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Old 10-14-2006, 06:46 PM
 
Location: West Central Florida
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Hi everybody, this is something I haven't seen yet in any of the threads. I'm wondering how are the kids in Raleigh schools concerning newcomers? Are they accepting of the "new kids" or not? All opinions and experiences would be appreciated, good or bad, and maybe you could tell me what schools you are talking about when you post. I always tell my 2 kids (boys, 10 and 14) to be nice to the new kids at school, because someday my guys could be the new kid! Hopefully, this doesn't come back to haunt me!
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Old 10-14-2006, 07:10 PM
 
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I'm with you! My kid (3rd grader) will start his new school on the 23rd. He will attend one of Johnston County school. I keep communicating with his school office personnel and they are looking forward to meet him. They have his seat and desk ready for him. I'm a little nervous, too, on whether if he'll be behind with his class due to different teaching method, works, etc?? Let's hope and pray!
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Old 10-14-2006, 07:18 PM
 
Location: Cornelius
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With the influx of new people moving to the NC region I can almost guarantee that they will not be the only new kids. Well maybe for a week
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Old 10-15-2006, 11:52 AM
 
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With the influx of new people moving to the NC region I can almost guarantee that they will not be the only new kids. Well maybe for a week
Exactly. In fact I've read a couple of posts on other websites where some people reported that in one suburban western Wake County middle school, some kids felt "outcasted" (for lack of a better word) for the opposite reason: They were native NC'ers...and that made them the minority of their class.
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Old 10-15-2006, 12:00 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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My kids were some what shunned for not attending church, but I think it depends on where you are at.
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Old 10-15-2006, 04:32 PM
 
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Exactly. In fact I've read a couple of posts on other websites where some people reported that in one suburban western Wake County middle school, some kids felt "outcasted" (for lack of a better word) for the opposite reason: They were native NC'ers...and that made them the minority of their class.
That's true especially for the brand new elementary schools. The older schools tend to have more native NC students, but the brand new ones almost always have a bulk of the enrollment from new neighborhoods, which house mostly transplants.
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Old 10-16-2006, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Wake Forest NC
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My middle schooler is at Heritage. There are lots of native NCers as well as transplants who just moved to new subdivisions but have been here in NC for their entire childhoods or from toddlerhood. My son is having trouble fittign in but he is shy.
My 2nd grader is at Jones Dairy. I volunteer there. Lots of transplants, a few natives. Being 2nd graders they don't seem to care where anyone is from, they just go out & kick the football around. When I tell my son that so & so is also from NY he gives me a blank "who cares" look. The class friendships are not broken down on native-transplant, or Black-White lines either. It's all about what is going on in the moment for them, which is great. Ditto for my nursery schooler.
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Old 10-16-2006, 12:19 PM
 
Location: West Central Florida
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Thanks for your responses everyone! I'm wondering if anyone else would like to comment? Thanks again!
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Old 10-16-2006, 12:21 PM
 
Location: Cornelius
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Wouldn't it be great if you could go through life with this same thought process. Growing up....well....sucks!

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My middle schooler is at Heritage. There are lots of native NCers as well as transplants who just moved to new subdivisions but have been here in NC for their entire childhoods or from toddlerhood. My son is having trouble fittign in but he is shy.
My 2nd grader is at Jones Dairy. I volunteer there. Lots of transplants, a few natives. Being 2nd graders they don't seem to care where anyone is from, they just go out & kick the football around. When I tell my son that so & so is also from NY he gives me a blank "who cares" look. The class friendships are not broken down on native-transplant, or Black-White lines either. It's all about what is going on in the moment for them, which is great. Ditto for my nursery schooler.
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