Anonymous wrote:How many AP courses are available at the school that a student can realistically take? Is access to all APs open for interested students?

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Anonymous wrote:I love PHS. The SMACS program is great fit for my kid. The vibe is not pressure cooker like. Students are nice to each other and super-supportive. The teachers by and large are well-organized and effective. It certainly is more chilled than other magnets and W schools - more like a cross between an academics focused college and Mayberry. Its a small school (1,400 students), and I realize that there is a great benefit in having a smaller population in the school. Small enough for everyone to be friendlier, large enough to have momentum for all activities.

Would I want to live there? No. But that's because I like where I live. I do have several friends who live there and they love it.

I've never heard someone in SMACs say its not pressure cooker. My DD is in Global and even that's a stressful program.

High school is more rigorous for all students, isn't it? It is a long day and late nights occur frequently, buy it is not pressure cooker in the same way RMIB is. At least for the first two years.

Could it be that students coming in from MS Math/Sci program adapt easier than others to the program rigor? Was your DD in a STEM magnet program in ES and MS?

DD was not from a ES/MS magnet though I'm not sure how that is relevant. I know many SMCs families and they all say it is very difficult. Also PP- I realized that you used SMACs to describe PHS program not SMCs. I have never heard a PHS parent call SMCs SMACs (which is the acronym Blair uses.

Many PHS parents use SMACS for PHS. At least my group of parents do. Cheers.

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Anonymous wrote:I love PHS. The SMACS program is great fit for my kid. The vibe is not pressure cooker like. Students are nice to each other and super-supportive. The teachers by and large are well-organized and effective. It certainly is more chilled than other magnets and W schools - more like a cross between an academics focused college and Mayberry. Its a small school (1,400 students), and I realize that there is a great benefit in having a smaller population in the school. Small enough for everyone to be friendlier, large enough to have momentum for all activities.

Would I want to live there? No. But that's because I like where I live. I do have several friends who live there and they love it.

I've never heard someone in SMACs say its not pressure cooker. My DD is in Global and even that's a stressful program.

High school is more rigorous for all students, isn't it? It is a long day and late nights occur frequently, buy it is not pressure cooker in the same way RMIB is. At least for the first two years.

Could it be that students coming in from MS Math/Sci program adapt easier than others to the program rigor? Was your DD in a STEM magnet program in ES and MS?

DD was not from a ES/MS magnet though I'm not sure how that is relevant. I know many SMCs families and they all say it is very difficult. Also PP- I realized that you used SMACs to describe PHS program not SMCs. I have never heard a PHS parent call SMCs SMACs (which is the acronym Blair uses.

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Anonymous wrote:I love PHS. The SMACS program is great fit for my kid. The vibe is not pressure cooker like. Students are nice to each other and super-supportive. The teachers by and large are well-organized and effective. It certainly is more chilled than other magnets and W schools - more like a cross between an academics focused college and Mayberry. Its a small school (1,400 students), and I realize that there is a great benefit in having a smaller population in the school. Small enough for everyone to be friendlier, large enough to have momentum for all activities.

Would I want to live there? No. But that's because I like where I live. I do have several friends who live there and they love it.

I've never heard someone in SMACs say its not pressure cooker. My DD is in Global and even that's a stressful program.

High school is more rigorous for all students, isn't it? It is a long day and late nights occur frequently, buy it is not pressure cooker in the same way RMIB is. At least for the first two years.

Could it be that students coming in from MS Math/Sci program adapt easier than others to the program rigor? Was your DD in a STEM magnet program in ES and MS?

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Anonymous wrote:I love PHS. The SMACS program is great fit for my kid. The vibe is not pressure cooker like. Students are nice to each other and super-supportive. The teachers by and large are well-organized and effective. It certainly is more chilled than other magnets and W schools - more like a cross between an academics focused college and Mayberry. Its a small school (1,400 students), and I realize that there is a great benefit in having a smaller population in the school. Small enough for everyone to be friendlier, large enough to have momentum for all activities.

Would I want to live there? No. But that's because I like where I live. I do have several friends who live there and they love it.

I've never heard someone in SMACs say its not pressure cooker. My DD is in Global and even that's a stressful program.

Anonymous wrote:I love PHS. The SMACS program is great fit for my kid. The vibe is not pressure cooker like. Students are nice to each other and super-supportive. The teachers by and large are well-organized and effective. It certainly is more chilled than other magnets and W schools - more like a cross between an academics focused college and Mayberry. Its a small school (1,400 students), and I realize that there is a great benefit in having a smaller population in the school. Small enough for everyone to be friendlier, large enough to have momentum for all activities.

Would I want to live there? No. But that's because I like where I live. I do have several friends who live there and they love it.

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Research cancer issue from a few years back. YOu should be able to google...

Good grief. If you don't like Poolesville, then don't move to Poolesville. Nobody has to live in Poolesville. I don't live in Poolesville!

As for cancer:

The CDC evaluation showed that the number and distribution of cancer cases within Poolesville
are not significantly different from cancer in Montgomery County and Maryland as a whole
during the same time period. CDC recommended further analysis once more current cases are
available from the MCR. At the community meeting held on July 20, 2009, the CDC findings
were provided by both DHMH and DHHS and both pledged to return to the community with a
final report after updates to the Maryland Cancer Registry. This report summarizes an updated
analysis of cancer cases reported to MCR from 1992 through 2007. The updated analysis also
concludes that the overall number and pattern of cancer cases within Poolesville are not
significantly different from the pattern and number of cases in Montgomery County and
Maryland as a whole.

https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/OEHFP/EH/Shared%20Documents/Poolesville_Report.pdf

Here's coverage of the issue, back when Montgomery County used to have a local newspaper: http://www.gazette.net/stories/08042010/damanew225709_32548.php

Try decaff.

I get PP's frustration. There's persistent anti-Poolesville bias on this board that I think is reflective of general anti-upcounty bias. This board reeks of elitism and this is only one example of it.

I am the "research cancer issue" poster. Whoever anti-Poolesville post was, it wasn't me. My only other post was on page 1 and, for the record, I love Poolesville. My kid went there and I thought PHS was super nice. However, I think it important to provide information to people in case they haven't heard or are not aware. They can make their own decisions after being informed.

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Research cancer issue from a few years back. YOu should be able to google...

Good grief. If you don't like Poolesville, then don't move to Poolesville. Nobody has to live in Poolesville. I don't live in Poolesville!

As for cancer:

The CDC evaluation showed that the number and distribution of cancer cases within Poolesville
are not significantly different from cancer in Montgomery County and Maryland as a whole
during the same time period. CDC recommended further analysis once more current cases are
available from the MCR. At the community meeting held on July 20, 2009, the CDC findings
were provided by both DHMH and DHHS and both pledged to return to the community with a
final report after updates to the Maryland Cancer Registry. This report summarizes an updated
analysis of cancer cases reported to MCR from 1992 through 2007. The updated analysis also
concludes that the overall number and pattern of cancer cases within Poolesville are not
significantly different from the pattern and number of cases in Montgomery County and
Maryland as a whole.

https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/OEHFP/EH/Shared%20Documents/Poolesville_Report.pdf

Here's coverage of the issue, back when Montgomery County used to have a local newspaper: http://www.gazette.net/stories/08042010/damanew225709_32548.php

Try decaff.

I get PP's frustration. There's persistent anti-Poolesville bias on this board that I think is reflective of general anti-upcounty bias. This board reeks of elitism and this is only one example of it.

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Research cancer issue from a few years back. YOu should be able to google...

Good grief. If you don't like Poolesville, then don't move to Poolesville. Nobody has to live in Poolesville. I don't live in Poolesville!

As for cancer:

The CDC evaluation showed that the number and distribution of cancer cases within Poolesville
are not significantly different from cancer in Montgomery County and Maryland as a whole
during the same time period. CDC recommended further analysis once more current cases are
available from the MCR. At the community meeting held on July 20, 2009, the CDC findings
were provided by both DHMH and DHHS and both pledged to return to the community with a
final report after updates to the Maryland Cancer Registry. This report summarizes an updated
analysis of cancer cases reported to MCR from 1992 through 2007. The updated analysis also
concludes that the overall number and pattern of cancer cases within Poolesville are not
significantly different from the pattern and number of cases in Montgomery County and
Maryland as a whole.

https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/OEHFP/EH/Shared%20Documents/Poolesville_Report.pdf

Here's coverage of the issue, back when Montgomery County used to have a local newspaper: http://www.gazette.net/stories/08042010/damanew225709_32548.php

Try decaff.

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Research cancer issue from a few years back. YOu should be able to google...

Good grief. If you don't like Poolesville, then don't move to Poolesville. Nobody has to live in Poolesville. I don't live in Poolesville!

As for cancer:

The CDC evaluation showed that the number and distribution of cancer cases within Poolesville
are not significantly different from cancer in Montgomery County and Maryland as a whole
during the same time period. CDC recommended further analysis once more current cases are
available from the MCR. At the community meeting held on July 20, 2009, the CDC findings
were provided by both DHMH and DHHS and both pledged to return to the community with a
final report after updates to the Maryland Cancer Registry. This report summarizes an updated
analysis of cancer cases reported to MCR from 1992 through 2007. The updated analysis also
concludes that the overall number and pattern of cancer cases within Poolesville are not
significantly different from the pattern and number of cases in Montgomery County and
Maryland as a whole.

https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/OEHFP/EH/Shared%20Documents/Poolesville_Report.pdf

Here's coverage of the issue, back when Montgomery County used to have a local newspaper: http://www.gazette.net/stories/08042010/damanew225709_32548.php

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Research cancer issue from a few years back. YOu should be able to google...