My New Favorite Anger at APS: XXL WL

[Anonymous]

We got waitlisted with a end of tail number for HBW, so my kid is destined for XXL WL, with all 3000 unmanageable students (which the Superintendent admitted in his slide package last week, it was too big to effectively manage, good times).

I seriously want to stab a straw into a box of wine and squeeze box it like a pre-schooler. My kid already felt overwhelmed at Williamsburg with 800 kids, like no one really care what they did or even who they were. All her close friends moved away with the pandemic or went private, and she says there is so much more disruption now then she even saw in elementary school (she's in 8th).

Sure, I means not like its a bad school, but as an average bright student, I think she will be marginalized with no one looking out for her, no space for her to find activities she likes to do (apparently every club is swamped with duplicate people for every role) and likely never make the cut for any sport she likes (I guess she can't take up frisbee golf, which last I know was only played by drunk potheads).

XXL WL forever, cause you know we ain't never getting a 4th high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got waitlisted with a end of tail number for HBW, so my kid is destined for XXL WL, with all 3000 unmanageable students (which the Superintendent admitted in his slide package last week, it was too big to effectively manage, good times).

I seriously want to stab a straw into a box of wine and squeeze box it like a pre-schooler. My kid already felt overwhelmed at Williamsburg with 800 kids, like no one really care what they did or even who they were. All her close friends moved away with the pandemic or went private, and she says there is so much more disruption now then she even saw in elementary school (she's in 8th).

Sure, I means not like its a bad school, but as an average bright student, I think she will be marginalized with no one looking out for her, no space for her to find activities she likes to do (apparently every club is swamped with duplicate people for every role) and likely never make the cut for any sport she likes (I guess she can't take up frisbee golf, which last I know was only played by drunk potheads).

XXL WL forever, cause you know we ain't never getting a 4th high school.

Move

[Anonymous]

Turn Kenmore into an HS.

[Anonymous]

Then move or go private.

[Anonymous]

My daughter was disappointed when she didn’t get into HB last year.. She is now at W-L and absolutely loves it - she didn’t even want to try to enter the lottery for 10th grade this year. Yes, W-L is a large school but she doesn’t feel overwhelmed and she likes that there are so many clubs and after school activities to choose from, and a lot of interesting electives - many more than HB probably offers. If your daughter is interested in playing HS sports, she would have had to make the cut for W-L anyway since HB students play sports for their home high school (outside of ultimate frisbee).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter was disappointed when she didn’t get into HB last year.. She is now at W-L and absolutely loves it - she didn’t even want to try to enter the lottery for 10th grade this year. Yes, W-L is a large school but she doesn’t feel overwhelmed and she likes that there are so many clubs and after school activities to choose from, and a lot of interesting electives - many more than HB probably offers. If your daughter is interested in playing HS sports, she would have had to make the cut for W-L anyway since HB students play sports for their home high school (outside of ultimate frisbee).

WL isn't XXL yet, its the same size as all the other schools right now. Next year it gets 200 more, and so on every year after that for a long while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then move or go private.

Oh, buy another house or hemorrhage money in private.

Please note, I alluded to boxed wine -- we don't have the money to go private, and moving means a long drive to our jobs which has its own compounding costs.

All because school board is holding out hope it can make WL miserable enough to have people move away or go private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got waitlisted with a end of tail number for HBW, so my kid is destined for XXL WL, with all 3000 unmanageable students (which the Superintendent admitted in his slide package last week, it was too big to effectively manage, good times).

I seriously want to stab a straw into a box of wine and squeeze box it like a pre-schooler. My kid already felt overwhelmed at Williamsburg with 800 kids, like no one really care what they did or even who they were. All her close friends moved away with the pandemic or went private, and she says there is so much more disruption now then she even saw in elementary school (she's in 8th).

Sure, I means not like its a bad school, but as an average bright student, I think she will be marginalized with no one looking out for her, no space for her to find activities she likes to do (apparently every club is swamped with duplicate people for every role) and likely never make the cut for any sport she likes (I guess she can't take up frisbee golf, which last I know was only played by drunk potheads).

XXL WL forever, cause you know we ain't never getting a 4th high school.

I think she will love high school. I wouldn't worry. High school is way better than middle school for girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got waitlisted with a end of tail number for HBW, so my kid is destined for XXL WL, with all 3000 unmanageable students (which the Superintendent admitted in his slide package last week, it was too big to effectively manage, good times).

I seriously want to stab a straw into a box of wine and squeeze box it like a pre-schooler. My kid already felt overwhelmed at Williamsburg with 800 kids, like no one really care what they did or even who they were. All her close friends moved away with the pandemic or went private, and she says there is so much more disruption now then she even saw in elementary school (she's in 8th).

Sure, I means not like its a bad school, but as an average bright student, I think she will be marginalized with no one looking out for her, no space for her to find activities she likes to do (apparently every club is swamped with duplicate people for every role) and likely never make the cut for any sport she likes (I guess she can't take up frisbee golf, which last I know was only played by drunk potheads).

XXL WL forever, cause you know we ain't never getting a 4th high school.

I didn't know that anyone at Williamsburg could be zoned for W-L.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, you have my sympathy over here from Alexandria City, where they will never build even a second high school no matter how huge ACHS (formerly TC) gets, now at over 4,000 students and counting…

[Anonymous]

I would not send my child there. It is below average on the equity score.

[Anonymous]

great schools

[Anonymous]

“My new favorite anger” indicates that maybe you’re always looking for something to be bothered about. Maybe try it before you get upset

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We got waitlisted with a end of tail number for HBW, so my kid is destined for XXL WL, with all 3000 unmanageable students (which the Superintendent admitted in his slide package last week, it was too big to effectively manage, good times).

I seriously want to stab a straw into a box of wine and squeeze box it like a pre-schooler. My kid already felt overwhelmed at Williamsburg with 800 kids, like no one really care what they did or even who they were. All her close friends moved away with the pandemic or went private, and she says there is so much more disruption now then she even saw in elementary school (she's in 8th).

Sure, I means not like its a bad school, but as an average bright student, I think she will be marginalized with no one looking out for her, no space for her to find activities she likes to do (apparently every club is swamped with duplicate people for every role) and likely never make the cut for any sport she likes (I guess she can't take up frisbee golf, which last I know was only played by drunk potheads).

XXL WL forever, cause you know we ain't never getting a 4th high school.

I think she will love high school. I wouldn't worry. High school is way better than middle school for girls.

This. It will be OK OP. I know lots of bright, involved girls at WL who are happy and thriving. If she's interested in a sport, have her look at crew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“My new favorite anger” indicates that maybe you’re always looking for something to be bothered about. Maybe try it before you get upset

Are you new to APS?