Western High School Boundary Map options (A/B/C/D)

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

The navy cutout should be moved. They say they want community, but all of that neighborhood should go to the same elementary and high school. Should be crossfield and Western. It is the most logical and much shorter commute to school. Makes no sense for Oakton, it's not anywhere near and their reason is illogical.

Believe me there are people in the Navy cutout who would be fine with this, but the loud voices against it are trying to claim they represent everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

The navy cutout should be moved. They say they want community, but all of that neighborhood should go to the same elementary and high school. Should be crossfield and Western. It is the most logical and much shorter commute to school. Makes no sense for Oakton, it's not anywhere near and their reason is illogical.

Believe me there are people in the Navy cutout who would be fine with this, but the loud voices against it are trying to claim they represent everyone.

If I lived there, as long as my upperclass kid can finish off at Oakton, I would be happy for my younger ones to have a shorter commute and access to a world class facility.

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

The navy cutout should be moved. They say they want community, but all of that neighborhood should go to the same elementary and high school. Should be crossfield and Western. It is the most logical and much shorter commute to school. Makes no sense for Oakton, it's not anywhere near and their reason is illogical.

Believe me there are people in the Navy cutout who would be fine with this, but the loud voices against it are trying to claim they represent everyone.

If I lived there, as long as my upperclass kid can finish off at Oakton, I would be happy for my younger ones to have a shorter commute and access to a world class facility.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

The navy cutout should be moved. They say they want community, but all of that neighborhood should go to the same elementary and high school. Should be crossfield and Western. It is the most logical and much shorter commute to school. Makes no sense for Oakton, it's not anywhere near and their reason is illogical.

Believe me there are people in the Navy cutout who would be fine with this, but the loud voices against it are trying to claim they represent everyone.

+1 if you don’t even have kids that will actually be affected, you shouldn’t even have a say. My guess is some of them with older kids are worried about home values.

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

The navy cutout should be moved. They say they want community, but all of that neighborhood should go to the same elementary and high school. Should be crossfield and Western. It is the most logical and much shorter commute to school. Makes no sense for Oakton, it's not anywhere near and their reason is illogical.

Believe me there are people in the Navy cutout who would be fine with this, but the loud voices against it are trying to claim they represent everyone.

+1 if you don’t even have kids that will actually be affected, you shouldn’t even have a say. My guess is some of them with older kids are worried about home values.

Well when the Navy kids were redistricted to Oakton from Chantilly, the people were extremely upset. And, Oakton is supposed to have higher property values. I don't know how they feel now, but they were really ticked off then. Some people are more concerned with quality of life. Having your kid on a bus for almost two hours a day is not quality fo life.

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Wait, what neighborhood?

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Anonymous wrote:I just came on here to ask what influential person lives on Rounding Run or Nestlewood ? Was there bribery involved? Option D is a total joke and utterly ridiculous.

No, that part of the neighborhood goes to Navy which is going to go to Oakton. I think the better solution would be to send those 100 houses to Crossfield which is under capacity and then to Carson-Western, but for whatever reason they stay at Navy.

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

The navy cutout should be moved. They say they want community, but all of that neighborhood should go to the same elementary and high school. Should be crossfield and Western. It is the most logical and much shorter commute to school. Makes no sense for Oakton, it's not anywhere near and their reason is illogical.

Believe me there are people in the Navy cutout who would be fine with this, but the loud voices against it are trying to claim they represent everyone.

Someone on the other thread suggested calling school board members (especially those sympathetic to those of us with long bus rides - McDaniel and Frisch - and telling them you don't feel comfortable speaking out because you don't want to be bullied by the vocal families that are active in the school, but you and many of your neighbors (if this is true) strongly feel like you should go to Western.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

The navy cutout should be moved. They say they want community, but all of that neighborhood should go to the same elementary and high school. Should be crossfield and Western. It is the most logical and much shorter commute to school. Makes no sense for Oakton, it's not anywhere near and their reason is illogical.

Believe me there are people in the Navy cutout who would be fine with this, but the loud voices against it are trying to claim they represent everyone.

Someone on the other thread suggested calling school board members (especially those sympathetic to those of us with long bus rides - McDaniel and Frisch - and telling them you don't feel comfortable speaking out because you don't want to be bullied by the vocal families that are active in the school, but you and many of your neighbors (if this is true) strongly feel like you should go to Western.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Fyi- at the Chantilly meeting tonight, Reid basically said none of these scenarios were vetted, are not actual scenarios, and they were basically just therr to give people some ideas. They are working on a more serious 5th scenario currently.

Someone on the other thread said that Reid was "bamboozled" by a group at the meeting. Does she actually express an opinion? Seems kind of foolish on her part.

That was me. I forgot the exact phrasing but a lot of time was spent discussing it as they had two people speak at different times. Sbe seemed very sympathetic to them and by the end of it all, she said it was unlikely that neighborhood would be moved in the final scenario.

Which neighborhood was it? Crossfield or the Navy cut out?

The navy cutout should be moved. They say they want community, but all of that neighborhood should go to the same elementary and high school. Should be crossfield and Western. It is the most logical and much shorter commute to school. Makes no sense for Oakton, it's not anywhere near and their reason is illogical.

Believe me there are people in the Navy cutout who would be fine with this, but the loud voices against it are trying to claim they represent everyone.

Someone on the other thread suggested calling school board members (especially those sympathetic to those of us with long bus rides - McDaniel and Frisch - and telling them you don't feel comfortable speaking out because you don't want to be bullied by the vocal families that are active in the school, but you and many of your neighbors (if this is true) strongly feel like you should go to Western.

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Also, it helps if you tell why--not just that it is closer, but why it is important to you for it to be closer.

I understand people with older children feeling that way--but, I think, for many reasons, that the Western High school is a much better option.
When you have kids in high school, you want them to be involved in activities. And, there is not always a late bus. Getting to Oakton any time of day is a challenge to pick up kids, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I just came on here to ask what influential person lives on Rounding Run or Nestlewood ? Was there bribery involved? Option D is a total joke and utterly ridiculous.

No, that part of the neighborhood goes to Navy which is going to go to Oakton. I think the better solution would be to send those 100 houses to Crossfield which is under capacity and then to Carson-Western, but for whatever reason they stay at Navy.

They should go to crossfield and Western. I thought that they were going to get moved out of Navy. It doesn't make sense for them to to go Navy since the houses just below them go to crossfield and those are technically closer to Navy. Most of these pro-Oakton parents should barely be affected as many of them have older kids anyway. As previously stated, they are a very loud and vocal group. The same group that made all the noise about the affordable housing that was supposed to be built, probably because they are a little racist and elitist.

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Anonymous wrote:I just came on here to ask what influential person lives on Rounding Run or Nestlewood ? Was there bribery involved? Option D is a total joke and utterly ridiculous.

No, that part of the neighborhood goes to Navy which is going to go to Oakton. I think the better solution would be to send those 100 houses to Crossfield which is under capacity and then to Carson-Western, but for whatever reason they stay at Navy.

They should go to crossfield and Western. I thought that they were going to get moved out of Navy. It doesn't make sense for them to to go Navy since the houses just below them go to crossfield and those are technically closer to Navy. Most of these pro-Oakton parents should barely be affected as many of them have older kids anyway. As previously stated, they are a very loud and vocal group. The same group that made all the noise about the affordable housing that was supposed to be built, probably because they are a little racist and elitist.

Maybe because they were going to put an access road off their cul-de-sac had something to do with their objections? I don't find that racist or elitist. Cutting down tons of trees behind their houses? Causing more traffic on the small road by the day care centers?
And, yes, the plan did include putting an access road off a real cul-de-sac.

And, I don't live in Franklin Farm.

But, I'm trying to figure out this Navy cutout. I've mentioned before that Franklin Farm originally went to Oak Hill. Then, when Crossfield was built, this section lobbied to stay at Oak Hill. (I was told this by someone who was here at that time.)At that time, there was no FFX County Parkway and that area of Franklin Farm was very close to Oak Hill. Franklin Farm on the other side of the parkway is still at Oak Hill, so it likely was not a big deal for them to stay there.
Then, Oak Hill became crowded and they were sent to Navy. I'm not positive this is the whole story, but it makes sense. It no longer makes sense for them to be at Navy. I am also guessing that at that time, this area was the closest to Thompson Rd and could access Navy the back way.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I just came on here to ask what influential person lives on Rounding Run or Nestlewood ? Was there bribery involved? Option D is a total joke and utterly ridiculous.

No, that part of the neighborhood goes to Navy which is going to go to Oakton. I think the better solution would be to send those 100 houses to Crossfield which is under capacity and then to Carson-Western, but for whatever reason they stay at Navy.

They should go to crossfield and Western. I thought that they were going to get moved out of Navy. It doesn't make sense for them to to go Navy since the houses just below them go to crossfield and those are technically closer to Navy. Most of these pro-Oakton parents should barely be affected as many of them have older kids anyway. As previously stated, they are a very loud and vocal group. The same group that made all the noise about the affordable housing that was supposed to be built, probably because they are a little racist and elitist.

Maybe because they were going to put an access road off their cul-de-sac had something to do with their objections? I don't find that racist or elitist. Cutting down tons of trees behind their houses? Causing more traffic on the small road by the day care centers?
And, yes, the plan did include putting an access road off a real cul-de-sac.

And, I don't live in Franklin Farm.

But, I'm trying to figure out this Navy cutout. I've mentioned before that Franklin Farm originally went to Oak Hill. Then, when Crossfield was built, this section lobbied to stay at Oak Hill. (I was told this by someone who was here at that time.)At that time, there was no FFX County Parkway and that area of Franklin Farm was very close to Oak Hill. Franklin Farm on the other side of the parkway is still at Oak Hill, so it likely was not a big deal for them to stay there.
Then, Oak Hill became crowded and they were sent to Navy. I'm not positive this is the whole story, but it makes sense. It no longer makes sense for them to be at Navy. I am also guessing that at that time, this area was the closest to Thompson Rd and could access Navy the back way.

I don't think the cut through road was entirely the reason, that was just one of their reasons. They just didn't want affordable housing within walking distance of them. It's a bit of a "not in my backyard mindset". The residents of Fair Oaks had to put up with new housing, so not sure why Franklin farm is special, but again, loud angry Karens and Chads that create complaint websites and post on all the forums. Rounding run/Nestlewood doesn't make sense to go to Navy. The road just south is Tuckaway, which connects to Thompson which leads to Navy. That neighborhood goes to Crossfield and is closer to Navy so it makes zero sense for Rounding Run/Nestlewood to go to Navy and I bet they would have jumped at the chance to go to x-field when the Navy teacher exodus happened.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just came on here to ask what influential person lives on Rounding Run or Nestlewood ? Was there bribery involved? Option D is a total joke and utterly ridiculous.

No, that part of the neighborhood goes to Navy which is going to go to Oakton. I think the better solution would be to send those 100 houses to Crossfield which is under capacity and then to Carson-Western, but for whatever reason they stay at Navy.

They should go to crossfield and Western. I thought that they were going to get moved out of Navy. It doesn't make sense for them to to go Navy since the houses just below them go to crossfield and those are technically closer to Navy. Most of these pro-Oakton parents should barely be affected as many of them have older kids anyway. As previously stated, they are a very loud and vocal group. The same group that made all the noise about the affordable housing that was supposed to be built, probably because they are a little racist and elitist.

Maybe because they were going to put an access road off their cul-de-sac had something to do with their objections? I don't find that racist or elitist. Cutting down tons of trees behind their houses? Causing more traffic on the small road by the day care centers?
And, yes, the plan did include putting an access road off a real cul-de-sac.

And, I don't live in Franklin Farm.

But, I'm trying to figure out this Navy cutout. I've mentioned before that Franklin Farm originally went to Oak Hill. Then, when Crossfield was built, this section lobbied to stay at Oak Hill. (I was told this by someone who was here at that time.)At that time, there was no FFX County Parkway and that area of Franklin Farm was very close to Oak Hill. Franklin Farm on the other side of the parkway is still at Oak Hill, so it likely was not a big deal for them to stay there.
Then, Oak Hill became crowded and they were sent to Navy. I'm not positive this is the whole story, but it makes sense. It no longer makes sense for them to be at Navy. I am also guessing that at that time, this area was the closest to Thompson Rd and could access Navy the back way.

I don't think the cut through road was entirely the reason, that was just one of their reasons. They just didn't want affordable housing within walking distance of them. It's a bit of a "not in my backyard mindset". The residents of Fair Oaks had to put up with new housing, so not sure why Franklin farm is special, but again, loud angry Karens and Chads that create complaint websites and post on all the forums. Rounding run/Nestlewood doesn't make sense to go to Navy. The road just south is Tuckaway, which connects to Thompson which leads to Navy. That neighborhood goes to Crossfield and is closer to Navy so it makes zero sense for Rounding Run/Nestlewood to go to Navy and I bet they would have jumped at the chance to go to x-field when the Navy teacher exodus happened.

Navy is overcrowded so it would be great to get rid of them.