Western High School Renovations/Construction.

[Anonymous]

I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Thats going to be hard for the kids.

When will FCPS begin community presentations detailing what will be done and how it will be done.

I’m scared our kids will be in Trailers and that those will tarnish their first impressions of the new high school.

[Anonymous]

There will not be trailers. There is a reason they are limiting the number of students for the first two years. Plus they have those two extra buildings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There will not be trailers. There is a reason they are limiting the number of students for the first two years. Plus they have those two extra buildings.

Ahh, forgot about those two satellite facilities Dunne was mentioning in the WTOP clip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Did you hear what it is that might be done at/in the facility?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There will not be trailers. There is a reason they are limiting the number of students for the first two years. Plus they have those two extra buildings.

Ahh, forgot about those two satellite facilities Dunne was mentioning in the WTOP clip.

Have to imagine the two extra buildings will be used for whatever academy/pathway program they decide to have.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They bought a building custom built for small class sizes typical of a high end private school, not a 30 person public school. So internal modifications, possibly extensive will be necessary. Don’t really expect it to be used in the fall of 2026. At least not if someone from FCPS is in charge of the renovation.

Yep.

But if so, why is the opt-in process starting?

Because there is enough space for 500 9th graders and 500 10th graders.

I’ll be surprised if they get 500 Sophomores, they might get close to 500 Freshmen. The way they are doing the opting in requires going to a different website, logging in using your SIS info, and opting in. This could decrease the number of people opting in because it is not intuitive. I am a bit surprised they are not just having kids bring a form from home as an option for opting in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Thats going to be hard for the kids.

When will FCPS begin community presentations detailing what will be done and how it will be done.

I’m scared our kids will be in Trailers and that those will tarnish their first impressions of the new high school.

I don't think anyone will be in trailers but it would have made SO MUCH MORE SENSE for them to just wait to open it in 2027.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There will not be trailers. There is a reason they are limiting the number of students for the first two years. Plus they have those two extra buildings.

Ahh, forgot about those two satellite facilities Dunne was mentioning in the WTOP clip.

Have to imagine the two extra buildings will be used for whatever academy/pathway program they decide to have.

I remember him saying that one would serve as office space and another as like a preschool building if not both would be office space or a multi-facility preschool.

That was 6 months ago, but he did mention those two buildings as being separate from the main school facility.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Thats going to be hard for the kids.

When will FCPS begin community presentations detailing what will be done and how it will be done.

I’m scared our kids will be in Trailers and that those will tarnish their first impressions of the new high school.

I don't think anyone will be in trailers but it would have made SO MUCH MORE SENSE for them to just wait to open it in 2027.

Agreed.

Conversation surrounding it is such a blunder with everything going on, when we can't necessarily gather a sense of their full intent behind the purchase besides overcrowding relief and aerospace technology, advanced robotics, and advanced AI courses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Thats going to be hard for the kids.

When will FCPS begin community presentations detailing what will be done and how it will be done.

I’m scared our kids will be in Trailers and that those will tarnish their first impressions of the new high school.

I don't think anyone will be in trailers but it would have made SO MUCH MORE SENSE for them to just wait to open it in 2027.

Agreed.

Conversation surrounding it is such a blunder with everything going on, when we can't necessarily gather a sense of their full intent behind the purchase besides overcrowding relief and aerospace technology, advanced robotics, and advanced AI courses.

In boundary should come first. Then special programs. What do they have for brains?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Thats going to be hard for the kids.

When will FCPS begin community presentations detailing what will be done and how it will be done.

I’m scared our kids will be in Trailers and that those will tarnish their first impressions of the new high school.

I don't think anyone will be in trailers but it would have made SO MUCH MORE SENSE for them to just wait to open it in 2027.

Agreed.

Conversation surrounding it is such a blunder with everything going on, when we can't necessarily gather a sense of their full intent behind the purchase besides overcrowding relief and aerospace technology, advanced robotics, and advanced AI courses.

In boundary should come first. Then special programs. What do they have for brains?

I agree fully with what you are saying.

Then again, nothing has been provided clearly.

We have four zoning options, programming options, and really not much else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Thats going to be hard for the kids.

When will FCPS begin community presentations detailing what will be done and how it will be done.

I’m scared our kids will be in Trailers and that those will tarnish their first impressions of the new high school.

I don't think anyone will be in trailers but it would have made SO MUCH MORE SENSE for them to just wait to open it in 2027.

Agreed.

Conversation surrounding it is such a blunder with everything going on, when we can't necessarily gather a sense of their full intent behind the purchase besides overcrowding relief and aerospace technology, advanced robotics, and advanced AI courses.

In boundary should come first. Then special programs. What do they have for brains?

Agreed. I think they are hoping the option numbers give the a better idea about who wants to move and they can use that as cover to move some schools over others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Thats going to be hard for the kids.

When will FCPS begin community presentations detailing what will be done and how it will be done.

I’m scared our kids will be in Trailers and that those will tarnish their first impressions of the new high school.

I don't think anyone will be in trailers but it would have made SO MUCH MORE SENSE for them to just wait to open it in 2027.

Agreed.

Conversation surrounding it is such a blunder with everything going on, when we can't necessarily gather a sense of their full intent behind the purchase besides overcrowding relief and aerospace technology, advanced robotics, and advanced AI courses.

In boundary should come first. Then special programs. What do they have for brains?

Agreed. I think they are hoping the option numbers give the a better idea about who wants to move and they can use that as cover to move some schools over others.

Oy vey, reminds me of Melanie Meren's Email.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard renovations will take place for the first 2-3 years.

Thats going to be hard for the kids.

When will FCPS begin community presentations detailing what will be done and how it will be done.

I’m scared our kids will be in Trailers and that those will tarnish their first impressions of the new high school.

I don't think anyone will be in trailers but it would have made SO MUCH MORE SENSE for them to just wait to open it in 2027.

Agreed.

Conversation surrounding it is such a blunder with everything going on, when we can't necessarily gather a sense of their full intent behind the purchase besides overcrowding relief and aerospace technology, advanced robotics, and advanced AI courses.

In boundary should come first. Then special programs. What do they have for brains?

Agreed. I think they are hoping the option numbers give the a better idea about who wants to move and they can use that as cover to move some schools over others.

Problem with that is:
1. These are kids who are starting or continuing in high school now--not in a year or so.
2. Kids who want sports are not likely to opt in. And, they have been pretty vague about that issue.
3. Sophomore happy where they are would be less likely to switch.