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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

Go to page 114 of this thread. There is a link there.

[Anonymous]

Potential Names floated at the meeting (Part 1):
-Leeland Melvin HS
-Westside HS - Jets
-Floris HS
-Melba Roy Mouton
-"No People Names" reflect focus of school
-Discovery HS
-Oak Hill HS
-Dulles HS Jets
-Sully HS Pilots
-Albert Einstein HS
-Dr Gladys West HS
-Katherine Johnson HS
-Western HS
-Oak Hill HS -Otters
-Jane Goodall HS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

what call?

They are having meetings today about the naming of the new high school. One is virtual right now. There's another one in person at Carson this evening that also has a virtual option. I am sure the Oakton people will use every opportunity to push to stay at Oakton no matter what the topic of the meeting is supposed to be.

[Anonymous]

Potential Names floated at the meeting (Part 2):
-Wants student input
-TJ Herndon (If Magnet)
-Rachel Carson Academy
-Wintergate
-West Fairfax HS
-Oak Hill HS
-Anything with West in it
-Oak Hill HS
-Sully HS
-Willard HS
-Willard Crossroads
-Dulles HS
-Floris HS
-Christine Darden
-Oak Hill HS

[Anonymous]

Potential Names floated at the meeting (Part 3):

Note: Mascot will be selected by students and principal at new school per the regulation

-Western HS
-Someone associated with airport or local area
-Western HS
-"No People Names"
-Dulles HS
-Sully HS
-Innovation HS
-Discovery HS
-Oak Hill HS
-Sully HS
-"Named after a president"

[Anonymous]

I hear a lot of Oak Hill HS or Sully HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear a lot of Oak Hill HS or Sully HS.

I just typed as each breakout room reported it, so the duplicates are each separate room that suggested that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear a lot of Oak Hill HS or Sully HS.

I think it should not be named after a person. We've gone through too many renamings and who knows what will be discovered about a person in years to come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear a lot of Oak Hill HS or Sully HS.

I think it should not be named after a person. We've gone through too many renamings and who knows what will be discovered about a person in years to come.

+1

[Anonymous]

Reid-Overton HS

[Anonymous]

How about King Abdullah Academy/ KAA? We have referred to that school how many times in the past six month?s

If they come up with some random name (Frank Schartz HS) will anybody remember?

You'll always remember King Abdullah Academy. Its ingrained by now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about King Abdullah Academy/ KAA? We have referred to that school how many times in the past six month?s

If they come up with some random name (Frank Schartz HS) will anybody remember?

You'll always remember King Abdullah Academy. Its ingrained by now.

No! From now until it is named, it is Western High School. We're moving forward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Move Oak Hill to Carson, Crossfield to Franklin, and adopt Option B.

This would entirely solve Carson's split feeder problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Move Oak Hill to Carson, Crossfield to Franklin, and adopt Option B.

This would entirely solve Carson's split feeder problem.

You really think Meren and others will approve that?

I've no problem with it, but you have obviously never gone through a boundary adjustment before. It won't fly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Apparently there is some policy that requires early community input.