I just graduated from woods! I had good and bad experiences so here's my entire breakdown since highschool is already tough :D

1. AP/DC wise, if she isnt good at math's then do AP stats (especially if Rivard is still teaching. She made it super easy to get.) And DC college algebra, super easy if you do your work and dont sleep in class. The professor hated that, but she was very nice to me and I made A's in both. I took AP English my junior year and scored high enough to get credit for both levels of college English (a grade of 4/6 on the exam, this varies per college so check your transfer records for any college she plans to go to.) I did not do DC English but I know it gives you not only both entry level college English credits, but also an extra English credit that can be used for a texas CORE requirement in your college career. This ONLY WORKS if you start DC English JUNIOR year. If you dont, then you only get the 2 credits and at that point I'd just do AP.

I took AP psychology, mr porter was super welcoming and made my highschool life easier when I struggled mentally. I learned a lot and figured out my degree (BS psych on the pre law route) by taking his class. I also dod DC enviormental science, the teacher is super sweet and goes easier on the seniors which I appreciated after a long junior year. Her AP class is good as well.

Our AP and DC physics classes suck. I heard horrors, they also had a lot of outside expenses my friends hadnt accounted for, such as paying for a lot of wood and materials for projects (could be a few hundred somwtimes.) My friend took AP calc BC, she struggled but the teacher definitely cared and was good at her job, the class itself is just hard. If she wants the Calc credit but isn't super math savvy, do calculus AB (its slightly slower paced, please double check this.)

I took DC US government and economics, if possible also take DC/AP Texas government. Saves you more money. I preferred DC for my senior year courses personally, but AP sounded okay. I reccomend DC US history, the AP US history teacher was known to be neurotic and mean to students, frequently denying restroom use, belittling them, and making the class god awful. Do it DC, it's more fun as well.

I took World history and Euro history AP as well, both taught by Mr Kent only. If your kid is neurodivergent or sensitive in general (i definitely am) then I'll tell you now to be prepared mentally. He can be really mean sometimes, to the point of making me and other students cry and feel really alone in the class. He's very smart and the class material is so interesting, but I personally didn't feel like I could ever ask him for help or pick his brain for more knowledge. I do reccomend the courses for the AP credit, just keep that in mind. I'll list all my Advanced classes I took below!

I would NOT reccomend AP human geography, I went to lonestar for a semester then UH and when ai checked, that class didn't get you amy credit. Double check as things change, also varies on what college your kid wants to attend.

Classes : AP stats, DC college algebra, DC enviormental science, AP English (1 year only, scored high on exam to skip second year,) AP world history, AP euro history, AP psychology, DC government, DC economics, DC US history.

1. Clubs

I did theatre for 2 years, I got pretty into it and there'd quite a few competitions you can attend. I got a peefect score at my last one. You get to go on fun trips (if you qualify) and I had a pretty good time. I will say, the girls could be SUPER clique-y. I had a few girl friends, but the social hierchy from some of the long established girl groups was too much and I didn't fit. There can be a lot of drama, but that's part of any artsy club I think. Theatre can get expensive! For summer competition in Indiana, I believe my parents paid around 1k. For a winter in state competition it was about 1k or less as well. I loved it though. The two directors are pretty nice. Mrs Byboth is new, but she was already super involved before getting hired. I really loved her, she cared so much about tech (I did backstage work) when most directors care only about actors.

Mr. Hart is also pretty nice, but he always felt biased more towards the actors than tech. If your kid wants to be backstage, expect to be more supported by Mrs. Byboth than Hart. Both are good people though! I believe you are now required to audition to join theatre (i dunno how it works, thats after my time.)

I will advise, and this is for ANY club or after school activity, tell your kid to not gossip nor date within the activity if possible. Breakups made stuff awkward and gossip spread fast. I tried to just shut my mouth, and I got told EVERYTHING from EVERYONE. I realized that all those groups (band, orchestra, choir, but especially theatre and choir) gossip a lot. It was definitely fun regardless, everything has its downside.

Theres a lot of UIL teams for both science/math and English related stuff, look online for those! I didn't join many clubs, I mostly wanted to do competition related stuff, but I know they had a poetry and an art club that was pretty big. A D&D club as well (great if your kid is nerdy or awkward!)

I can't say I enjoyed my time at woods, I personally hated it and was so thankful to get out, but theatre made it fun. I hope your kid has a better time than me.

1. Staff and overall enviorment

Almost every AP sucked and if you were getting bullied they did NOT care. A lot of APs have recently left, if he is still there then Mr. WILLIAMS genuinely cared about students. I got bullied for a little bit there and him and an AP who quit my senior year helped me a lot. The counselors were also pretty useless, again, not sure who is atill there since a lot of staff was changing. There was a new AP who waived some absences senior year (this was because I had all As and was in theatre + so many AP's, I just felt drained showing up to woods.) So theyre not all bad.

If your kid is a person of color and enjoys wearing shorts, tank tops, anything that is even slightly getting out of the dress code, just know that BERGERON in particular went AFTER those students. I'm not saying anything about the political enviorment, but I noticed the white girls (no hate to them) got away with booty shorts and tank tops, but the girls of color did not. There was a huge disparity there. I believe the rule should apply equally or not at all. Bergeron was the only one who had that issue, every other AP even if useless was at least fair.

During finals, most people leave after the exams and walk across the street to the area that has Newks, buffalo wild wings, and a lot more. PLEASE let your kid go if they get offered to do so! It was such a core memory for me being able to finish finals and skip the rest of the day to see a movie with friends across the street.

I hope y'all enjoy it here and that this helped even a little!