Anonymous
07/19/2023 19:19
Subject: Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Op- There are no magnet programs open later in HS but there are other speciality programs that are open for enrollment is 10 or 11th grade. Look at the HS Special program page.
Anonymous
07/19/2023 11:33
Subject: Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Highschools with IB programs (whether they have the IB magnet or not), will allow your kid to do IB if they want to in 11th & 12th. If you move to the DCC, your kid would have the opportunity to participate in the lottery for their junior year, but, why would you make them move high schools again?
Thank you! We definitely do not want to move schools again. It’s sounding like finding a school with IB programs might give us what I’m looking for, and there are a couple options in our commute/budget region, so that’s great. Thanks for the help, everyone!
Anonymous
07/19/2023 10:51
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If he goes to Blaire or Poolesville, (the STEM magnets), he should be able to take specific magnet courses, as long as he has met the prerequisites and the class isn’t full (although he wouldn’t be considered a magnet student). At least, this was Blaire’s policy a few years ago. I encourage you to contact the schools directly for more details. Here’s the magnet website for Blair, but it is somewhat outdated.
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/about.php
If he attends Richard Montgomery, I think he can apply as a 10th grader to join the IB magnet in the 11th. I have no direct experience with Richard Montgomery, but you can find more information here:
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rmhs/ib/
OP here. Thank you for the response! I should have phrased my original question differently to ask if any magnet courses are ever available to non-magnet students or if there are programs (like Richard Montgomery's IB) that start later in HS. Thanks again.
Also important to note that most clubs meet during lunch and are a great way to meet like-interested kids. Our HS has a million clubs!
Are you talking about Whitman by any chance? There are always claims there are lots of clubs but most of them don't exist in the real world. They are college application fodder and not much beyond.
The Whitman envy is strong in this one!
Copycat.
Try to come up with original.
Anonymous
07/19/2023 10:46
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If he goes to Blaire or Poolesville, (the STEM magnets), he should be able to take specific magnet courses, as long as he has met the prerequisites and the class isn’t full (although he wouldn’t be considered a magnet student). At least, this was Blaire’s policy a few years ago. I encourage you to contact the schools directly for more details. Here’s the magnet website for Blair, but it is somewhat outdated.
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/about.php
If he attends Richard Montgomery, I think he can apply as a 10th grader to join the IB magnet in the 11th. I have no direct experience with Richard Montgomery, but you can find more information here:
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rmhs/ib/
OP here. Thank you for the response! I should have phrased my original question differently to ask if any magnet courses are ever available to non-magnet students or if there are programs (like Richard Montgomery's IB) that start later in HS. Thanks again.
Also important to note that most clubs meet during lunch and are a great way to meet like-interested kids. Our HS has a million clubs!
Are you talking about Whitman by any chance? There are always claims there are lots of clubs but most of them don't exist in the real world. They are college application fodder and not much beyond.
The Whitman envy is strong in this one!
My kids were at Whitman. There is zero envy (not sure exactly what is to be envied, either?). Just glad they are no longer there.
Anonymous
07/18/2023 22:24
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If he goes to Blaire or Poolesville, (the STEM magnets), he should be able to take specific magnet courses, as long as he has met the prerequisites and the class isn’t full (although he wouldn’t be considered a magnet student). At least, this was Blaire’s policy a few years ago. I encourage you to contact the schools directly for more details. Here’s the magnet website for Blair, but it is somewhat outdated.
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/about.php
If he attends Richard Montgomery, I think he can apply as a 10th grader to join the IB magnet in the 11th. I have no direct experience with Richard Montgomery, but you can find more information here:
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rmhs/ib/
OP here. Thank you for the response! I should have phrased my original question differently to ask if any magnet courses are ever available to non-magnet students or if there are programs (like Richard Montgomery's IB) that start later in HS. Thanks again.
Also important to note that most clubs meet during lunch and are a great way to meet like-interested kids. Our HS has a million clubs!
Are you talking about Whitman by any chance? There are always claims there are lots of clubs but most of them don't exist in the real world. They are college application fodder and not much beyond.
The Whitman envy is strong in this one!
Anonymous
07/18/2023 10:09
Subject: Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What grade is your child entering? Is he already in a magnet? As you are new, it might be better to be in your home school to meet kids from the neighborhood. Also, sports practices are 5-6 days a week that you’d have to deal with transporting if you are not at your home school.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the reply! He’s entering 10th grade. We’re coming from out of state and our district does not have magnets at all, which is part of the stress here for me.
OP, there is no point in stressing about magnets or school choice. Your kid is too late to participate in school choice or magnet applications. Just focus on finding housing zoned to the high school you want your kid to attend (and that aligns with your budget and commute). Highschools with IB programs (whether they have the IB magnet or not), will allow your kid to do IB if they want to in 11th & 12th. If you move to the DCC, your kid would have the opportunity to participate in the lottery for their junior year, but, why would you make them move high schools again?
Anonymous
07/15/2023 13:03
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If he goes to Blaire or Poolesville, (the STEM magnets), he should be able to take specific magnet courses, as long as he has met the prerequisites and the class isn’t full (although he wouldn’t be considered a magnet student). At least, this was Blaire’s policy a few years ago. I encourage you to contact the schools directly for more details. Here’s the magnet website for Blair, but it is somewhat outdated.
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/about.php
If he attends Richard Montgomery, I think he can apply as a 10th grader to join the IB magnet in the 11th. I have no direct experience with Richard Montgomery, but you can find more information here:
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rmhs/ib/
OP here. Thank you for the response! I should have phrased my original question differently to ask if any magnet courses are ever available to non-magnet students or if there are programs (like Richard Montgomery's IB) that start later in HS. Thanks again.
Also important to note that most clubs meet during lunch and are a great way to meet like-interested kids. Our HS has a million clubs!
Are you talking about Whitman by any chance? There are always claims there are lots of clubs but most of them don't exist in the real world. They are college application fodder and not much beyond.
Anonymous
07/15/2023 10:32
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If he goes to Blaire or Poolesville, (the STEM magnets), he should be able to take specific magnet courses, as long as he has met the prerequisites and the class isn’t full (although he wouldn’t be considered a magnet student). At least, this was Blaire’s policy a few years ago. I encourage you to contact the schools directly for more details. Here’s the magnet website for Blair, but it is somewhat outdated.
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/about.php
If he attends Richard Montgomery, I think he can apply as a 10th grader to join the IB magnet in the 11th. I have no direct experience with Richard Montgomery, but you can find more information here:
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rmhs/ib/
OP here. Thank you for the response! I should have phrased my original question differently to ask if any magnet courses are ever available to non-magnet students or if there are programs (like Richard Montgomery's IB) that start later in HS. Thanks again.
Also important to note that most clubs meet during lunch and are a great way to meet like-interested kids. Our HS has a million clubs!
Anonymous
07/14/2023 10:46
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Y’all - take the magnet squabbling elsewhere. It doesn’t apply to OP. OP, your kid will be able to access AP courses in all high schools. Probably more interesting to your kid would be to look at clubs and sports at high schools you are considering houses near. That does vary school to school.
The link above is the correct one to use to look up school assignments based on address. 2nd Qtr starts Nov 2. If you have some choice about move date, it would be best to start as early in November as possible to make it easier on your kid and teachers from an assignment and grading perspective.
Thank you! The November 2nd date is helpful.
Anonymous
07/14/2023 10:45
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:If he goes to Blaire or Poolesville, (the STEM magnets), he should be able to take specific magnet courses, as long as he has met the prerequisites and the class isn’t full (although he wouldn’t be considered a magnet student). At least, this was Blaire’s policy a few years ago. I encourage you to contact the schools directly for more details. Here’s the magnet website for Blair, but it is somewhat outdated.
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/about.php
If he attends Richard Montgomery, I think he can apply as a 10th grader to join the IB magnet in the 11th. I have no direct experience with Richard Montgomery, but you can find more information here:
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rmhs/ib/
OP here. Thank you for the response! I should have phrased my original question differently to ask if any magnet courses are ever available to non-magnet students or if there are programs (like Richard Montgomery's IB) that start later in HS. Thanks again.
Anonymous
07/14/2023 07:24
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Look up your potential future addresses here to see which schools you would be zoned for. It will tell you if the area is part of a consortium or not: http://gis.mcpsmd.org/SchoolAssignmentTool2/Index.xhtml
Y’all - take the magnet squabbling elsewhere. It doesn’t apply to OP. OP, your kid will be able to access AP courses in all high schools. Probably more interesting to your kid would be to look at clubs and sports at high schools you are considering houses near. That does vary school to school.
The link above is the correct one to use to look up school assignments based on address. 2nd Qtr starts Nov 2. If you have some choice about move date, it would be best to start as early in November as possible to make it easier on your kid and teachers from an assignment and grading perspective.
Anonymous
07/13/2023 22:56
Subject: Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What grade is your child entering? Is he already in a magnet? As you are new, it might be better to be in your home school to meet kids from the neighborhood. Also, sports practices are 5-6 days a week that you’d have to deal with transporting if you are not at your home school.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the reply! He’s entering 10th grade. We’re coming from out of state and our district does not have magnets at all, which is part of the stress here for me.
It would be very hard to start a magnet in 10th. Some might allow it but it's a very regulated curriculum. It's really not necessary. The real magnets - there are two, only have 100 students each grade. Its near impossible to get in.
Say what now? Do you even live in the county?
Yes, I do and most of the other magnets are lottery or other means in and not true magnets, they are just focused programs.
Blair SMCSM, Poolesville SMCSM, RMIB. That's 3 already not counting Wheaton Biomedical and Engineering which are application magnets or "true magnets".
The Wheaton is not a true magnet. Its a speciality program.
Anonymous
07/13/2023 15:50
Subject: Re:Question about moving to MCPS mid year
If he goes to Blaire or Poolesville, (the STEM magnets), he should be able to take specific magnet courses, as long as he has met the prerequisites and the class isn’t full (although he wouldn’t be considered a magnet student). At least, this was Blaire’s policy a few years ago. I encourage you to contact the schools directly for more details. Here’s the magnet website for Blair, but it is somewhat outdated.
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/about.php
If he attends Richard Montgomery, I think he can apply as a 10th grader to join the IB magnet in the 11th. I have no direct experience with Richard Montgomery, but you can find more information here:
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rmhs/ib/
https://mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/about.php
If he attends Richard Montgomery, I think he can apply as a 10th grader to join the IB magnet in the 11th. I have no direct experience with Richard Montgomery, but you can find more information here:
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rmhs/ib/
Anonymous
07/13/2023 15:11
Subject: Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What grade is your child entering? Is he already in a magnet? As you are new, it might be better to be in your home school to meet kids from the neighborhood. Also, sports practices are 5-6 days a week that you’d have to deal with transporting if you are not at your home school.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the reply! He’s entering 10th grade. We’re coming from out of state and our district does not have magnets at all, which is part of the stress here for me.
It would be very hard to start a magnet in 10th. Some might allow it but it's a very regulated curriculum. It's really not necessary. The real magnets - there are two, only have 100 students each grade. Its near impossible to get in.
Say what now? Do you even live in the county?
Yes, I do and most of the other magnets are lottery or other means in and not true magnets, they are just focused programs.
Blair SMCSM, Poolesville SMCSM, RMIB. That's 3 already not counting Wheaton Biomedical and Engineering which are application magnets or "true magnets".
Anonymous
07/13/2023 14:50
Subject: Question about moving to MCPS mid year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What grade is your child entering? Is he already in a magnet? As you are new, it might be better to be in your home school to meet kids from the neighborhood. Also, sports practices are 5-6 days a week that you’d have to deal with transporting if you are not at your home school.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the reply! He’s entering 10th grade. We’re coming from out of state and our district does not have magnets at all, which is part of the stress here for me.
It would be very hard to start a magnet in 10th. Some might allow it but it's a very regulated curriculum. It's really not necessary. The real magnets - there are two, only have 100 students each grade. Its near impossible to get in.
Moot point, since OP's kid missed the deadline by 2 years.