I did fencing my first year of HS as an afterschool club - what fun!
Grade skips are such a tough decision. If it's any help, I can clearly state that the research that says "skips are much harder if the last year in a building is missed" has shown itself to be true for my son. I still think he's much better off with the skip even missing that bridge to middle school, but if I had the choice to skip him last year, it think (won't ever know) it would have been a smoother transition. Have you looked at the Iowa Acceleration Scale Manual? (It's about 20$ from Amazon.com) I found it very interesting,as it gives an excellent explaination of what the various types of tests mean. BTW - It only addresses up to grade 8.
Best Wishes,
trin
