Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 15:32     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?

Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 15:30     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?


Yes.

So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech


link?


Its on instagram. accdecisions2026
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 15:28     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?


Yes.

So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech


link?
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 15:20     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?


Yes.

So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech


Very on brand for AT placement, with its Duel Enrollment and very hands on curriculum.

A single Ivy placement could be any number of independent hooks.


Keep telling yourself that. It's a 7 yr old program and this class, of 100, is it's largest ever. On Insta I just watched a girl at Columbia in engineering; a 2023 grad when the class size was even smaller. But go ahead. Keep s-talkin' the school. Says a lot about you while my kid is getting a fantastic education with great teachers and they all seem to be having fun too.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 15:05     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?


Yes.

So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech


Very on brand for AT placement, with its Duel Enrollment and very hands on curriculum.

A single Ivy placement could be any number of independent hooks.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 14:51     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?


Yes.

So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech


And William and Mary.

Its listed at ACC not AT.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 14:50     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?


Yes.

So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 14:40     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
does AT have an instagram college decisions page?
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 13:54     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:or try HB or AT.


+1



HB, like thats a option.

Maybe AT, but its growing fast and changing radically over the next few years. And its best geared for those aiming for VT or similar.


Keep telling yourself that. My child's friend just go into a STEM program at an ivy from AT. And the Sr. class has only what, 100 kids?
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 13:45     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:or try HB or AT.


+1



HB, like thats a option.

Maybe AT, but its growing fast and changing radically over the next few years. And its best geared for those aiming for VT or similar.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 11:43     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:or try HB or AT.


+1

Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 10:30     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Wakefield parent here: teachers know my kid. Kid seems to have had overlap with a group of learners. The Spanish immersion kids also are grouped together. Kid is introverted, shy to engage adults but it is working. We are very happy with the school, teachers and how our kid is learning. We also worried it would feel too large and kid would be lost in the crowd. It isn't the case.


Wakefield will feel smaller because there is some natural cohorting, about 50% of kids take AP, vs 90% at WL, so if you are one of the college bound graduates you will likely stand out more and see the same people more often. Same thing happens at ACHS.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 08:44     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Wakefield parent here: teachers know my kid. Kid seems to have had overlap with a group of learners. The Spanish immersion kids also are grouped together. Kid is introverted, shy to engage adults but it is working. We are very happy with the school, teachers and how our kid is learning. We also worried it would feel too large and kid would be lost in the crowd. It isn't the case.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 21:03     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Teachers don't form close relationships with students who are not proactive about reaching out and who don't participate in class. I have twins who generally have the same teachers, my more talkative twin has stronger teacher relationships and may get better college recs as a result. To ensure strong relationships for quiet kids, I think you really need to pay $$$ for private school. I tried to convince my quiet twin to consider private but he was not interested. I view learning to navigate a large high school as good training for college and life in general.


This is very true. A kid who can hack it at a big public is going to have a lot of good life skills.


Thats great. But what is best path for kid who is going to be quiet, lost in shuffle, and kind of drift through high school.

Its not like the big public will help prepare them for college in that scenario.

I think they would be better served with a school that encourages them to meet out to teachers, to have that interaction often, so one on one or such so that it seems less daunting.





The best path is to push that kid to get out of their comfort zone and be more proactive. It is possible that a small environment will help build those skills but it is also possible that a kid will get used to a small, comfy environment and then struggle to adapt to college and working life.


These are high schoolers. There is no pushing them to do something at school, parents are pretty out of the picture. Its between teacher and student. I wish the teachers had the bandwidth to reach out to the quiet students.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2026 21:01     Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
I would definitely look into private school for a child with that vibe.