I have one DS who recently graduated from W-L, and one who will be starting there in the fall. We were very happy with DS1's high school experience and are confident that DS2 will succeed there as well.

I have no interest in private school for my kids/family.

Anonymous wrote:If money were no object i would send my child to a private school, but NOT a private catholic school, because I don't see them as any better than public.

Not all Catholic schools are equal. Some are better than others and more selective. For instance, I would not consider wasting money on O'Connell. But for a boy, I'd pony up for Gonzaga or St.Anselm's and Visi or Stoneridge for a girl.

If money were no object i would send my child to a private school, but NOT a private catholic school, because I don't see them as any better than public.

Anonymous wrote:My kids are not in high school yet -- rising 9th and rising 7th -- but if middle school is any indication: (1) it depends on the kid; and (2) unless your kid is very self-motivated, go private. If money were no object, I definitely would go private for my average student. And I'm in North Arlington -- not that I think that matters, but some of you clearly do.

I echo this sentiment. We have two neighbors with APS HS kids who are self motivated and doing well. We have one nephew, totally lost and miserable first at YHS and then at Arlington Mill. He was not well served by large classrooms and focus on PPTs and memorization. We have another neighbor not well served by WL then Tried Arlington Tech. They are looking at private to get more differentiation in teaching and levels and a smaller classroom size. We have another neighbor whose child went from HBW into drug rehab.

I think a lot depends on your child. I think it's fine to try publicbut be aware and switch if needed. I think it's important to realize that these are very high pressure environments and not all kids thrive with that...

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Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

The question was about APS as a district, not individual schools. As a district, APS was not recognized this year, unlike FCCPS, FCPS, and LCPS. Why not?

And what do you mean "both of the * * * high schools and middle schools"? APS has three main high schools and five middle schools.

N Arlington has two high schools and two middle schools. The comment refers to those schools.

You forgetting about HB Woodlawn?

The state doesn't evaluate HB Woodlawn separately. It is treated as a program, not a school.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

The question was about APS as a district, not individual schools. As a district, APS was not recognized this year, unlike FCCPS, FCPS, and LCPS. Why not?

And what do you mean "both of the * * * high schools and middle schools"? APS has three main high schools and five middle schools.

N Arlington has two high schools and two middle schools. The comment refers to those schools.

You forgetting about HB Woodlawn?

My kids are not in high school yet -- rising 9th and rising 7th -- but if middle school is any indication: (1) it depends on the kid; and (2) unless your kid is very self-motivated, go private. If money were no object, I definitely would go private for my average student. And I'm in North Arlington -- not that I think that matters, but some of you clearly do.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

The question was about APS as a district, not individual schools. As a district, APS was not recognized this year, unlike FCCPS, FCPS, and LCPS. Why not?

And what do you mean "both of the * * * high schools and middle schools"? APS has three main high schools and five middle schools.

N Arlington has two high schools and two middle schools. The comment refers to those schools.

Much as you must wish it, you are not a separate school system. APS is judged as a whole.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

The question was about APS as a district, not individual schools. As a district, APS was not recognized this year, unlike FCCPS, FCPS, and LCPS. Why not?

And what do you mean "both of the * * * high schools and middle schools"? APS has three main high schools and five middle schools.

N Arlington has two high schools and two middle schools. The comment refers to those schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

APS ISN'T JUST NORTH ARLINGTON. Their inability to have similar outcomes across the county is a failure. It's a weak school system.

Yeah because getting kids who are hungry and don't speak English to perform as well as upper middle class kids who speak the lanugauge and have parents who can understand their homework and communicate with teachers are going to perform at the same level. Ok.

And when ALL of those kids are segregated into a handful of schools, you can't possibly expect their outcomes to be any better than they are. Segregated schools are WORSE for every student and every subgroup. APS lost sight of this issue and caved to pressure to keep certain kids "where they belong." So no, they don't deserve a single award. Not one. They deserve the shame that the WaPo and educational think tanks are heaping upon them.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

APS ISN'T JUST NORTH ARLINGTON. Their inability to have similar outcomes across the county is a failure. It's a weak school system.

Yeah because getting kids who are hungry and don't speak English to perform as well as upper middle class kids who speak the lanugauge and have parents who can understand their homework and communicate with teachers are going to perform at the same level. Ok.

I don't think the state DOE expects similar outcomes in every school, but at some macro level APS under-performed last year. It concerns me, particularly given the overcrowding problems.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

APS ISN'T JUST NORTH ARLINGTON. Their inability to have similar outcomes across the county is a failure. It's a weak school system.

Yeah because getting kids who are hungry and don't speak English to perform as well as upper middle class kids who speak the lanugauge and have parents who can understand their homework and communicate with teachers are going to perform at the same level. Ok.

Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

APS ISN'T JUST NORTH ARLINGTON. Their inability to have similar outcomes across the county is a failure. It's a weak school system.

Anonymous wrote:Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.

The question was about APS as a district, not individual schools. As a district, APS was not recognized this year, unlike FCCPS, FCPS, and LCPS. Why not?

And what do you mean "both of the * * * high schools and middle schools"? APS has three main high schools and five middle schools.

Both of the North Arlington high schools and middle schools, and the majority of North Arlington elementary schools made one of the three tiers of awards given annually by the VA Board of Education: the 2017 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the 2017 Board of Education Excellence Award, and the 2017 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award.