Anonymous wrote:Anyone else find it funny that EINSTEIN is the school without the STEM classes?

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone put real odds on whether the new Northwood will be finished on time and ready for the 2026-2027 school year? Debating rankings, and 2 years at Woodward followed by 2 years at Northwood seems ok... but it seems like no construction project is ever finished on time around here.

Once they start construction, they tend to finish on time. The delays come from projecting out a start date in 2-5 years, and then the start slides due to budget issues or shifting priorities. Woodward is pretty much on schedule, so I don’t see any issue of Northwood moving in next year. Once they start demo of Northwood, it’s possible that something comes up to delay the finishing, but at worst it’s another year in the new Woodward building .

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. That's a bummer... and we work nowhere near Wheaton so it's also not easy to pick up from activities. It's really too bad b/c right now we're at a magnet middle school and the activity bus options are actually pretty good...

Re: Northwood, I'm actually trying to view the holding school situation as a potential plus. DS would be in a brand new school for 2 years, followed by another brand new school for the next 2 (though I hear the Woodward sports fields won't be ready next year). And for us, the bus ride to Woodward doesn't seem to be much worse (or perhaps better), than the ride alllll the way up Georgia Ave to Wheaton. It would be nice, though, if we could see the bus schedules for Northwood next year before having to submit our rankings.

Why these two schools and why not your home school? That way they can walk or get the bus. Don't make it more complicated then it needs to be. There are lots of activities in HS, and not all meet right after school so you need to take that into consideration, especially with sports and band. Even if Northwood is at Northwood for another year, the plan is to switch them to Woodward so they can tear it down.

A lot of high school club type activities meet at lunch time (vs. all afterschool in MS), so it might be worth checking whether that is the case at Wheaton or Northwood. Activity bus may not matter as much.

This is OP - Our home school is Einstein and there are only a few CompSci classes and nothing tech/engineering, so it's just not a good fit for our kid compared to Blair/Wheaton/Northwood. And it's still not close to our house at all, though the activity bus does drop about a mile away.

They have plenty of Computer Science but for Engineering you go to Wheaton. You need to plan to pick up your kid if it's an issue. It's called parenting. Why are you so opposed to driving your kid if you don't want them at the home school? Remember they are only having a handful of electives so you don't need a ton of variety, just enough.

DP. Is this the same poster who asked why I didn’t pick my kid up I wonder? And the person who mis read my post and thought we lived 1.3 miles from school?

News flash - some people work. Some people cannot rearrange their schedules to chauffeur their teenage children around. How can you not understand this?

Are you just a dumb stay at home parent oblivious to the demands on working parents? Someone from MCPS who has failed at arranging good activity bus routes from Wheaton?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. That's a bummer... and we work nowhere near Wheaton so it's also not easy to pick up from activities. It's really too bad b/c right now we're at a magnet middle school and the activity bus options are actually pretty good...

Re: Northwood, I'm actually trying to view the holding school situation as a potential plus. DS would be in a brand new school for 2 years, followed by another brand new school for the next 2 (though I hear the Woodward sports fields won't be ready next year). And for us, the bus ride to Woodward doesn't seem to be much worse (or perhaps better), than the ride alllll the way up Georgia Ave to Wheaton. It would be nice, though, if we could see the bus schedules for Northwood next year before having to submit our rankings.

Why these two schools and why not your home school? That way they can walk or get the bus. Don't make it more complicated then it needs to be. There are lots of activities in HS, and not all meet right after school so you need to take that into consideration, especially with sports and band. Even if Northwood is at Northwood for another year, the plan is to switch them to Woodward so they can tear it down.

A lot of high school club type activities meet at lunch time (vs. all afterschool in MS), so it might be worth checking whether that is the case at Wheaton or Northwood. Activity bus may not matter as much.

This is OP - Our home school is Einstein and there are only a few CompSci classes and nothing tech/engineering, so it's just not a good fit for our kid compared to Blair/Wheaton/Northwood. And it's still not close to our house at all, though the activity bus does drop about a mile away.

They have plenty of Computer Science but for Engineering you go to Wheaton. You need to plan to pick up your kid if it's an issue. It's called parenting. Why are you so opposed to driving your kid if you don't want them at the home school? Remember they are only having a handful of electives so you don't need a ton of variety, just enough.

DP. Is this the same poster who asked why I didn’t pick my kid up I wonder? And the person who mis read my post and thought we lived 1.3 miles from school?

News flash - some people work. Some people cannot rearrange their schedules to chauffeur their teenage children around. How can you not understand this?

Are you just a dumb stay at home parent oblivious to the demands on working parents? Someone from MCPS who has failed at arranging good activity bus routes from Wheaton?

Anonymous wrote:Wheaton’s engineering classes are terrific for both the magnet and the academy. There are many clubs that meet at lunch. Athletics and robotics are afterschool. It is super close to both Conn Ave and Randolph Rd so the ride ons or Metro buses are very helpful. My 3 sons have attended/are attending Wheaton. We’ve been very pleased.

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Anonymous wrote:Seems to vary quite a bit based on the school. Wheaton, for example, has only one (https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/wheatonhs/wheaton-high-school-after-school-activity-bus-routes.pdf).. Northwood supposedly has 1-2 that go to various elementary/middle schools, but there is no schedule posted on their website. Einstein has a few (https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/a-j/einsteinhs/activity-bus-routes.pdf). Blair seems to have the most (https://sites.google.com/mcpsmd.net/mbhsclubs/activity-buses)

Northwood does have an activities bus. Students can get a copy of the schedule in the office.

Anonymous wrote:Seems to vary quite a bit based on the school. Wheaton, for example, has only one (https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/wheatonhs/wheaton-high-school-after-school-activity-bus-routes.pdf).. Northwood supposedly has 1-2 that go to various elementary/middle schools, but there is no schedule posted on their website. Einstein has a few (https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/a-j/einsteinhs/activity-bus-routes.pdf). Blair seems to have the most (https://sites.google.com/mcpsmd.net/mbhsclubs/activity-buses)

Anonymous wrote:For stem classes, Wheaton.
For sports if your child isn't a star Northwood but check the sport.
I don't think Northwood has tennis or golf but I could be wrong. The competitiveness varies year to year and by sports but this year both football teams are not having a great year I think with Northwood worse off than Wheaton. Wheaton boys soccer is usually more competitive than Northwood.

Anonymous wrote:Seems to vary quite a bit based on the school. Wheaton, for example, has only one (https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/wheatonhs/wheaton-high-school-after-school-activity-bus-routes.pdf).. Northwood supposedly has 1-2 that go to various elementary/middle schools, but there is no schedule posted on their website. Einstein has a few (https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/a-j/einsteinhs/activity-bus-routes.pdf). Blair seems to have the most (https://sites.google.com/mcpsmd.net/mbhsclubs/activity-buses)

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Anonymous wrote:NP. This thread has gotten out of hand. It is impossible for some parents to get off work to drive their kid to and from activities. I don't know why that PP is arguing so hard about this.

The "we make it work" perspective comes from a lot of privilege, usually with two UMC/MC parents with salaried jobs that have some flexibility although they may be demanding. I don't doubt it may require sacrifices for them to be able to drive their kid but it is not the same as someone who has rigid hours or an hourly job.

Then kid goes to home school. We choose that as transportation is an issue. Lots of ways to make it work. Privilege is wanting a different school but putting no effort into it.

No, you privileged ignoramus. The point of having activity busses provided to all students even

outside the home school zone is part of equity and access. Access to activities is important. It affects college acceptance etc.

Your privilege is ignoramus. They go to their home school like ours do if that's an issue. We don't have bus service and we are close to two miles so my children aren't walking without sidewalks across busy streets at night. So, as parents if it's important to us we make it work. OP will have to make it work. If she picks a further out school what happens for evening activities? These three schools aren't going to impact college acceptances. They are all about equal.

Idiot. Being able to participate in activities affects colleges.

I’m done wasting my time with you. You clearly don’t give a damn about equity, which includes access to extra currics.