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Anonymous wrote:We live in Great Falls / McLean area are are considering PVI, Gonzaga and Landon for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

Those schools are all very different. I hope you put the lacrosse program low on the list of how you pick a school.

In terms of culture, Landon is super woke; PVI is close to normal; Gonzaga is in the middle. In terms of academics, Gonzaga is first of the three you are considering, but none are anywhere near Prep, Sidwell, or St. Albans. All three are a hike to get to from where you live. PVI and Gonzaga are about half the price of Landon. PVI has girls which will help your son to develop normal and healthy relationships. None of the three have elite lacrosse from a coaching standpoint. PVI has the feel of a Loudon public, but you pay for it and it is Catholic. The other two have more of a preppy vibe and attitude. Is your high school Langley or McLean? you might be better off saving your money for college and taking advantage of the quality public schools you are already paying for with your taxes. Hope this helps!

You are little misinformed.

Landons academics are stronger than Gonzaga’s. Agree that Landon Gonzaga have more of a preppy vibe.

We want nothing to do with Langley HS.

Sounds like you are excited about Landon, so go for it. Have fun driving your son to parties in Rockville and Gaithersburg every Saturday night while the Langley kids are hanging out at each other's homes in Great Falls.

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Anonymous wrote:SJC attack is Madlax not NL.

There is a reclass 2025 SJC attack who plays for NL that the PP may be referring to

The NLF ranked SJC Next Level kid plays Midfield (not attack)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in Great Falls / McLean area are are considering PVI, Gonzaga and Landon for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

Those schools are all very different. I hope you put the lacrosse program low on the list of how you pick a school.

In terms of culture, Landon is super woke; PVI is close to normal; Gonzaga is in the middle. In terms of academics, Gonzaga is first of the three you are considering, but none are anywhere near Prep, Sidwell, or St. Albans. All three are a hike to get to from where you live. PVI and Gonzaga are about half the price of Landon. PVI has girls which will help your son to develop normal and healthy relationships. None of the three have elite lacrosse from a coaching standpoint. PVI has the feel of a Loudon public, but you pay for it and it is Catholic. The other two have more of a preppy vibe and attitude. Is your high school Langley or McLean? you might be better off saving your money for college and taking advantage of the quality public schools you are already paying for with your taxes. Hope this helps!

You are little misinformed.

Landons academics are stronger than Gonzaga’s. Agree that Landon Gonzaga have more of a preppy vibe.

We want nothing to do with Langley HS.

The schools are all a little different - they have similar academics and athletics and you will see parents here arguing over that with great points on all sides - but it's splitting hairs. Bottom line is that they all have more AP classes than one kid can take. They all have kids that go to the Ivy League, play D1 sports, and kids that go to small regional colleges and play D3 sports and kids that never take any AP classes or play any sport competitively. If you have a child that academically inclined he will be challenged. If he has something he's REALLY interested in then you might look at that (like engineering or computer science or music). Here is what I considered:

1) Fit - Did my son like the school and kids when he visited?
2) Cost - There are big differences in cost. For some people that's not a factor but $80k over 4 years matters for many people when they know college is following. (all of them provide need based aid as well)
3) Distance - How is my child getting there? How much time will they spend commuting? Will we be able to be present as a family? (many of them have kids that come from all over the region from Leesburg to Annapolis - but that may matter to you)
4) Culture - Some of these are Catholic Schools and have religious curriculum - that may be a plus or a minus for you.

Ultimately you'll have to weigh pros and cons. My son chose a school that wasn't close to us but has been happy with that choice but it was something we considered closely.
Most of the kids are happy with their choices and will be on this board in 20 years defending their schools and still be in touch with their classmates.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in Great Falls / McLean area are are considering PVI, Gonzaga and Landon for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

Those schools are all very different. I hope you put the lacrosse program low on the list of how you pick a school.

In terms of culture, Landon is super woke; PVI is close to normal; Gonzaga is in the middle. In terms of academics, Gonzaga is first of the three you are considering, but none are anywhere near Prep, Sidwell, or St. Albans. All three are a hike to get to from where you live. PVI and Gonzaga are about half the price of Landon. PVI has girls which will help your son to develop normal and healthy relationships. None of the three have elite lacrosse from a coaching standpoint. PVI has the feel of a Loudon public, but you pay for it and it is Catholic. The other two have more of a preppy vibe and attitude. Is your high school Langley or McLean? you might be better off saving your money for college and taking advantage of the quality public schools you are already paying for with your taxes. Hope this helps!

You are little misinformed.

Landons academics are stronger than Gonzaga’s. Agree that Landon Gonzaga have more of a preppy vibe.

We want nothing to do with Langley HS.

Anonymous wrote:SJC attack is Madlax not NL.

give him time

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in Great Falls / McLean area are are considering PVI, Gonzaga and Landon for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

Those schools are all very different. I hope you put the lacrosse program low on the list of how you pick a school.

In terms of culture, Landon is super woke; PVI is close to normal; Gonzaga is in the middle. In terms of academics, Gonzaga is first of the three you are considering, but none are anywhere near Prep, Sidwell, or St. Albans. All three are a hike to get to from where you live. PVI and Gonzaga are about half the price of Landon. PVI has girls which will help your son to develop normal and healthy relationships. None of the three have elite lacrosse from a coaching standpoint. PVI has the feel of a Loudon public, but you pay for it and it is Catholic. The other two have more of a preppy vibe and attitude. Is your high school Langley or McLean? you might be better off saving your money for college and taking advantage of the quality public schools you are already paying for with your taxes. Hope this helps!

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Anonymous wrote:Prep has at least two top 2025 commits. A big defender who has the speed and agility of a LSM and a huge midfielder who plays confidently and loves to score. They likely have more but those two had significant impacts on the championship team last season.

Gonzaga also has a starting top 2025 LSM who is strong, fast, and plays with a lot of heart. He will also be in hot demand and go quickly.

The prep 2025 defender is extremely quick and has good hands. I think he will be picked up before thanksgiving.

The prep 2025 middie while he is big, he is rather slow.

The Prep middle got offensive MVP at the One Percent Tournament. He is an offensive force and will do well this fall with college commitments.

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Anonymous wrote:Prep has at least two top 2025 commits. A big defender who has the speed and agility of a LSM and a huge midfielder who plays confidently and loves to score. They likely have more but those two had significant impacts on the championship team last season.

Gonzaga also has a starting top 2025 LSM who is strong, fast, and plays with a lot of heart. He will also be in hot demand and go quickly.

Amazing.

Why the snark? Jealous? You didn't get snarky with the Bullis poster.

Anonymous wrote:SJC attack is Madlax not NL.

There is a reclass 2025 SJC attack who plays for NL that the PP may be referring to

SJC attack is Madlax not NL.

If NLF rankings are any indication

Bullis Attack (DCExpress) mentioned above
Gonzaga LSM (Next Level) mentioned above
St Johns Attack (Next Level)
Bullis Defender (DCExpress)
Landon Mid (MadLax)

NLF isn't perfect (clearly) and skewed so there will be many more including those solid Georgetown Prep guys

Anonymous wrote:Prep has at least two top 2025 commits. A big defender who has the speed and agility of a LSM and a huge midfielder who plays confidently and loves to score. They likely have more but those two had significant impacts on the championship team last season.

Gonzaga also has a starting top 2025 LSM who is strong, fast, and plays with a lot of heart. He will also be in hot demand and go quickly.

The prep 2025 defender is extremely quick and has good hands. I think he will be picked up before thanksgiving.

The prep 2025 middie while he is big, he is rather slow.

Anonymous wrote:Prep has at least two top 2025 commits. A big defender who has the speed and agility of a LSM and a huge midfielder who plays confidently and loves to score. They likely have more but those two had significant impacts on the championship team last season.

Gonzaga also has a starting top 2025 LSM who is strong, fast, and plays with a lot of heart. He will also be in hot demand and go quickly.

Amazing.

Prep has at least two top 2025 commits. A big defender who has the speed and agility of a LSM and a huge midfielder who plays confidently and loves to score. They likely have more but those two had significant impacts on the championship team last season.

Gonzaga also has a starting top 2025 LSM who is strong, fast, and plays with a lot of heart. He will also be in hot demand and go quickly.

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Anonymous wrote:I think over all the 2025 and 2026 DMV classes are not as strong as the 2022-2024 classes. Sure there will be a few top picks but the last few years most of the top HS programs had rosters loaded with top recruits.

I wonder how much COVID impacted these classes and whether it is a DMV specific issue or country wide. 25s lost 7th grade spring HOCO and 26s lost 6th grade. Even though many clubs sort of got back in gear in late summer fall and later there was still impacts in develop.ent because of restrictions and some kids taking periods of time off.

6th and 7th are big years for development.

All the classes 2022-2026 were impacted by Covid and lost seasons. It was hardest on 2022 and less so each class. The DMV however, is just not as strong in the 2025-2026 and maybe 2024. This is a DMV specific issue as COVID impacted the entire country and all classes. It is all relative. The DMV players just are not as strong as the previous seasons. Last year had multiple players considered at the top in many positions. Still great players in our area just not as many as previous seasons and seems to be a trend. Also rec league lacrosse is on the decline. There may be a correlation that all of this early club focus is not the best way to develop talent. I think that is more of an issue than COVID.