Blair has more portables than WJ, and yet WJ gets a new school, Woodward, to relieve the anxiety of WJ parents, while Blair does not. Stop whining about having to have Northwood use Woodward for a holding school. Count your blessings. |
There are school districts where high schools share facilities such as football fields and large auditoriums. Woodward got its field, at great expense and against the wishes of its neighbors. It will get its auditorium at some point. Try to hide your over entitlement. |
Sorry, but Blair is over capacity by 363 students, while WJ is over capacity by 688 students. Also, what do you think that new Northwood building is being built for? It will relieve Blair's overcrowding at the same time Woodward relieves WJ's. |
And did high schools do 3 shows a year back in your day? Don’t forget orchestra, band and chorus concerts. |
Name these schools that share facilities. |
How many kids play football in each school? They can share or use other venues like strathmore. |
WJ has had several additions. Lots of schools have portables. |
Football is great and all but maybe they should just focus on reading and math until kids start doing better. |
Now you are asking to much to go back to basics and make academics a priority. |
Share facilities? Schools fight for field space as it is, now you want to double the amount if use per school? You really don't have kids, let alone HS students. Every Ezs amd MS school field is filled with rock and dirt patches, not to mention divots. Why? Overuse. The turf at HSs is in high demand (lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, football and I'm sire I'm forgetting by some things). And I'm not really sure what this has to do with Woodward and Crown needing an auditorium, which they both do |
The issue is more opening new schools with lack of space. |
Blair has more portables than WJ, and yet WJ gets a new school, Woodward, to relieve the anxiety of WJ parents, while Blair does not. Stop whining about having to have Northwood use Woodward for a holding school. Count your blessings. Northwood is being expanded to help relieve the overcapacity at Blair. DCC is getting a new school. |
No one at WJ is whining about Northwood using Woodward. We all know when the BOE opened Northwood with "paint and a prayer" it would need to get redone, and WJ is ok with waiting*. And, are supporting Northwood students in their fight for not having to start early, for the auditorium as originally promised and for fields
*if BOE had built Woodward when originally needed for DCC and WJ it would have cost a lot less and would have been done years ago. Instead MCPS and BOE delay and deny and put off, and it costs more and kids are in overcrowded schools for a much longer time |
I don't recall that decision ever being made. Whenever I have heard MCPS staff asked about whether Woodward will become part of the consortium, the answer is always that's still TBD. |
...for football? |