Living and moving to Poolesville for the schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Correct. I know many liberal and moderate people who have moved there for the HS. My child goes to the magnet program and we love the quietness of the area. Loads of BLM yard signs everywhere.

There are conservatives, but these are not the hardcore extreme right Proud Boy QAnon Trumpers. Mostly people welcome the diversity that the magnet students bring. Also, they are mostly involved in the local politics and advocacy for trying to get county services to their town.

White Ferry will be opened again by the end of the month. It has been bought by another family.

If the standard is, "Most of the Republicans in Poolesville did not personally participate in the armed insurrection on January 6 and also do not believe in fire-causing Jewish space lasers," then yes, that's true. They're not Connie Morella Republicans, though. It's also true that Poolesville was the only place in Montgomery County with overt trouble when Poolesville schools integrated in September 1956, and that aspect of Poolesville is also still there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/01/24/the-lessons-legacy-of-school-integration/d63c04c0-3389-4700-820b-ac9216906cc1/

There is no guarantee that White's Ferry will be open by the end of the month. A businessman who owns a moving company in Loudoun County has an agreement to buy the property and operation on the Maryland side, but he still has to reach an agreement with the people on the Virginia side.

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/15/moving-magnate-buys-whites-ferry-could-restart-service-across-potomac-river/

Give me a break. You’re talking about a town resisting integration in 1956? You know what cracks me up? It’s OK for rich people to segregate themselves is Bethesda and say they value diversity but if someone who can’t afford is doesn’t want to spend Bethesda prices moves to Poolesville for more space and the great high school, they must enjoy being with backward proud boys. In addition to being incorrect it’s elitist and classist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Correct. I know many liberal and moderate people who have moved there for the HS. My child goes to the magnet program and we love the quietness of the area. Loads of BLM yard signs everywhere.

There are conservatives, but these are not the hardcore extreme right Proud Boy QAnon Trumpers. Mostly people welcome the diversity that the magnet students bring. Also, they are mostly involved in the local politics and advocacy for trying to get county services to their town.

White Ferry will be opened again by the end of the month. It has been bought by another family.

If the standard is, "Most of the Republicans in Poolesville did not personally participate in the armed insurrection on January 6 and also do not believe in fire-causing Jewish space lasers," then yes, that's true. They're not Connie Morella Republicans, though. It's also true that Poolesville was the only place in Montgomery County with overt trouble when Poolesville schools integrated in September 1956, and that aspect of Poolesville is also still there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/01/24/the-lessons-legacy-of-school-integration/d63c04c0-3389-4700-820b-ac9216906cc1/

There is no guarantee that White's Ferry will be open by the end of the month. A businessman who owns a moving company in Loudoun County has an agreement to buy the property and operation on the Maryland side, but he still has to reach an agreement with the people on the Virginia side.

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/15/moving-magnate-buys-whites-ferry-could-restart-service-across-potomac-river/

Probably. Maybe. Sometimes you do not know that bad behavior is due to racism or because people are jerks. Still a lot of older rural White folks are leaving because they are getting good price for their land. in the end, this is still MoCo. I live with the hope that the racists will just die of old age and that will be the end of it. Newer transplants do try and make a more amiable and inclusive neighborhood. More than racial divide, I think there is a class divide there now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Correct. I know many liberal and moderate people who have moved there for the HS. My child goes to the magnet program and we love the quietness of the area. Loads of BLM yard signs everywhere.

There are conservatives, but these are not the hardcore extreme right Proud Boy QAnon Trumpers. Mostly people welcome the diversity that the magnet students bring. Also, they are mostly involved in the local politics and advocacy for trying to get county services to their town.

White Ferry will be opened again by the end of the month. It has been bought by another family.

If the standard is, "Most of the Republicans in Poolesville did not personally participate in the armed insurrection on January 6 and also do not believe in fire-causing Jewish space lasers," then yes, that's true. They're not Connie Morella Republicans, though. It's also true that Poolesville was the only place in Montgomery County with overt trouble when Poolesville schools integrated in September 1956, and that aspect of Poolesville is also still there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/01/24/the-lessons-legacy-of-school-integration/d63c04c0-3389-4700-820b-ac9216906cc1/

There is no guarantee that White's Ferry will be open by the end of the month. A businessman who owns a moving company in Loudoun County has an agreement to buy the property and operation on the Maryland side, but he still has to reach an agreement with the people on the Virginia side.

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/15/moving-magnate-buys-whites-ferry-could-restart-service-across-potomac-river/

Give me a break. You’re talking about a town resisting integration in 1956? You know what cracks me up? It’s OK for rich people to segregate themselves is Bethesda and say they value diversity but if someone who can’t afford is doesn’t want to spend Bethesda prices moves to Poolesville for more space and the great high school, they must enjoy being with backward proud boys. In addition to being incorrect it’s elitist and classist.

Nobody said that people who move to Poolesville must enjoy being with backward Proud Boys. Just that there are still old racists, and younger racists, there. Which there are. If you want to move to Poolesville so you can buy a big new house with land and send your child to the upcounty magnet high school, then you should do so! I certainly can't force you to acknowledge the area's history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a (white) friend that has been there for 30 years and has been trying to get me to move there for years and "diversify the city."

They are also the only liberals in their circle and are constantly going against hard conservatives on issues.

No thank you. I'll stay in the (inner) dmv.

LMAO that is so cringey!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good point PP! In my mind it’s so rural that I don’t consider it DMV. But you are accurate.

DMV means DC, Maryland, Virginia. Last I checked, Poolsville was in Maryland.

That might be a stretch. I don't think Deep Creek is part of the DMV.

The DMV is the metropolitan area in and around DC. That's like saying Buffalo, NY, is part of the tri-state area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a (white) friend that has been there for 30 years and has been trying to get me to move there for years and "diversify the city."

They are also the only liberals in their circle and are constantly going against hard conservatives on issues.

No thank you. I'll stay in the (inner) dmv.

I think Damascus has the only precinct that went Trump last year. It could be worse!

[Anonymous]

We moved to Poolesville in 2019 from Northern VA. I was worried about the lack of diversity (having mixed race children), but I actually found it to be more diverse than anticipated which was a major relief. It is definitely a mixed crowd politically speaking, there are a handful of outspoken liberals and conservatives but most people just want to get along and be neighborly to one another. We had a BLM rally that was really beautiful and when the pandemic improves..there are some really wonderful community events on the town green. I miss a decent grocery store as well as choices for dinner..but Wegmans delivers and civilization isn't too far away, you just get used to it. It's quiet here and sweet, I don't love it yet but it's growing on me

[Anonymous]

Can I ask why your family moved to Poolesville?

[Anonymous]

We are Asian-Americans and many of my friends moved to Poolesville. It is very peaceful and quite and they LOVE the school. There is enough of a diverse community for them for them to feel welcome.

The lack of grocery store is not a big deal for them, because they have adjusted to that. My friend was saying that they do weekly groceries and monthly costco trips. They don't make it a habit of going to the store for one ingredient. There was not much of an adjustment with the pandemic for them.

[Anonymous]

Reviving this thread. Anyone have first hand experience with the HS if your child is not in a magnet program? Are the local/non magnet students given a hard time?

[Anonymous]

DP. I had a co-worker who raved about living there. His kid's teacher wasn't adverse to having parent-teacher conferences on the lawn. His kid loves the magnet program there.

The schools are top-notch (just check the MCPS school profile before selecting a house).

He's not a conservative, or a Proud Boy type. He commutes to DC via train and I sort-of regret not moving out there (this was all pre-covid).

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

We are also considering moving. Wondering if anyone has firsthand knowledge of the school culture right now? There are so many threads about physical fights in middle and high schools in MCPS. Are fights happening regularly in PHS as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good point PP! In my mind it’s so rural that I don’t consider it DMV. But you are accurate.

DMV means DC, Maryland, Virginia. Last I checked, Poolsville was in Maryland.

Don't be obtuse. DMV refers to the parts of Maryland and Virginia formerly known as "the DC area." Not Baltimore, Salisbury, or Hagerstown. Poolesville is in the DMV. It's on the edge of it.

[Anonymous]

It’s not as bad as Thurmont, I bet!

[Anonymous]

For the clueless newcomers among us, what makes the schools so covetable?