academic teams might win trophies, but mostly, academic celebrations have been limited to making Honor Roll, maybe being invited to a banquet, recognizing valedictorians at graduation.

Sports, on the other hand, are spectator events open to the public. Games/matches are considered entertainment and may include performances by a band, cheerleaders, dance team, etc. Somebody is declared the winner. A team’s record is public information. Trophies are awarded to champions. Schools tend to have trophy display cases in prominent places. What else are you going to do with trophies? If you have a dominant team, you’re going to show that off. Football powerhouses draw the most attendees and raise the most money out of all school related events. Successful football programs often fund other sports. Obviously, QO is going to celebrate its signature football program, which draws the local community together, generates a profit, and wins championships.

Academic competitions don’t draw hundreds of spectators and generate substantial revenue. You can’t compare the two. [/quote]
Just because you see a club listed on the website does not mean it is active.

So you are really out here justifying that it is a good practice to recruit out of area kids into QO which is already overcrowded?   My kid goes to this school.  From where I sit this is not a good thing and I would rather focus be elsewhere.  [/quote]
Nope, not justifying recruiting athletes who aren’t zoned for QO. Just pointing out that no one is discouraging academic excellence at QO, and it’s stupid to expect that a school won’t celebrate a football program that routinely makes it to the state championship game.[/quote]
I'd be celebrating if the wins were not due to what seems to be illegal recruiting [/quote]
Can anyone cite a specific example? I’ve asked more than once for links to the online recruiting that’s been mentioned, but no one has responded. I’d like to know if this is more than a rumor, but no one has provided any evidence.[/quote]
I don't think this can be proven.  All I know is that my kid is a student at QO and has had football players in his classes that do not live here [/quote]

It can be proven. There was a player in the past few months who announced he was going to play at QO and thanked the hc for the conversation.  He may have even said I'm in the transfer portal to qo or something equally ignorant. There are plenty of kids who have parents picking them up in the off season because there's no bus service from there to their home.[/quote]

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