FCPS is turning the new high school purchased to fix crowding into an Aviation magnet school instead of a high school??

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Anonymous wrote:I know for a fact that some of the Crossfield parents don't want their kids going to Western due to there not being established sports. That seems to be the driving force over academics.

I know Fox Mill families who don't want to move because they don't like the idea of going to a school without established programs, I get that. It is also an opportunity for kids to immediately jump into leadership positions and be able to have 3-4 years of leading on their college applications. They can write essays about starting a new school and building a school identity and how they helped by starting club X or their ability to lead a new sports program. Their essays will stand out because their experience will be different.

In a strange way, there might be more opportunities for kids to play sports because they are establishing the programs and there are fewer kids to draw from. While their initial records might not be great, they will have a chance to play where they might not at other HSs.

Is it ideal? No but the con can be turned into a positive for a lot of kids. And when they graduate in 3-4 years, they can look back with pride at what they helped to build in a very different way then they would if they attended their old base school. And they will be doing this with friends from ES and MS.

There is probably more support from ES parents then there is from MS and HS parents because the ES kids will arrive to a completely staffed school with teams and clubs established, but with room to grow.

I disagree as a fox mill family I would prefer this option to south lakes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know for a fact that some of the Crossfield parents don't want their kids going to Western due to there not being established sports. That seems to be the driving force over academics.

I know Fox Mill families who don't want to move because they don't like the idea of going to a school without established programs, I get that. It is also an opportunity for kids to immediately jump into leadership positions and be able to have 3-4 years of leading on their college applications. They can write essays about starting a new school and building a school identity and how they helped by starting club X or their ability to lead a new sports program. Their essays will stand out because their experience will be different.

In a strange way, there might be more opportunities for kids to play sports because they are establishing the programs and there are fewer kids to draw from. While their initial records might not be great, they will have a chance to play where they might not at other HSs.

Is it ideal? No but the con can be turned into a positive for a lot of kids. And when they graduate in 3-4 years, they can look back with pride at what they helped to build in a very different way then they would if they attended their old base school. And they will be doing this with friends from ES and MS.

There is probably more support from ES parents then there is from MS and HS parents because the ES kids will arrive to a completely staffed school with teams and clubs established, but with room to grow.

I disagree as a fox mill family I would prefer this option to south lakes.

Fox Mill, like all the communities in this, is split. I am a Fox MIll parent excited about moving to the new school. I know others who feel the way I do and others who want to stay at SLHS. I have not said in any of my posts that there is a unified position, there isn't. Personally, I am excited and looking forward to attending the new school. Mainly because it will be an AP school and I have no interest in the IB program for my kid.

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Anonymous wrote:They have not been able to conduct a thoughtful county-wide boundary study and they will not be able to wrap that up and also get the western HS to open smoothly in the fall of 2026. They are not very competent to begin with, and they have way too much on their plates.

Yeah. I can’t believe they aren’t going to touch middle school boundaries for this. Their current proposal turns Franklin into a Westfield (everything south of 50 goes to Westfield), Chantilly, Oakton, KAA split feeder under every scenario. If only there were an ongoing comprehensive boundary to evaluate this!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They have not been able to conduct a thoughtful county-wide boundary study and they will not be able to wrap that up and also get the western HS to open smoothly in the fall of 2026. They are not very competent to begin with, and they have way too much on their plates.

Yeah. I can’t believe they aren’t going to touch middle school boundaries for this. Their current proposal turns Franklin into a Westfield (everything south of 50 goes to Westfield), Chantilly, Oakton, KAA split feeder under every scenario. If only there were an ongoing comprehensive boundary to evaluate this!

I suspect it will be addressed--though maybe not for 2026.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know for a fact that some of the Crossfield parents don't want their kids going to Western due to there not being established sports. That seems to be the driving force over academics.

I know Fox Mill families who don't want to move because they don't like the idea of going to a school without established programs, I get that. It is also an opportunity for kids to immediately jump into leadership positions and be able to have 3-4 years of leading on their college applications. They can write essays about starting a new school and building a school identity and how they helped by starting club X or their ability to lead a new sports program. Their essays will stand out because their experience will be different.

In a strange way, there might be more opportunities for kids to play sports because they are establishing the programs and there are fewer kids to draw from. While their initial records might not be great, they will have a chance to play where they might not at other HSs.

Is it ideal? No but the con can be turned into a positive for a lot of kids. And when they graduate in 3-4 years, they can look back with pride at what they helped to build in a very different way then they would if they attended their old base school. And they will be doing this with friends from ES and MS.

There is probably more support from ES parents then there is from MS and HS parents because the ES kids will arrive to a completely staffed school with teams and clubs established, but with room to grow.

I disagree as a fox mill family I would prefer this option to south lakes.

Are people in Fox Mill mobilizing to push for a particular option?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know for a fact that some of the Crossfield parents don't want their kids going to Western due to there not being established sports. That seems to be the driving force over academics.

I know Fox Mill families who don't want to move because they don't like the idea of going to a school without established programs, I get that. It is also an opportunity for kids to immediately jump into leadership positions and be able to have 3-4 years of leading on their college applications. They can write essays about starting a new school and building a school identity and how they helped by starting club X or their ability to lead a new sports program. Their essays will stand out because their experience will be different.

In a strange way, there might be more opportunities for kids to play sports because they are establishing the programs and there are fewer kids to draw from. While their initial records might not be great, they will have a chance to play where they might not at other HSs.

Is it ideal? No but the con can be turned into a positive for a lot of kids. And when they graduate in 3-4 years, they can look back with pride at what they helped to build in a very different way then they would if they attended their old base school. And they will be doing this with friends from ES and MS.

There is probably more support from ES parents then there is from MS and HS parents because the ES kids will arrive to a completely staffed school with teams and clubs established, but with room to grow.

I disagree as a fox mill family I would prefer this option to south lakes.

Are people in Fox Mill mobilizing to push for a particular option?

No clue, I sent my emails to the board as soon as the new school was purchased and again when the Academy discussion started. I know others who have contacted the school board.

In my mind, it always made sense to include the students who have Carson as a base school for the new school. It allows Carson to diminish the split feeder problem and all of those schools are reasonably close by. The boundary plans seem to include most of the Carson base schools, but not all. Oak Hill sends a lot of kids to Carson through the AAP program and it is close by. Hopefully common sense, and not the screaming and finger pointing, wins out. But who knows.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know for a fact that some of the Crossfield parents don't want their kids going to Western due to there not being established sports. That seems to be the driving force over academics.

I know Fox Mill families who don't want to move because they don't like the idea of going to a school without established programs, I get that. It is also an opportunity for kids to immediately jump into leadership positions and be able to have 3-4 years of leading on their college applications. They can write essays about starting a new school and building a school identity and how they helped by starting club X or their ability to lead a new sports program. Their essays will stand out because their experience will be different.

In a strange way, there might be more opportunities for kids to play sports because they are establishing the programs and there are fewer kids to draw from. While their initial records might not be great, they will have a chance to play where they might not at other HSs.

Is it ideal? No but the con can be turned into a positive for a lot of kids. And when they graduate in 3-4 years, they can look back with pride at what they helped to build in a very different way then they would if they attended their old base school. And they will be doing this with friends from ES and MS.

There is probably more support from ES parents then there is from MS and HS parents because the ES kids will arrive to a completely staffed school with teams and clubs established, but with room to grow.

I disagree as a fox mill family I would prefer this option to south lakes.

Are people in Fox Mill mobilizing to push for a particular option?

No clue, I sent my emails to the board as soon as the new school was purchased and again when the Academy discussion started. I know others who have contacted the school board.

In my mind, it always made sense to include the students who have Carson as a base school for the new school. It allows Carson to diminish the split feeder problem and all of those schools are reasonably close by. The boundary plans seem to include most of the Carson base schools, but not all. Oak Hill sends a lot of kids to Carson through the AAP program and it is close by. Hopefully common sense, and not the screaming and finger pointing, wins out. But who knows.

Another Fox Mill resident here. I haven’t seen any boundary related communications or actions from the Fox Mill PTA or HOA.

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Every parent that I've spoken to in my neighborhood, both with elementary, middle, and hs aged students at Oakton, would love for their kid to attend the new school instead of Oakton, myself included. We are in a Crossfield neighborhood.

That bus ride has to be much worse now than it was years ago.

Question: I've heard that McDaniel lives in Franklin Farm. Is he a Crossfield/Oakton parent?

I live in FF and I have never heard anyone say he lives here nor have I ever seen him around. Maybe he lives in another Crossfield/Oakton neighborhood nearby but but pretty sure not FF.

He is zoned to Crossfield/Carson/Oakton.

Actually, McDaniel quietly listed his home for rent earlier this year. It's unclear where he lives currently, or if it is in Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

Urging families to join the naming call right now. There are a lot of haters on the call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Urging families to join the naming call right now. There are a lot of haters on the call.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Urging families to join the naming call right now. There are a lot of haters on the call.

Haters as in people against the opening timeline, against the boundary options, against both? I figured people would hijack the meeting to air grievances.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Urging families to join the naming call right now. There are a lot of haters on the call.

Haters as in people against the opening timeline, against the boundary options, against both? I figured people would hijack the meeting to air grievances.

what call?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Urging families to join the naming call right now. There are a lot of haters on the call.

Haters as in people against the opening timeline, against the boundary options, against both? I figured people would hijack the meeting to air grievances.

Yes, that's what they are doing!! When they are supposed to be discussing the name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Urging families to join the naming call right now. There are a lot of haters on the call.

Haters as in people against the opening timeline, against the boundary options, against both? I figured people would hijack the meeting to air grievances.

I am curious why they are in such a rush to name the school when they are still finalizing the programming and boundary. Doesn't seem like it needs to be a priority, you can keep calling it Western High for now and then decide the name later.

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Where is the new proposed boundary? I went to the open house and was told to go to room 14 and there is a QR code posted. When I proceed to room 14 a 1:30 it was closed off and I was told that it would re open at 2:30 for community discussion. Where can I find this information on the proposed boundary with KAA?