Talk:Minnechaug Regional High School

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I'm wondering if someone can put up a citation for the section that lists it as one of the most prestigious HS in Western Mass. I'm from Western Mass and can think of a bunch of schools that are betetr than Minnechaug. I'll put up a npov tag in a week or so if no one responds.

Name me a significant number of other secondary schools in the region that put as many students into Ivy and other elite colleges. Of the Western Mass independent schools, only Deerfield surpasses Minnechaug - definitely not Northfield Mt. Hermson. And of the other public high schools, Longmeadow is comparable, and perhaps East Longmeadow is up there too.

Re: the above -- as a current teacher in HWRSD who taught at NMH for 7 years, I can say with some authority that in reference to both the percentages given (for college-bounds), and in reference to the stats on which Ivy(ish) schools take in NMH/'chaug grads, NMH comes out on top. But this doesn't mean 'chaug doesn't deserve its great rep. Comparing private and public schools is a bit tricky, that's all, for all sorts of reasons.

How about this: it is commonly accepted that 'chaug is one of the finest PUBLIC schools in all of Mass, not just Western Mass. Can't we just rephrase to say that? - Jfarber 02:53, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

The article says "one of the finest," not "the finest." Anybody who knows anything about secondary education in Western Massachusetts would agree with that statement.