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[quote=Anonymous]Funny--I thought that the merger (or affiliation) between two horribly different schools would benefit the high school most of all because they get more space. The high school was bursting at the seams and Francis-Stevens has empty FLOORS, fields--I think there's a dance studio--and it's near a public swimming pool and tennis courts which are crying out to be used by high school students. 
And frankly anything would help Francis-Stevens. Anything. They got rid of the old principal and many of the teachers (I heard 90 percent). Eventually, and I hope this is SOON, they'll realize that one person, no matter how talented and hard-working, should not run two schools. And they'll find a principal for the elementary and middle schools and FS will sink or swim. 
But the high school should continue to be strong, with a second campus (it's not that far away--it's walkable). 
Let's give it a few years. 
I live in the neighborhood and pray that F-S becomes a decent school. I've seen wave after wave of parents enroll their kids and then withdraw them after a maximum of 2 years. 
I'm hoping that F-S grows stronger, and the Washington Post will write an article bemoaning the fact that OOB kids can no longer depend on getting a slot in the school. That's the only time the Post will write about the school--when it starts to improve. Fingers crossed. [/quote]

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