Tell me about Lexington? (magnet school, programs)

[teebird1012]

I agree with lexingtongal. Yes Dunbar is arguably the best high school in the city, but don't overlook Henry Clay and Lafayette. I would still avoid Tates Creek for a number of reasons- academics are not quite up to par and it's much rougher than the other high schools (except Bryan Station). I would never send my children to Station unless you're dead set on continuing Spanish Immersion. Dunbar has a great math/ science program and Henry Clay has The Academy which is just a set of more advanced courses. Some of my best friends go to Henry Clay. Lafayette offers an engineering program which a few of my friends are currently enrolled in. Henry Clay is located in SE Lexington near the Richmond Road reservoirs and what was once Lexington Mall (my high school district). Dunbar is located by the airport on Man-O-War Blvd. Lafayette is located off of Lane Allen Road near Harrodsburg Road. I go to Sayre, located in downtown. It's a SMALL private school (k-12- about 1000 students total). My entire junior class is roughly 60 people. Yes it's expensive, but it's well worth the money just for the technology offered (mandatory laptops, etc.), small classes, and student- faculty ratio of like 1:10 or 1:12. Ok let's sum up what I've said. For public high schools, look at Dunbar, Henry Clay, or Lafayette. Avoid Tates Creek and Bryan Station. Don't rule out private schools here- Sayre, Lex. Catholic, and Lex. Christian Acad. are excellent schools also.

[censusdata]

I went to Lafayette and it S-U-C-K-E-D

Tates Creek is also terrible - there's a joke that goes

"Did you hear Lexington got a new juvenile prison? They put a fence around TCHS!"

[Toria]

I seem to recall a recent post from a teacher at Bryan Station, who offered a different opinion and some first-hand information. It's always good to hear varying opinions....

[teebird1012]

Originally Posted by censusdata

I went to Lafayette and it S-U-C-K-E-D

Tates Creek is also terrible - there's a joke that goes

"Did you hear Lexington got a new juvenile prison? They put a fence around TCHS!"

Funny, I heard that Lafayete has cleaned up in recent years... As to the BSHS teacher, everything I've heard about BSHS comes from people I know who attend BSHS currently. Does not sound good...

[cartomanlex2]

Thank you Lexingtongal and Toria for trying to keep things on a positive note. The question was "Where are the good schools?' and the simple answer is Dunbar, Henry Clay, Sayre, Lexington Catholic, Lexington Christian and Lafayette. All of these are on the southside of town(except for Sayre). Sayre Catholic and LCA will take from anywhere in the county, and I believe from out of county in some cases.

While some of us have some negative comments, I don't think the belong in an answer for this forum.

[charz]

To answer the original poster's question: If by MUSC, you mean Medical University of South Carolina, that would get my pick. It's not in the best area of Charleston, SC but I'd live by the ocean anyday. My sister did an internship at MUSC and loved it there.
As for the line of replies about best schools, I'm the Bryan Station teacher that keeps defending her school. For some reason, I'm always replying after Teebird after he has made a nasty remark about Bryan Station. I've worked there for 8 years and Teebird has never stepped foot in a classroom there. Teebird, come to Bryan Station during the school day and I'll give you a tour. Then you can at least bash the school with a little first-hand knowledge.

[Martysguy]

Originally Posted by censusdata

I went to Lafayette and it S-U-C-K-E-D

Tates Creek is also terrible - there's a joke that goes

"Did you hear Lexington got a new juvenile prison? They put a fence around TCHS!"

LOL!! Creekdawg checking in here. : Sad, but true. --but I think it's cool to tell folks I went to HS in the hood.

[Martysguy]

Originally Posted by charz

To answer the original poster's question: If by MUSC, you mean Medical University of South Carolina, that would get my pick. It's not in the best area of Charleston, SC but I'd live by the ocean anyday. My sister did an internship at MUSC and loved it there.
As for the line of replies about best schools, I'm the Bryan Station teacher that keeps defending her school. For some reason, I'm always replying after Teebird after he has made a nasty remark about Bryan Station. I've worked there for 8 years and Teebird has never stepped foot in a classroom there. Teebird, come to Bryan Station during the school day and I'll give you a tour. Then you can at least bash the school with a little first-hand knowledge.

I agree with you about Bryan Station. I went to Tates Creek--but Bryan Station wasn't as rough.

[teebird1012]

Originally Posted by charz

To answer the original poster's question: If by MUSC, you mean Medical University of South Carolina, that would get my pick. It's not in the best area of Charleston, SC but I'd live by the ocean anyday. My sister did an internship at MUSC and loved it there.
As for the line of replies about best schools, I'm the Bryan Station teacher that keeps defending her school. For some reason, I'm always replying after Teebird after he has made a nasty remark about Bryan Station. I've worked there for 8 years and Teebird has never stepped foot in a classroom there. Teebird, come to Bryan Station during the school day and I'll give you a tour. Then you can at least bash the school with a little first-hand knowledge.

Two things. Again, I just know people who currently attend there and have constantly told me negative things about it. The only reason they say they are still there is because of the immersion program, otherwise they would be at Henry Clay or Dunbar. I'm not trying to bash your school, I have just been stating what I have been told. The other things is, as much as I would love to visit different schools and get a feel for them (I have been to Henry Clay and Lexington Catholic), there is no way my parents would let me go to BSHS for a day. Find a way for me to convince them, and I'll gladly tour the school for myself.

[cartomanlex]

Teebird, I realize that you are only mimicking the word of others who, in turn, are most likely mimicking the feelings of their parents. I know because I have two who are out of high school and two about to enter. These last two are products of the Spanish Immersion program at Maxwell. When we had to think about Bryan Station the my oldest son was having (academic) trouble there but not in the Immersion program. We talked with the Principal and the assistant and were not impressed enough to remain in the program, besides the trip across town at odd working hours because of no busing of Immersion students. I know that of 120 Immersion students that start in kindergarten, only a handful will last until graduation.

I applaud you for keeping an open mind these days.