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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Yeah, I think we all know who that is. Feels like this has more to do with keeping their kid in the spotlight at a big-name sports school than what’s best for Crossfield.

I could write a book on parents who assumed their kid would be a "star!" I know of two who pupil placed to schools with high achieving teams for this purpose. Did not work out the way they hoped.

I remember being so grateful when DS--on the way to youth football--told me that his dream was to be QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he realized that was quite unlikely to happen.
I was happy that he was realizing this at ten--instead of eighteen.

Here is a secret--as my DH says: There is always someone bigger, faster, and stronger.

Michael Jordan and Tom Brady are outliers who did not begin as stars. They are very few and far between.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Yeah, I think we all know who that is. Feels like this has more to do with keeping their kid in the spotlight at a big-name sports school than what’s best for Crossfield.

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What I find interesting through is that with the new high school, their kid has a chance to be the star of the show whereas at Oakton they'll just be average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Yeah, I think we all know who that is. Feels like this has more to do with keeping their kid in the spotlight at a big-name sports school than what’s best for Crossfield.

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What I find interesting through is that with the new high school, their kid has a chance to be the star of the show whereas at Oakton they'll just be average.

I've repeated this before on these threads:

I was in the second graduating class of a school. When I was in tenth grade, we only had eleventh grade. The year before, the school only went to tenth grade.
We had a mediocre football team, but the "star" was recruited to play in a prestigious D1 school. He went on to play pro football and win two Championship Super Bowl rings as a starter-and, I think, one Super Bowl loss. So, being a standout can make a difference on any team.
Coaches are aware of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Yeah, I think we all know who that is. Feels like this has more to do with keeping their kid in the spotlight at a big-name sports school than what’s best for Crossfield.

100%

What I find interesting through is that with the new high school, their kid has a chance to be the star of the show whereas at Oakton they'll just be average.

It’s a perceived status thing and wanting to go to a school with people from certain neighborhoods and not others. For the vast majority of sports, college recruiting happens from club teams, not school teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad the school board made meetings specific to the new school but there have been a LOT of emails lately with meeting dates and it is overwhelming. First there was an open house, then a change to the Chantilly meeting, then a naming meeting, then another meeting and now new high school meetings plus an email from the elementary principals about it.

Yeah, I got many emails.

Just curious=. Did parents in Great Falls, the town of Herndon, or Reston (not Crossfield and Fox Mill) receive the email invitations for the new HS meetings?

[Anonymous]

I think they sent the e-mails out via Principals of only the impacted schools.

[Anonymous]

gotta love those copy and paste BS emails. The school didn't even bother to change [Name of School Here] before sending it out

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m glad the school board made meetings specific to the new school but there have been a LOT of emails lately with meeting dates and it is overwhelming. First there was an open house, then a change to the Chantilly meeting, then a naming meeting, then another meeting and now new high school meetings plus an email from the elementary principals about it.

Yeah, I got many emails.

Just curious=. Did parents in Great Falls, the town of Herndon, or Reston (not Crossfield and Fox Mill) receive the email invitations for the new HS meetings?

OMG, not everything is about you psycho Langley mama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:gotta love those copy and paste BS emails. The school didn't even bother to change [Name of School Here] before sending it out

Our elementary principal didn't change it, but the middle school principal did.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad the school board made meetings specific to the new school but there have been a LOT of emails lately with meeting dates and it is overwhelming. First there was an open house, then a change to the Chantilly meeting, then a naming meeting, then another meeting and now new high school meetings plus an email from the elementary principals about it.

Yeah, I got many emails.

Just curious=. Did parents in Great Falls, the town of Herndon, or Reston (not Crossfield and Fox Mill) receive the email invitations for the new HS meetings?

OMG, not everything is about you psycho Langley mama.

Well, the one who posts on Nextdoor came to the Open House and went right on Nextdoor to complain. One day, when I have time, I'll post the series of her attacks against it--
one last week claims the schools are not overcrowded--that they didn't count the trailers in the numbers!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Then why are they fighting so hard after Reid said only rising 7th graders will have to go and older ones can be grandfathered?

That person also has one in ES still.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Then why are they fighting so hard after Reid said only rising 7th graders will have to go and older ones can be grandfathered?

Because some of them also have younger kids and are concerned the new school won’t be good enough even by then for their precious children. Being the star of everything at the new school doesn’t carry the same social media bragging rights as being the star of everything at Oakton.

This person's peers are getting really tired of them being the star of everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Then why are they fighting so hard after Reid said only rising 7th graders will have to go and older ones can be grandfathered?

Because some of them also have younger kids and are concerned the new school won’t be good enough even by then for their precious children. Being the star of everything at the new school doesn’t carry the same social media bragging rights as being the star of everything at Oakton.

This person's peers are getting really tired of them being the star of everything.

That situation has burnout/flameout written all over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Yeah, I think we all know who that is. Feels like this has more to do with keeping their kid in the spotlight at a big-name sports school than what’s best for Crossfield.

100%

What I find interesting through is that with the new high school, their kid has a chance to be the star of the show whereas at Oakton they'll just be average.

Agree. Oakton sports are insane. How do they keep winning?? I would think many would be glad to make varsity at a new school when have no chance to make JV at Oakton. I say this as an Oakton parent but I guarantee you my high schooler would say the opposite--she would rather be bench warmer on a great team than starter on a bad team. So I can see both sides. (she doesn't play HS sports anyways but used to be in various club sports).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the parents of older elementary school students at Crossfield think of Oakton as an elite school. That's why.

The loudest ones don't even have kids at Crossfield anymore. Their kids are 7th and 8th graders.

Yup, I believer the leader of the group is a middle school parent.

Yeah, I think we all know who that is. Feels like this has more to do with keeping their kid in the spotlight at a big-name sports school than what’s best for Crossfield.

100%

What I find interesting through is that with the new high school, their kid has a chance to be the star of the show whereas at Oakton they'll just be average.

Agree. Oakton sports are insane. How do they keep winning?? I would think many would be glad to make varsity at a new school when have no chance to make JV at Oakton. I say this as an Oakton parent but I guarantee you my high schooler would say the opposite--she would rather be bench warmer on a great team than starter on a bad team. So I can see both sides. (she doesn't play HS sports anyways but used to be in various club sports).

It goes in cycles. But, I know someone who "pupil placed" to Oakton for "social issues" his mom said. It was for sports. He was a good player on Oakton's team--but not a star. Expected to be recruited for D1--didn't work out for him.