8601 Manchester Rd #222
Silver Spring, MD 20901

AEHS has exceeded our expectations for a public high school in Montgomery County. Such a supportive learning environment with many opportunities for challenge. Lots of AP and IB courses and dedicated faculty teaching students coming from varying socio-economic backgrounds. Environment breeds free-thinking, respectful and compassionate individuals who recognize the importance and value of diversity in society and possess the skills to create change. Wonderful experience!

I currently attend Kennedy as a Junior. This school would be way greater than it is if it weren't for the individual students themselves. Teachers here actually care about what they do, it's just that some students don't try. There are amazing things in this school like the IB programs, AP classes, Health Professions, Teacher Academy, Broadcasting, and NJROTC. All of these programs are open to anyone to join, it's just that people don't take the initiative to try. Recently in our school, there has been a surge in overdoses and we (the students), believe the administrator system hasn't been doing as well as they could have been. The security also seems to not try. They befriend students who are notorious for doing drugs and getting into fights. There seem to be only two security guards who care about doing their best for the school. About sports in this school, we do take sports seriously, but some sports don't have recognition. Most of the time, no one goes to girls' sports games unless it's girls' volleyball. Being in a team really opens you up to new friendships and I would definitely recommend it.Other than the fighting and drug issues we have in this school, the school would be a great place to be

I have had 3 kids graduate and a 4th is a current senior. The school is likely one of the most diverse in the area if not the country with a roughly 30-30-30-10 split and is accepting of gender diversity as far as I can tell. The diversity is a huge plus IMO, and there are programs and shows etc that reinforce this. The school is politically active and you may remember this was one of the high schools that gained national attention with a BLM walkout early summer 2020.Homework is not too much or too little (it's school after all, there will be homework). All my kids played multiple sports and were able to fit in the homework. None are geniuses, but did well enough to be accepted into decent 4 year universities.Blair has 2 magnets, both of which are very well regarded. You can excel outside of the magnets as well. My 2 elder children were accepted to CAP but only one pursued it. The 2 younger didn't even apply as not interested. The choice to join or not is ok either way. Usually one of the top nat'l merit schools each year with the science magnetIt is a very large school, but it is easy to find your 'group'. If a larger school is not for you, there are smaller options within the downcounty consortium such as nearby Northwood that some choose.Like many things, the teachers and admin are helpful but sometimes you need to pursue or initiate this which is fine with me- kids need to learn to advocate for themselves.

I loved working at this elementary school. The principal and assistant principal are very professional and organized. Both implement strong positive leadership skills. They go above and beyond to do what's best for the students. The staff is very nurturing and truly love the students. There is a lot of support and resources for families.

My daughter has attended Oak View for the last three years and we've had a great experience with the teachers and staff, but I have been a little disappointed to notice that student performance does seem to suffer some due to the significant number of children who speak English as a second language. On the other hand, the multi-ethnic mix at the school has been its own unique learning experience, and I know my daughter has benefited from being friends with kids from different backgrounds. In general, faculty and staff at the school are wonderful and know all the kids by name. Mrs. Salazar, the principal, is very hands-on, and it's obvious she enjoys the kids and they like her in return. The student body at Oak View is relatively small but class sizes are still large. My daughter's classes have consistently had around 25 kids each year, and I think the large classes make it hard to challenge the kids who are advanced. This year my daughter is in the GT program, and it has by far been her best year at Oak View. If the GT program is an option, I highly recommend it.

I currently have an 18 year old (graduating senior) and a 16 year old (sophomore) at WHS. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this school! The teachers are extremely helpful and the faculty is very supportive. My kids receive the help and guidance they need and my 18yr old senior was able to get into the CDI program (Collegiate Directions - a truly amazing program that offers students step by step guidance and aid throughout the college application process. The counselors stay in touch with the students through their years in University).Wheaton Knights are focused and engaged.- Judy (WHS parent)

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i am a current student here, and it is very very tough to be at this school. here is a list of pros and cons from my experience. (for reference, I am a gay asian humanities 8th grader at this school)pros: -the humanities program is an enriching experience that advances student's understanding of literature and art-the teachers are encouraging and are very well-trained in what they do-the drama and music programs is absolutely amazing with teachers that are invested in the materialcons:-the building is so run down. we haven't had any renovations since the late sixties/early seventies, which causes a slew of problems for the building such as power and water outages, gas leaks, fire alarm problems, roofing and insulation problems, bugs, rats, and ac/heater problems-there is a massive polarization between the humanities and the comp kids, it's kind of like the divide between gryffindor and slytherin in harry potter if that makes sense-the humanities kids are really overworked and stressed out to the point where the humanities classes take up all of the schoolwork that we can physically do in a day and we just kind of have to fail our other classes to get a good grade in the humanities classes while the comp kids do not have enough work and encouragement to learn and be engaged in class-the bathrooms are disgusting and only one of them is wheelchair and disability accessible-the cafeteria food is very gross and definitely not being taken seriously. one time I got lunch there and my chicken sandwich was raw in the middle. for three dollars, I got a raw chicken sandwich. yuck.-discrimination is built into our school's system. constant queerphobia, racism, ableism, and other things are happening every day and no one tries to stop it.-there are fights every. single. day. and instead of teachers trying break up fights, they turn a blind eye while a kid is beaten to a pulp (there are bloodstains in some of the corridors and i saw a kid break his tooth once)these are just some of the problems i can think of off the top of my head for this school. it's up to you if you send your kid here, but hey, it looks good on high school and college applications