Current Herndon HS parents

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Anonymous wrote:The AP participation rates at Herndon are lower for just about every ethnicity than at many other AP schools.

So if the point is that the kids who make it to AP courses at Herndon often do well, great point to make, but others may ask what’s happening in the pyramid that makes kids less likely to take those more challenging courses.

I asked my work colleague about her children's experiences at HHS. She said that they all liked it. One of her children did a French immersion program there. My work colleague identifies as Filipina (we talk openly about our ethnic backgrounds). She lived in both the town of Herndon and FFX portion of Herndon. She said some of her kids had to go to Chantilly and preferred HHS b/c of the counselor services at HHS. I asked her about the AP participation rates and she said a lot of kids had to work after school. Her daughter dropped out of an AP course b/c it was too much additional after school work and her daughter wanted to enjoy her social life instead.

Herndon ES replaced its French immersion program with Spanish immersion five years ago.

Can kids take Spanish immersion if they speak Spanish at home?

My coworker told me that her daughter did indeed take the french immersion program in elementary school and then dropped out in middle school either b/c they no longer offered it or because she started ROTC. She can't remember. She thinks in middle school French became an elective. She did mention that her daughter can still speak some French today b/c she will just start talking in French every now and then.

A lot of my friends that are native Spanish speakers told me that their kids took Spanish in FCPS school b/c they do not speak Spanish in their house only English. I asked if their kids can Speak fluently now and she said no, none of them.

The immersion program isn’t about language acquisition though many go in thinking that and are disappointed. I started another thread about immersion. What I didn’t mention in the other thread was that my child (now in HS) was far ahead of kids who didn’t have immersion. He struggled a bit understanding with what the various parts of speech were because FCPS doesn’t seriously cover that in English. His teachers have said his non-immersion classmates put together sentences more mechanically rather than a kid like who goes with what is more natural to say. He’s gotten a lot of positive feedback for someone who doesn’t speak Spanish at home. He comprehends very well inside and outside of the classroom, and has carried on conversations in Spanish beyond how are you? What’s your name?

And this is why so many people homeschool and/or enroll their children in enrichment camps.
Billions of dollars for our “excellent” school system but we have to pay time and attention to make sure our children learn grammar well.

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I’m a product of the FCPS of the 80s when it actually was an excellent school system. Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar and how to write correctly. My own kids haven’t been as fortunate, so my husband and I have had to teach them this at home. It’s truly disgraceful what FCPS has become.

RWNJs are still upset over last elections. Cry harder.

P.S. - Try to avoid the passive tense next time (for example, "Teachers emphasized grammar" rather than "Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar...").

“Public schools used to and should at present provide quality education” is something only “right-wing nut job” believe?

While I find this rather illuminating, (and a sad confession. You doth protest too much against an accusation that wasn’t even leveled) I can will have to find the bright side and continue to invest in endeavors that profit from the continuing decline of government schools.
Apparently the “left/democrats” have some motivation that is not the academic welfare of American children behind their involvement in public education. Who knew?

Do you prefer Ranch or the house dressing with that?

You wrote what you wrote, and we understand that you are gloating that the republicans lost the election, and with it their hopes of improving education for all the county’s children.

As it stands, “your side” is firmly in charge so you can laugh at the kids whose parents depend almost completely on FCPS to provide a good education.

+1
Well said. It's almost as if the PP *wants* FCPS to be going down the tubes...

Why is this thread no longer about Herndon HS and instead just about some Republicans (probably from Langley) claiming yet again that FCPS sucks because they can’t win local elections?

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Anonymous wrote:The AP participation rates at Herndon are lower for just about every ethnicity than at many other AP schools.

So if the point is that the kids who make it to AP courses at Herndon often do well, great point to make, but others may ask what’s happening in the pyramid that makes kids less likely to take those more challenging courses.

I asked my work colleague about her children's experiences at HHS. She said that they all liked it. One of her children did a French immersion program there. My work colleague identifies as Filipina (we talk openly about our ethnic backgrounds). She lived in both the town of Herndon and FFX portion of Herndon. She said some of her kids had to go to Chantilly and preferred HHS b/c of the counselor services at HHS. I asked her about the AP participation rates and she said a lot of kids had to work after school. Her daughter dropped out of an AP course b/c it was too much additional after school work and her daughter wanted to enjoy her social life instead.

Herndon ES replaced its French immersion program with Spanish immersion five years ago.

Can kids take Spanish immersion if they speak Spanish at home?

My coworker told me that her daughter did indeed take the french immersion program in elementary school and then dropped out in middle school either b/c they no longer offered it or because she started ROTC. She can't remember. She thinks in middle school French became an elective. She did mention that her daughter can still speak some French today b/c she will just start talking in French every now and then.

A lot of my friends that are native Spanish speakers told me that their kids took Spanish in FCPS school b/c they do not speak Spanish in their house only English. I asked if their kids can Speak fluently now and she said no, none of them.

The immersion program isn’t about language acquisition though many go in thinking that and are disappointed. I started another thread about immersion. What I didn’t mention in the other thread was that my child (now in HS) was far ahead of kids who didn’t have immersion. He struggled a bit understanding with what the various parts of speech were because FCPS doesn’t seriously cover that in English. His teachers have said his non-immersion classmates put together sentences more mechanically rather than a kid like who goes with what is more natural to say. He’s gotten a lot of positive feedback for someone who doesn’t speak Spanish at home. He comprehends very well inside and outside of the classroom, and has carried on conversations in Spanish beyond how are you? What’s your name?

And this is why so many people homeschool and/or enroll their children in enrichment camps.
Billions of dollars for our “excellent” school system but we have to pay time and attention to make sure our children learn grammar well.

+100
I’m a product of the FCPS of the 80s when it actually was an excellent school system. Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar and how to write correctly. My own kids haven’t been as fortunate, so my husband and I have had to teach them this at home. It’s truly disgraceful what FCPS has become.

RWNJs are still upset over last elections. Cry harder.

P.S. - Try to avoid the passive tense next time (for example, "Teachers emphasized grammar" rather than "Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar...").

“Public schools used to and should at present provide quality education” is something only “right-wing nut job” believe?

While I find this rather illuminating, (and a sad confession. You doth protest too much against an accusation that wasn’t even leveled) I can will have to find the bright side and continue to invest in endeavors that profit from the continuing decline of government schools.
Apparently the “left/democrats” have some motivation that is not the academic welfare of American children behind their involvement in public education. Who knew?

Do you prefer Ranch or the house dressing with that?

You wrote what you wrote, and we understand that you are gloating that the republicans lost the election, and with it their hopes of improving education for all the county’s children.

As it stands, “your side” is firmly in charge so you can laugh at the kids whose parents depend almost completely on FCPS to provide a good education.

+1
Well said. It's almost as if the PP *wants* FCPS to be going down the tubes...

Why is this thread no longer about Herndon HS and instead just about some Republicans (probably from Langley) claiming yet again that FCPS sucks because they can’t win local elections?

A lefty made it political. :shrug:

FCPS is not what it once was, particularly at the element level, according to people who attended years ago and have kids enrolled now.

As for the republican-ness of the Langley boundary are, McLean has been blue for a quite a number of years and Great Falls tipped some years ago, so you won’t hear much lamenting about republicans not winning.

Many/most Langley parents know enough not to leave their children’s education entirely up to FCPS, especially for the foundation level instruction at the elementary level, and most of them are Democrats.

If that bothers you, oh well.

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Anonymous wrote:What is it about GenEd kids that makes people so afraid to share a classroom with them? I definitely think kids should strive to meet their potential, be we can't all be great at everything. What are you really afraid of?

DP. In a lot of cases Gen Ed means “placed in team taught or regular grade level classes without appropriate support” because the school is under the gun for putting too many students in self contained classrooms. If the student is really behind academically or has a lot of behavior issues, putting them in with 30 other students and one teacher and maybe a floating special ed teacher who is also expected to work with 6-8 other students with similar profiles toward grade level standards is a recipe for disaster.

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Anonymous wrote:The AP participation rates at Herndon are lower for just about every ethnicity than at many other AP schools.

So if the point is that the kids who make it to AP courses at Herndon often do well, great point to make, but others may ask what’s happening in the pyramid that makes kids less likely to take those more challenging courses.

I asked my work colleague about her children's experiences at HHS. She said that they all liked it. One of her children did a French immersion program there. My work colleague identifies as Filipina (we talk openly about our ethnic backgrounds). She lived in both the town of Herndon and FFX portion of Herndon. She said some of her kids had to go to Chantilly and preferred HHS b/c of the counselor services at HHS. I asked her about the AP participation rates and she said a lot of kids had to work after school. Her daughter dropped out of an AP course b/c it was too much additional after school work and her daughter wanted to enjoy her social life instead.

Herndon ES replaced its French immersion program with Spanish immersion five years ago.

Can kids take Spanish immersion if they speak Spanish at home?

My coworker told me that her daughter did indeed take the french immersion program in elementary school and then dropped out in middle school either b/c they no longer offered it or because she started ROTC. She can't remember. She thinks in middle school French became an elective. She did mention that her daughter can still speak some French today b/c she will just start talking in French every now and then.

A lot of my friends that are native Spanish speakers told me that their kids took Spanish in FCPS school b/c they do not speak Spanish in their house only English. I asked if their kids can Speak fluently now and she said no, none of them.

The immersion program isn’t about language acquisition though many go in thinking that and are disappointed. I started another thread about immersion. What I didn’t mention in the other thread was that my child (now in HS) was far ahead of kids who didn’t have immersion. He struggled a bit understanding with what the various parts of speech were because FCPS doesn’t seriously cover that in English. His teachers have said his non-immersion classmates put together sentences more mechanically rather than a kid like who goes with what is more natural to say. He’s gotten a lot of positive feedback for someone who doesn’t speak Spanish at home. He comprehends very well inside and outside of the classroom, and has carried on conversations in Spanish beyond how are you? What’s your name?

And this is why so many people homeschool and/or enroll their children in enrichment camps.
Billions of dollars for our “excellent” school system but we have to pay time and attention to make sure our children learn grammar well.

+100
I’m a product of the FCPS of the 80s when it actually was an excellent school system. Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar and how to write correctly. My own kids haven’t been as fortunate, so my husband and I have had to teach them this at home. It’s truly disgraceful what FCPS has become.

RWNJs are still upset over last elections. Cry harder.

P.S. - Try to avoid the passive tense next time (for example, "Teachers emphasized grammar" rather than "Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar...").

“Public schools used to and should at present provide quality education” is something only “right-wing nut job” believe?

While I find this rather illuminating, (and a sad confession. You doth protest too much against an accusation that wasn’t even leveled) I can will have to find the bright side and continue to invest in endeavors that profit from the continuing decline of government schools.
Apparently the “left/democrats” have some motivation that is not the academic welfare of American children behind their involvement in public education. Who knew?

Do you prefer Ranch or the house dressing with that?

You wrote what you wrote, and we understand that you are gloating that the republicans lost the election, and with it their hopes of improving education for all the county’s children.

As it stands, “your side” is firmly in charge so you can laugh at the kids whose parents depend almost completely on FCPS to provide a good education.

+1
Well said. It's almost as if the PP *wants* FCPS to be going down the tubes...

Why is this thread no longer about Herndon HS and instead just about some Republicans (probably from Langley) claiming yet again that FCPS sucks because they can’t win local elections?

A lefty made it political. :shrug:

FCPS is not what it once was, particularly at the element level, according to people who attended years ago and have kids enrolled now.

As for the republican-ness of the Langley boundary are, McLean has been blue for a quite a number of years and Great Falls tipped some years ago, so you won’t hear much lamenting about republicans not winning.

Many/most Langley parents know enough not to leave their children’s education entirely up to FCPS, especially for the foundation level instruction at the elementary level, and most of them are Democrats.

If that bothers you, oh well.

Amen. I’m a Democrat, and just want to say i completely agree with this post. The prior poster asking the loaded question is very likely the same one that called someone RWNJ earlier in the thread kicking off the tangent.

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Anonymous wrote:The AP participation rates at Herndon are lower for just about every ethnicity than at many other AP schools.

So if the point is that the kids who make it to AP courses at Herndon often do well, great point to make, but others may ask what’s happening in the pyramid that makes kids less likely to take those more challenging courses.

I asked my work colleague about her children's experiences at HHS. She said that they all liked it. One of her children did a French immersion program there. My work colleague identifies as Filipina (we talk openly about our ethnic backgrounds). She lived in both the town of Herndon and FFX portion of Herndon. She said some of her kids had to go to Chantilly and preferred HHS b/c of the counselor services at HHS. I asked her about the AP participation rates and she said a lot of kids had to work after school. Her daughter dropped out of an AP course b/c it was too much additional after school work and her daughter wanted to enjoy her social life instead.

Herndon ES replaced its French immersion program with Spanish immersion five years ago.

Can kids take Spanish immersion if they speak Spanish at home?

My coworker told me that her daughter did indeed take the french immersion program in elementary school and then dropped out in middle school either b/c they no longer offered it or because she started ROTC. She can't remember. She thinks in middle school French became an elective. She did mention that her daughter can still speak some French today b/c she will just start talking in French every now and then.

A lot of my friends that are native Spanish speakers told me that their kids took Spanish in FCPS school b/c they do not speak Spanish in their house only English. I asked if their kids can Speak fluently now and she said no, none of them.

The immersion program isn’t about language acquisition though many go in thinking that and are disappointed. I started another thread about immersion. What I didn’t mention in the other thread was that my child (now in HS) was far ahead of kids who didn’t have immersion. He struggled a bit understanding with what the various parts of speech were because FCPS doesn’t seriously cover that in English. His teachers have said his non-immersion classmates put together sentences more mechanically rather than a kid like who goes with what is more natural to say. He’s gotten a lot of positive feedback for someone who doesn’t speak Spanish at home. He comprehends very well inside and outside of the classroom, and has carried on conversations in Spanish beyond how are you? What’s your name?

And this is why so many people homeschool and/or enroll their children in enrichment camps.
Billions of dollars for our “excellent” school system but we have to pay time and attention to make sure our children learn grammar well.

+100
I’m a product of the FCPS of the 80s when it actually was an excellent school system. Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar and how to write correctly. My own kids haven’t been as fortunate, so my husband and I have had to teach them this at home. It’s truly disgraceful what FCPS has become.

RWNJs are still upset over last elections. Cry harder.

P.S. - Try to avoid the passive tense next time (for example, "Teachers emphasized grammar" rather than "Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar...").

“Public schools used to and should at present provide quality education” is something only “right-wing nut job” believe?

While I find this rather illuminating, (and a sad confession. You doth protest too much against an accusation that wasn’t even leveled) I can will have to find the bright side and continue to invest in endeavors that profit from the continuing decline of government schools.
Apparently the “left/democrats” have some motivation that is not the academic welfare of American children behind their involvement in public education. Who knew?

Do you prefer Ranch or the house dressing with that?

You wrote what you wrote, and we understand that you are gloating that the republicans lost the election, and with it their hopes of improving education for all the county’s children.

As it stands, “your side” is firmly in charge so you can laugh at the kids whose parents depend almost completely on FCPS to provide a good education.

+1
Well said. It's almost as if the PP *wants* FCPS to be going down the tubes...

Why is this thread no longer about Herndon HS and instead just about some Republicans (probably from Langley) claiming yet again that FCPS sucks because they can’t win local elections?

A lefty made it political. :shrug:

FCPS is not what it once was, particularly at the element level, according to people who attended years ago and have kids enrolled now.

As for the republican-ness of the Langley boundary are, McLean has been blue for a quite a number of years and Great Falls tipped some years ago, so you won’t hear much lamenting about republicans not winning.

Many/most Langley parents know enough not to leave their children’s education entirely up to FCPS, especially for the foundation level instruction at the elementary level, and most of them are Democrats.

If that bothers you, oh well.

This thread is about Herndon HS, not Herndon ES.

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Anonymous wrote:The AP participation rates at Herndon are lower for just about every ethnicity than at many other AP schools.

So if the point is that the kids who make it to AP courses at Herndon often do well, great point to make, but others may ask what’s happening in the pyramid that makes kids less likely to take those more challenging courses.

I asked my work colleague about her children's experiences at HHS. She said that they all liked it. One of her children did a French immersion program there. My work colleague identifies as Filipina (we talk openly about our ethnic backgrounds). She lived in both the town of Herndon and FFX portion of Herndon. She said some of her kids had to go to Chantilly and preferred HHS b/c of the counselor services at HHS. I asked her about the AP participation rates and she said a lot of kids had to work after school. Her daughter dropped out of an AP course b/c it was too much additional after school work and her daughter wanted to enjoy her social life instead.

Herndon ES replaced its French immersion program with Spanish immersion five years ago.

bunch of communist LWNJ's on this thread. Shocker that FCPS has degraded so....
Can kids take Spanish immersion if they speak Spanish at home?

My coworker told me that her daughter did indeed take the french immersion program in elementary school and then dropped out in middle school either b/c they no longer offered it or because she started ROTC. She can't remember. She thinks in middle school French became an elective. She did mention that her daughter can still speak some French today b/c she will just start talking in French every now and then.

A lot of my friends that are native Spanish speakers told me that their kids took Spanish in FCPS school b/c they do not speak Spanish in their house only English. I asked if their kids can Speak fluently now and she said no, none of them.

The immersion program isn’t about language acquisition though many go in thinking that and are disappointed. I started another thread about immersion. What I didn’t mention in the other thread was that my child (now in HS) was far ahead of kids who didn’t have immersion. He struggled a bit understanding with what the various parts of speech were because FCPS doesn’t seriously cover that in English. His teachers have said his non-immersion classmates put together sentences more mechanically rather than a kid like who goes with what is more natural to say. He’s gotten a lot of positive feedback for someone who doesn’t speak Spanish at home. He comprehends very well inside and outside of the classroom, and has carried on conversations in Spanish beyond how are you? What’s your name?

And this is why so many people homeschool and/or enroll their children in enrichment camps.
Billions of dollars for our “excellent” school system but we have to pay time and attention to make sure our children learn grammar well.

+100
I’m a product of the FCPS of the 80s when it actually was an excellent school system. Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar and how to write correctly. My own kids haven’t been as fortunate, so my husband and I have had to teach them this at home. It’s truly disgraceful what FCPS has become.

RWNJs are still upset over last elections. Cry harder.

P.S. - Try to avoid the passive tense next time (for example, "Teachers emphasized grammar" rather than "Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar...").

“Public schools used to and should at present provide quality education” is something only “right-wing nut job” believe?

While I find this rather illuminating, (and a sad confession. You doth protest too much against an accusation that wasn’t even leveled) I can will have to find the bright side and continue to invest in endeavors that profit from the continuing decline of government schools.
Apparently the “left/democrats” have some motivation that is not the academic welfare of American children behind their involvement in public education. Who knew?

Do you prefer Ranch or the house dressing with that?

You wrote what you wrote, and we understand that you are gloating that the republicans lost the election, and with it their hopes of improving education for all the county’s children.

As it stands, “your side” is firmly in charge so you can laugh at the kids whose parents depend almost completely on FCPS to provide a good education.

+1
Well said. It's almost as if the PP *wants* FCPS to be going down the tubes...

Why is this thread no longer about Herndon HS and instead just about some Republicans (probably from Langley) claiming yet again that FCPS sucks because they can’t win local elections?

A lefty made it political. :shrug:

FCPS is not what it once was, particularly at the element level, according to people who attended years ago and have kids enrolled now.

As for the republican-ness of the Langley boundary are, McLean has been blue for a quite a number of years and Great Falls tipped some years ago, so you won’t hear much lamenting about republicans not winning.

Many/most Langley parents know enough not to leave their children’s education entirely up to FCPS, especially for the foundation level instruction at the elementary level, and most of them are Democrats.

If that bothers you, oh well.

Amen. I’m a Democrat, and just want to say i completely agree with this post. The prior poster asking the loaded question is very likely the same one that called someone RWNJ earlier in the thread kicking off the tangent.

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Anonymous wrote:The AP participation rates at Herndon are lower for just about every ethnicity than at many other AP schools.

So if the point is that the kids who make it to AP courses at Herndon often do well, great point to make, but others may ask what’s happening in the pyramid that makes kids less likely to take those more challenging courses.

I asked my work colleague about her children's experiences at HHS. She said that they all liked it. One of her children did a French immersion program there. My work colleague identifies as Filipina (we talk openly about our ethnic backgrounds). She lived in both the town of Herndon and FFX portion of Herndon. She said some of her kids had to go to Chantilly and preferred HHS b/c of the counselor services at HHS. I asked her about the AP participation rates and she said a lot of kids had to work after school. Her daughter dropped out of an AP course b/c it was too much additional after school work and her daughter wanted to enjoy her social life instead.

Herndon ES replaced its French immersion program with Spanish immersion five years ago.

Can kids take Spanish immersion if they speak Spanish at home?

My coworker told me that her daughter did indeed take the french immersion program in elementary school and then dropped out in middle school either b/c they no longer offered it or because she started ROTC. She can't remember. She thinks in middle school French became an elective. She did mention that her daughter can still speak some French today b/c she will just start talking in French every now and then.

A lot of my friends that are native Spanish speakers told me that their kids took Spanish in FCPS school b/c they do not speak Spanish in their house only English. I asked if their kids can Speak fluently now and she said no, none of them.

The immersion program isn’t about language acquisition though many go in thinking that and are disappointed. I started another thread about immersion. What I didn’t mention in the other thread was that my child (now in HS) was far ahead of kids who didn’t have immersion. He struggled a bit understanding with what the various parts of speech were because FCPS doesn’t seriously cover that in English. His teachers have said his non-immersion classmates put together sentences more mechanically rather than a kid like who goes with what is more natural to say. He’s gotten a lot of positive feedback for someone who doesn’t speak Spanish at home. He comprehends very well inside and outside of the classroom, and has carried on conversations in Spanish beyond how are you? What’s your name?

And this is why so many people homeschool and/or enroll their children in enrichment camps.
Billions of dollars for our “excellent” school system but we have to pay time and attention to make sure our children learn grammar well.

+100
I’m a product of the FCPS of the 80s when it actually was an excellent school system. Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar and how to write correctly. My own kids haven’t been as fortunate, so my husband and I have had to teach them this at home. It’s truly disgraceful what FCPS has become.

RWNJs are still upset over last elections. Cry harder.

P.S. - Try to avoid the passive tense next time (for example, "Teachers emphasized grammar" rather than "Great emphasis was placed on learning grammar...").

“Public schools used to and should at present provide quality education” is something only “right-wing nut job” believe?

While I find this rather illuminating, (and a sad confession. You doth protest too much against an accusation that wasn’t even leveled) I can will have to find the bright side and continue to invest in endeavors that profit from the continuing decline of government schools.
Apparently the “left/democrats” have some motivation that is not the academic welfare of American children behind their involvement in public education. Who knew?

Do you prefer Ranch or the house dressing with that?

You wrote what you wrote, and we understand that you are gloating that the republicans lost the election, and with it their hopes of improving education for all the county’s children.

As it stands, “your side” is firmly in charge so you can laugh at the kids whose parents depend almost completely on FCPS to provide a good education.

+1
Well said. It's almost as if the PP *wants* FCPS to be going down the tubes...

Why is this thread no longer about Herndon HS and instead just about some Republicans (probably from Langley) claiming yet again that FCPS sucks because they can’t win local elections?

A lefty made it political. :shrug:

FCPS is not what it once was, particularly at the element level, according to people who attended years ago and have kids enrolled now.

As for the republican-ness of the Langley boundary are, McLean has been blue for a quite a number of years and Great Falls tipped some years ago, so you won’t hear much lamenting about republicans not winning.

Many/most Langley parents know enough not to leave their children’s education entirely up to FCPS, especially for the foundation level instruction at the elementary level, and most of them are Democrats.

If that bothers you, oh well.

Amen. I’m a Democrat, and just want to say i completely agree with this post. The prior poster asking the loaded question is very likely the same one that called someone RWNJ earlier in the thread kicking off the tangent.

bunch of communist LWNJ's on this thread. Shocker that FCPS has degraded so....

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Does anyone know why Herndon Middle School enrollment dropped from 1,146 in 2022 to 957 in 2024? Wondering if there was a program that opened up or potentially some other shift that occurred.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Herndon Middle School enrollment dropped from 1,146 in 2022 to 957 in 2024? Wondering if there was a program that opened up or potentially some other shift that occurred.

I don’t remember hearing about a boundary adjustment. That’s such a large number in such a short period that I half wonder if it’s a clerical error.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Herndon Middle School enrollment dropped from 1,146 in 2022 to 957 in 2024? Wondering if there was a program that opened up or potentially some other shift that occurred.

I don’t remember hearing about a boundary adjustment. That’s such a large number in such a short period that I half wonder if it’s a clerical error.

The 1146 was in September 2020, not in 2022. So there has been a decline in enrollment at Herndon MS, but over a longer period of time and more gradual. It’s not due to any boundary or program change, but instead to the same factors that now have FCPS projecting a continued decline in the enrollment at Herndon HS in the coming years.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Herndon Middle School enrollment dropped from 1,146 in 2022 to 957 in 2024? Wondering if there was a program that opened up or potentially some other shift that occurred.

I don’t remember hearing about a boundary adjustment. That’s such a large number in such a short period that I half wonder if it’s a clerical error.

The 1146 was in September 2020, not in 2022. So there has been a decline in enrollment at Herndon MS, but over a longer period of time and more gradual. It’s not due to any boundary or program change, but instead to the same factors that now have FCPS projecting a continued decline in the enrollment at Herndon HS in the coming years.

Yeah, sorry I should’ve been more clear. 1146 was 2020 (in the 2022 CIP), but the 957 was 2022 (in the 2024 CIP). That’s a loss of enrollment of a little less than a hundred kids each year.

Are there specific factors? I guess I’m just surprised at such a large drop without a precipitation factor/event.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Herndon Middle School enrollment dropped from 1,146 in 2022 to 957 in 2024? Wondering if there was a program that opened up or potentially some other shift that occurred.

I don’t remember hearing about a boundary adjustment. That’s such a large number in such a short period that I half wonder if it’s a clerical error.

The 1146 was in September 2020, not in 2022. So there has been a decline in enrollment at Herndon MS, but over a longer period of time and more gradual. It’s not due to any boundary or program change, but instead to the same factors that now have FCPS projecting a continued decline in the enrollment at Herndon HS in the coming years.

Yeah, sorry I should’ve been more clear. 1146 was 2020 (in the 2022 CIP), but the 957 was 2022 (in the 2024 CIP). That’s a loss of enrollment of a little less than a hundred kids each year.

Are there specific factors? I guess I’m just surprised at such a large drop without a precipitation factor/event.

Maybe a combination of the specific economic impact that Covid had on the particular areas feeding into HMS and larger demographic trends.

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My guess would be that the expanded silver line has made the Herndon area attractive for young professionals who commute to Arlington/DC, and thereby displaced low income Hispanics.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Herndon Middle School enrollment dropped from 1,146 in 2022 to 957 in 2024? Wondering if there was a program that opened up or potentially some other shift that occurred.

Not sure but there was a big jump in the cohort that are now freshman and sophomores. Like a mini baby boom.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Herndon Middle School enrollment dropped from 1,146 in 2022 to 957 in 2024? Wondering if there was a program that opened up or potentially some other shift that occurred.

Not sure but there was a big jump in the cohort that are now freshman and sophomores. Like a mini baby boom.

Forgot to say that our ES principals noted the jump for that cohort. And this group tended to have a lot of movement within the community between a few ES schools, so one year eg, Hutchison would bump up and another year it would drop but HES would increase.