HB Woodlawn Lottery Results Released

[Anonymous]

We have not had any parking issues. Plenty of metered parking in the area and plenty of open spaces in the two parking garages they provide validation for. For quick pick ups/drop offs during the day for appointments, there are a few spots right out front for free 15 minute parking. My child isn’t at driving age yet but I don’t believe they provide parking passes for high school students who may want to drive to school their senior year.

[Anonymous]

I’m excited that my kid got in. Our biggest fear in APS is that our kid will quietly slip through the cracks. This seems less likely at HB, and that is reason enough to enroll. We’ll figure out the parking and sports as we go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have not had any parking issues. Plenty of metered parking in the area and plenty of open spaces in the two parking garages they provide validation for. For quick pick ups/drop offs during the day for appointments, there are a few spots right out front for free 15 minute parking. My child isn’t at driving age yet but I don’t believe they provide parking passes for high school students who may want to drive to school their senior year.

Those spots out front can get filled up especially after hours when you're trying to pick your kid up late from theater practice.

Not a dealbreaker at all. We love the school. Just something to be aware of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m curious about the parking. The school’s website mentions nearby parking garages / validation. Is this generally a solid solution to the lack of parking lot, or is any visit to the school a parking headache? This wouldn’t be a deal breaker or anything, but I’d like to know what I’m up against.

what you do is you go to the cafe down the street, buy a boba, and have your kid meet you there.

[Anonymous]

This is a great time to teach your kid how to use public transportation.

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Anonymous wrote:I have one there now. I would say the school seems very small - like the physical building and grounds. I think I would be claustrophobic spending 7 years there in that one small concrete building, but kid seems to like it so far.

This was my kid’s experience. She left for high school.

My kid never considered leaving. She loves the school. While HB is small, kids seem more likely to branch out to make friends in other grades, and also new kids come into the school in 9th grade, which brings some welcome new blood.

Yes, a few kids do leave to get a broader social experience. While you can play sports at your comprehensive high school, if you want to go to school with your friends on your team, you aren't going to get that at HB.

Also, the comprehensive high schools do offer a lot more class options so it's worth pulling up the program of studies from HB and comparing it to the program of studies at the comprehensive high schools as you make your decision. HB does not have intensified classes. Also my kid's AP class at HB mixes the AP kids in with kids taking the regular class all in the same classroom with the same teacher. We did not know that going in so this was a surprise to us, and it's not the type of AP experience I had in high school, which was a separate class.

We love HB and these tradeoffs are more than worth it to us. Just good to have full info going in.

This is true for some AP classes, but not all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have not had any parking issues. Plenty of metered parking in the area and plenty of open spaces in the two parking garages they provide validation for. For quick pick ups/drop offs during the day for appointments, there are a few spots right out front for free 15 minute parking. My child isn’t at driving age yet but I don’t believe they provide parking passes for high school students who may want to drive to school their senior year.

Oh goody, another way to keep away people with less money from the school, who can't float parking fees just to pick up from afterschool activities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have not had any parking issues. Plenty of metered parking in the area and plenty of open spaces in the two parking garages they provide validation for. For quick pick ups/drop offs during the day for appointments, there are a few spots right out front for free 15 minute parking. My child isn’t at driving age yet but I don’t believe they provide parking passes for high school students who may want to drive to school their senior year.

Oh goody, another way to keep away people with less money from the school, who can't float parking fees just to pick up from afterschool activities.

Really? That was your takeaway from this comment? OMG. Are you this negative with everything in life? So sad for you! Or let me guess, you are bitter because your kid didn't get a spot?

As mentioned, there is validated parking available in two parking garages. Validation = FREE. I sometimes don't feel like parking in a garage so I opt to plop a quarter in the meter and park there instead. Yes, it costs me a quarter instead of parking in the free garage, but that's my choice. Also, this is middle school and high school we're talking about. You do realize you don't have to actually park and get out of the car? Your kid can just meet you outside so again, it's FREE.

[Anonymous]

...they also have late buses for after school activities

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have not had any parking issues. Plenty of metered parking in the area and plenty of open spaces in the two parking garages they provide validation for. For quick pick ups/drop offs during the day for appointments, there are a few spots right out front for free 15 minute parking. My child isn’t at driving age yet but I don’t believe they provide parking passes for high school students who may want to drive to school their senior year.

Oh goody, another way to keep away people with less money from the school, who can't float parking fees just to pick up from afterschool activities.

Really? That was your takeaway from this comment? OMG. Are you this negative with everything in life? So sad for you! Or let me guess, you are bitter because your kid didn't get a spot?

As mentioned, there is validated parking available in two parking garages. Validation = FREE. I sometimes don't feel like parking in a garage so I opt to plop a quarter in the meter and park there instead. Yes, it costs me a quarter instead of parking in the free garage, but that's my choice. Also, this is middle school and high school we're talking about. You do realize you don't have to actually park and get out of the car? Your kid can just meet you outside so again, it's FREE.

DP. APS pays for validated parking at p to at garages for visitors to HB?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have not had any parking issues. Plenty of metered parking in the area and plenty of open spaces in the two parking garages they provide validation for. For quick pick ups/drop offs during the day for appointments, there are a few spots right out front for free 15 minute parking. My child isn’t at driving age yet but I don’t believe they provide parking passes for high school students who may want to drive to school their senior year.

Oh goody, another way to keep away people with less money from the school, who can't float parking fees just to pick up from afterschool activities.

Really? That was your takeaway from this comment? OMG. Are you this negative with everything in life? So sad for you! Or let me guess, you are bitter because your kid didn't get a spot?

As mentioned, there is validated parking available in two parking garages. Validation = FREE. I sometimes don't feel like parking in a garage so I opt to plop a quarter in the meter and park there instead. Yes, it costs me a quarter instead of parking in the free garage, but that's my choice. Also, this is middle school and high school we're talking about. You do realize you don't have to actually park and get out of the car? Your kid can just meet you outside so again, it's FREE.

DP. APS pays for validated parking at p to at garages for visitors to HB?

I have a junior there and I don't think that is true....

[Anonymous]

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DP. APS pays for validated parking at p to at garages for visitors to HB?

Yes, there are two parking garages. The garage on the same side of the street, I believe, is primarily used by staff. There is a second one across the street that they ask visitors to use. With the validation, the parking is free.

[Anonymous]

https://hbwoodlawn.apsva.us/parking-at-the-heights/

[Anonymous]

There is no student parking. Some students who drive park on side streets a 10-15 minute walk away.

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Anonymous wrote:We have not had any parking issues. Plenty of metered parking in the area and plenty of open spaces in the two parking garages they provide validation for. For quick pick ups/drop offs during the day for appointments, there are a few spots right out front for free 15 minute parking. My child isn’t at driving age yet but I don’t believe they provide parking passes for high school students who may want to drive to school their senior year.

Oh goody, another way to keep away people with less money from the school, who can't float parking fees just to pick up from afterschool activities.

This connect mentioned 3 parking options, 2 of which are FREE. Do people even read anything anymore or go straight to shouting “But, equity!” Get a life.