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Dallas, Texas. Questions.
any good high schools there? im moving there next year cause my dad is making a business around there so we'll move there from hillsborough, new jersey. um im kinda nervous cause i want us to find a good school but a lot of high schools there are behind our curriculum (i go to hillsborough middle school now in 8th grade) and i dont want to go there and have to go to super super advanced classes. ugh why does texas have to be like that? i expected it to have a similar curicculum as it. and i dont want to be put in dumb classes either cause they dont have any good ones there. or any good private schools as well? with school websites too perhaps? and with good sports and sport teams? i play volleyball, soccer, and basketball btw. my dad's business like hes still making but its been going successful so we'll probably make a good amount of money if we have to go to private school. and do they all have uniforms? and ugly uniforms to boot? gross. any pics of these uniforms? and thanks. :) 13/f
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Hey, I live in the DFW area (Dallas Fort Worth) I think you'll fit right in. The school you go to will depend on what district you live in. Private school is probably best, although I'm speaking from experience. I was a flunky until my folks put me in private school and there I made honor roll. However, you'll more than likely be required to wear a uniform. Also, certain schools will require you to wear a uniform but once again that depends on the district you are moving to. Knowing what I know about NJ (my best friend is from there) you'll not have a problem, other than your accent but folks here will get a kick out of it. Although, I sometimes have to ask my friend to repeat himself more than once. The biggest thing will be the shock of open space, long roads and few buildings. It's different here but most of us are friendly and welcome progress. I hope your dad succeeds in his venture and tell him I said, "good luck and welcome to Texas!"
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i don't live in dallas, but i'm not too far from it and here's what i can tell you:
highland park is like the "ritzy" public school for people with a lot of money. they always do well in sports and stuff. besides that, they're one of the best ranked schools in texas. they don't have a uniform, but they do have a dress code.
it kind of depends on where you're moving to in dallas... very few families actually live in the city of dallas because it is so crowded. figure out if you're living in a suburb or not and then you can check out the school there.
if you're looking for an all-girls private school, hockaday is very good. they probably have uniforms.
anyway, just type into google the names of the schools to find the websites. the websites will say if there is a uniform, and what the uniform is. if you go to a private school, you will most likely have a uniform. if you go to a public school, you will most likely not have a uniform. generally a uniform consists of khaki pants/skirt and like a polo or something.
as far as being put in advanced classes or whatever, find a school you like and then meet with a counselor. i don't know about where you live, but we have remedial, regular, pre-AP, and AP classes. surely there's something for you in there.
something else about texas schools... you will most likely have to learn a little bit of spanish. conversational spanish. there is a 2 years of a foreign language requirement to graduate (most take spanish because it is useful here), but there are also a lot of spanish influences in texas as a whole and it's important to be able to understand stuff.
it seems to me that you're looking for a school like highland park.
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