Anonymous
02/07/2013 23:08
Subject: Re:From private DC school to BCC?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mine went from a DC private to another Bethesda HS in 9th and it went very smoothly. There is a new family welcoming committee but it was more for people new to the area. There were definitely other kids entering in 9th from outside MCPS.
Sports made a big difference because DC did preseason so knew a ton of people by the time school started.
Do you know which girls sports are open to everyone?
It varies a bit by school in terms of competitiveness. For fall sports - Cross country is a no cut sport. JV field hockey is probably pretty open. Don't know if BCC has a crew club, ours is open to all (but it doesn't start until later). Soccer is competitive. Poms is competitive. Tennis is competitive. Don't know about volleyball.
Preseason/try outs are 2 weeks before school starts. Most teams start on a Saturday - it's a county wide date.
Anonymous
02/07/2013 22:49
Subject: Re:From private DC school to BCC?
Anonymous wrote:Mine went from a DC private to another Bethesda HS in 9th and it went very smoothly. There is a new family welcoming committee but it was more for people new to the area. There were definitely other kids entering in 9th from outside MCPS.
Sports made a big difference because DC did preseason so knew a ton of people by the time school started.
Do you know which girls sports are open to everyone?
Anonymous
12/29/2012 20:58
Subject: Re:From private DC school to BCC?
Mine went from a DC private to another Bethesda HS in 9th and it went very smoothly. There is a new family welcoming committee but it was more for people new to the area. There were definitely other kids entering in 9th from outside MCPS.
Sports made a big difference because DC did preseason so knew a ton of people by the time school started.
Sports made a big difference because DC did preseason so knew a ton of people by the time school started.
Anonymous
12/28/2012 16:24
Subject: Re:From private DC school to BCC?
Maybe English is not her native language.
Anonymous
12/28/2012 16:17
Subject: From private DC school to BCC?
Anonymous wrote:Hi there, I am researching high schools for my daughter too and so far I just heard that lots of students- more half has transfer from privates shools just like your daughter at all Bethesda HS
I have also heard from other parents fromBCC is more on the snobbish side, like the majority of the studen care if you are wearing brand names or not or if you eat at Chipotle or school lunch during lunchtime and how much your family makes...etc. Or maybe it just depends on what type of friends your DD chooses. They are also a little more "wild" because of their approximate closeness to downtown Bethesda..
For freshmens they have this "welcome Freshman party" that the school does for newcomers not just freshmans
Check this link out
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/245613.page
Ahahaha! How old are you, sweetie? It's not often that a poster gets "freshmen" wrong twice in the same post.
Anonymous
12/28/2012 10:00
Subject: Re:From private DC school to BCC?
Our house is zoned for BCC. We've thought about catholic but I think we want to try BCC first.
Anonymous
12/28/2012 03:33
Subject: From private DC school to BCC?
Have you looked at other schools or is your home zoned for BCC?
Anonymous
12/28/2012 03:33
Subject: From private DC school to BCC?
Hi there, I am researching high schools for my daughter too and so far I just heard that lots of students- more half has transfer from privates shools just like your daughter at all Bethesda HS
I have also heard from other parents fromBCC is more on the snobbish side, like the majority of the studen care if you are wearing brand names or not or if you eat at Chipotle or school lunch during lunchtime and how much your family makes...etc. Or maybe it just depends on what type of friends your DD chooses. They are also a little more "wild" because of their approximate closeness to downtown Bethesda..
For freshmens they have this "welcome Freshman party" that the school does for newcomers not just freshmans
Check this link out
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/245613.page
I have also heard from other parents fromBCC is more on the snobbish side, like the majority of the studen care if you are wearing brand names or not or if you eat at Chipotle or school lunch during lunchtime and how much your family makes...etc. Or maybe it just depends on what type of friends your DD chooses. They are also a little more "wild" because of their approximate closeness to downtown Bethesda..
For freshmens they have this "welcome Freshman party" that the school does for newcomers not just freshmans
Check this link out
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/245613.page
Anonymous
12/28/2012 01:02
Subject: Re:From private DC school to BCC?
If your DC goes to BCC what do you think of it?
Anonymous
12/27/2012 17:22
Subject: From private DC school to BCC?
Has anyone moved their DD from a private to BCC in 9th? How did it go? Any advice or tips? Any way to meet kids the summer before? Just trying to decide if we should... Leaning in that direction.