Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:West Springfield. LB and Robinson are way too big.
Our experience was that more parents felt that way than the actual kids did. The kids loved knowing that there was something for everyone. Ours loved being in a secondary school and the transition to 9th was much easier than for some of their friends at traditional high schools.
Anonymous wrote:West Springfield. LB and Robinson are way too big.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know Woodson is supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but worried about its high-pressure reputation. West Springfield, Lake Braddock and Robinson all do well on their GS ratings -- do students seem happier, less-stressed at these schools than a Woodson or a McLean high?
Our kids are very young so things may have changed by the time they're in high school but wondering if one of these schools may be a happy medium. We're selling our house (zoned for West Potomac) and feel like while we're happy here, we take the opportunity to pick a new home in area with more highly rated high school.
How do you expect people to know unless they've had kids at all these schools? All you're going to get is people touting these three schools.
We have had kids at two of the schools and would avoid Woodson.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know Woodson is supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but worried about its high-pressure reputation. West Springfield, Lake Braddock and Robinson all do well on their GS ratings -- do students seem happier, less-stressed at these schools than a Woodson or a McLean high?
Our kids are very young so things may have changed by the time they're in high school but wondering if one of these schools may be a happy medium. We're selling our house (zoned for West Potomac) and feel like while we're happy here, we take the opportunity to pick a new home in area with more highly rated high school.
How do you expect people to know unless they've had kids at all these schools? All you're going to get is people touting these three schools.
Anonymous wrote:I know Woodson is supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but worried about its high-pressure reputation. West Springfield, Lake Braddock and Robinson all do well on their GS ratings -- do students seem happier, less-stressed at these schools than a Woodson or a McLean high?
Our kids are very young so things may have changed by the time they're in high school but wondering if one of these schools may be a happy medium. We're selling our house (zoned for West Potomac) and feel like while we're happy here, we take the opportunity to pick a new home in area with more highly rated high school.