Western Wake's loss could be Northern Wake's gain, at least when it comes to getting into an Academically Gifted or Gifted and Talented themed magnet middle school.

Magnet folks are heavily hyping the better odds that families will have this year getting a seat at Ligon Middle School. Ligon lost a chunk of its western wake draw area to Carnage Middle School.

The result is that Northern Wake applicants should have a much easier time in the process.