FCPS Skyview Boundary Revised Scenario 1 / 2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plus one. While I understand choosing one school over the other for a variety of reasons - athletics, ability to bike to school etc., several comments yesterday was disparaging about Westfield AP programs not "good enough". Someone talked about how they can no longer bike back to home in between activities. I appreciate that this aspect is important to them. However, don't disparage Westfield that has good AP offerings, stellar sports and band team.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people cannot argue for their point without disparaging another school. You can argue you want to stay at a specific school for a variety of reasons on that you want to move for a variety of reasons without disparaging the other option.

You can point to clubs and classes offered at the school that you are at and say that you value those programs and those are not available at the new school. I have no problem with my neighbors that worry about moving to Skyview because there are no traditions or clubs or sports and who worry what the experience will be like, that is a valid concern. I see it as a great opportunity to take on a leadership role from 9th grade on and help build something. I think it will be a great experience. And he can start the clubs he wants that are not at SLHS but are at some other schools. That isn't a slight at SLHS, they have lots of great clubs and programs but no school can have everything.

Make your case to stay without destroying someone else. It shouldn't be hard.

Walney Oaks giving biking to school a reason? While the poor kids on 50 who live much closer and can walk to Chantilly are being kicked out?

FCPS knows that the low income Chantilly Mews and Bull Run apartment block families are too busy working multiple jobs, caring for little kids, etc to attend a meeting and speak up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting that Meren is warning South Lakes families that they will lose classes and teachers, but FCPS is pretending that none of that will happen at Westfield, which is losing twice as many kids.

Yep. Its interesting how Meren is selectively honest. She is spot-on with that point, thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Westfield parent who was at the meeting. I was hoping to speak with someone from FCPS or the School Board after the meeting.

So many people were complaining about being moved to our school. I was not sure how to stand up and say people should be moved whether they like it or not.

Frankly I was disgusted with Seema continualy "empathizing" with those people like being moved to Westfield is like a death in the family. Her attitude was all wrong. No one up there said one positive thing about Westfield.

Not to be rude, but why didn't you speak in public?

To be honest with you English is my second language and I am not good at public speaking . That's why I hoped to speak privately but there was no chance to.

You should email the whole School Board, if you are more comfortable writing then speaking:
https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/contact-us/school-board

You can email Reid at [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plus one. While I understand choosing one school over the other for a variety of reasons - athletics, ability to bike to school etc., several comments yesterday was disparaging about Westfield AP programs not "good enough". Someone talked about how they can no longer bike back to home in between activities. I appreciate that this aspect is important to them. However, don't disparage Westfield that has good AP offerings, stellar sports and band team.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people cannot argue for their point without disparaging another school. You can argue you want to stay at a specific school for a variety of reasons on that you want to move for a variety of reasons without disparaging the other option.

You can point to clubs and classes offered at the school that you are at and say that you value those programs and those are not available at the new school. I have no problem with my neighbors that worry about moving to Skyview because there are no traditions or clubs or sports and who worry what the experience will be like, that is a valid concern. I see it as a great opportunity to take on a leadership role from 9th grade on and help build something. I think it will be a great experience. And he can start the clubs he wants that are not at SLHS but are at some other schools. That isn't a slight at SLHS, they have lots of great clubs and programs but no school can have everything.

Make your case to stay without destroying someone else. It shouldn't be hard.

Walney Oaks giving biking to school a reason? While the poor kids on 50 who live much closer and can walk to Chantilly are being kicked out?

For real, this is a theatre of the absurd. They should have just put out sensible boundaries months ago and skipped all this nonsense.

[Anonymous]

So that was the last meeting. No more comments on the tool.

What happens next?

[Anonymous]

When you buy a house equally close to two different high schools, you might get rezoned at some point. Especially if one of those schools is perpetually overcrowded and one of the schools can educate 3000 kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plus one. While I understand choosing one school over the other for a variety of reasons - athletics, ability to bike to school etc., several comments yesterday was disparaging about Westfield AP programs not "good enough". Someone talked about how they can no longer bike back to home in between activities. I appreciate that this aspect is important to them. However, don't disparage Westfield that has good AP offerings, stellar sports and band team.

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people cannot argue for their point without disparaging another school. You can argue you want to stay at a specific school for a variety of reasons on that you want to move for a variety of reasons without disparaging the other option.

You can point to clubs and classes offered at the school that you are at and say that you value those programs and those are not available at the new school. I have no problem with my neighbors that worry about moving to Skyview because there are no traditions or clubs or sports and who worry what the experience will be like, that is a valid concern. I see it as a great opportunity to take on a leadership role from 9th grade on and help build something. I think it will be a great experience. And he can start the clubs he wants that are not at SLHS but are at some other schools. That isn't a slight at SLHS, they have lots of great clubs and programs but no school can have everything.

Make your case to stay without destroying someone else. It shouldn't be hard.

Walney Oaks giving biking to school a reason? While the poor kids on 50 who live much closer and can walk to Chantilly are being kicked out?

Oh please, I live near that area. I rarely see any kids bike to or from school from that neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Agree. Chantilly Mews area that they are moving to Westfield is like a mile from CHS, very walkable and kids walk back and forth all the time.

The Walney kids are 2-3 miles away. They don't walk or bike, for the most part. Not that I've seen.

[Anonymous]

The entire Walney area should be moved to Westfield. Brookfield should be a 50% split feeder. The Chantilly Mews kids should be moved back to CHS. The rest of Bull Run should be moved to Westfield. That would give Westfield around 2300-2400 students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When you buy a house equally close to two different high schools, you might get rezoned at some point. Especially if one of those schools is perpetually overcrowded and one of the schools can educate 3000 kids.

Especially since this area goes to Cub Run which is a Westfield split feeder. They have been moved in every possible version of the map, because it makes so much sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Chantilly Mews area that they are moving to Westfield is like a mile from CHS, very walkable and kids walk back and forth all the time.

The Walney kids are 2-3 miles away. They don't walk or bike, for the most part. Not that I've seen.

but but they can hear the Chantilly marching band from their decks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Chantilly Mews area that they are moving to Westfield is like a mile from CHS, very walkable and kids walk back and forth all the time.

The Walney kids are 2-3 miles away. They don't walk or bike, for the most part. Not that I've seen.

but but they can hear the Chantilly marching band from their decks

It must get very loud in their yard with all that Band Noise, since they are equally close to Westfield. Battle of the bands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire Walney area should be moved to Westfield. Brookfield should be a 50% split feeder. The Chantilly Mews kids should be moved back to CHS. The rest of Bull Run should be moved to Westfield. That would give Westfield around 2300-2400 students.

this is what a reasonable, functioning school system would do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The entire Walney area should be moved to Westfield. Brookfield should be a 50% split feeder. The Chantilly Mews kids should be moved back to CHS. The rest of Bull Run should be moved to Westfield. That would give Westfield around 2300-2400 students.

this is what a reasonable, functioning school system would do.

It would also free up space at Centreville HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Westfield parent who was at the meeting. I was hoping to speak with someone from FCPS or the School Board after the meeting.

So many people were complaining about being moved to our school. I was not sure how to stand up and say people should be moved whether they like it or not.

Frankly I was disgusted with Seema continualy "empathizing" with those people like being moved to Westfield is like a death in the family. Her attitude was all wrong. No one up there said one positive thing about Westfield.

Not to be rude, but why didn't you speak in public?

NP- It take a very confident public speaker to stand up and tell a bunch of people to stop complaining about being moved to your kids school.

Not really, you can have intense emotions as well.