Hamilton Junior High School

So, it has taken me 3 years to decide if I like it, if I don’t like it, or if I love it. My daughter is in 8^th grade now and has been in the IP program at Hamilton for 3 years. She has been accepted, and is going into the International Baccalaureate program at George Washington.
I did not like that the TAP kids were segregated from the IP kids at Hamilton. I did not like that the 6^th grade and the 8^th grade shared personal space. When I was in «Jr. High» it was 7^th and 8^th grade. The 6^th-​8thgrades provides an age range of 11 – 15 — kind of weird (still don’t like it), but I realize this is the trend of the state, not the school.
What I did like was the strong parental involvement, the strong academic IP program, and the fact that most of the kids Maddi was going to school with came from the stronger DPS elementary schools like Slavins, Cory and U.Park.
What I now love is the teacher involvement with students as they move from middle school to high school, preparing them for an amazing academic program no matter what high school they choose. I love the parents who are moving from Middle school PTA partnerships to High school PTA partnerships. I love the friendships that my daughter has formed with a hugely diverse group of kids.
And note: I love love love the Hamilton Middle School girls soccer team which has been ranked #1 in DPS for years now. My daughter plays sweeper :)