Western High School Boundary Map options (A/B/C/D)
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Anonymous
np. I know a few families who live in buildings like that. A few are divorcees who don't need or want a lot of space. I also know a couple small families who travel internationally often and would rather lock up and go than deal with home maintenance or house sitters. I imagine you would get less of that in Reston, but probably not none. |
Anonymous
Marshall and McLean coming in hot with 804 abd 629 HS students projected respectively. Going to have to make some room nearby. |
Anonymous
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Could there be a delay? Does anyone know about this process?
https://www.centre-view.com/news/2025/dec/17/could-2232-process-cast-a-shadow-over-western-high-school/ |
Anonymous
The McLean solution is easy enough if McLean gets overcrowded. At this point I have no idea how the School Board is going to draw the boundaries for Western because the process is stupidly convoluted. There are people who want to move from some schools and people who don’t want to move from those same schools. There are schools that don’t seem to have any say in the matter: Oak Hill, McNair, and Coates. There are schools that might have some ability to influence: Crossfield, Fox Mill, Floris. I think a large part of Floris moves and is fine with it but I think I have heard that the Floris folks at SLHS might not want to move. Crossfield is very divided between the schools. Fox Mill is divided and Meren doesn’t want Fox Mill moving. At this point, I can choose to opt-in for my child, which we are doing. We were planning that for a different AP program anyway. I doubt the arguing over who has more buildings going up, how quickly, and what type of families might live in them is going to change anything. I expect that it will be Oak Hill, McNair, Coates, all of Floris. It will be Crossfield or Fox Mill, I suspect it will be Crossfield because of Meren and not wanting to lose Floris and Fox Mill kids from SLHS to protect test scores. |
Anonymous
Everything Michelle Reid oversees turns out to be a giant mess. She simply does not have the skill set to be in charge of a school division this large and complicated, and she has hired a lot of people whose main qualification is simply loyalty to her. |
Anonymous
South Lakes mommy woke up and wrote her daily newsletter. |
Anonymous
I don't understand the issue with traffic and "more trips." It's basically next to Carson and actually more accessible as the street is off McLearen and wider. And, how can this be more trips when the students will all be attending schools closer than the ones they attend now? Agree with comments about the way this has been run. They should have started and set boundaries within short months of the purchase. One of the options presented was quite reasonable. Another one could also work. C and D which left Discovery Square (right next to the facility) at Westfield were, to me, ridiculous. The RIO complaints are all emotional and subjective and could apply to any group that does not want to move there. Any objective person could see this. That trip to Oakton is awful from this area. |
Anonymous
The building should have went through the full review process when it is built. Now it is going through a shortened process that basically affirms that this building did not change substantially from the previous review. Don't expect a delay, but you never know what NIMBYs are capable of. |
Anonymous
I think you're missing the point. The issue from the perspective of the planning folks is whether the area immediately near Western and Carson can handle the additional traffic, not whether it would mean shorter commutes in the aggregate. And there will be even more cars if there are families opting into Western who ultimately aren't within the boundaries established in June. |
Anonymous
It wouldn't change substantially by the time it opens with 1000 students, but it will change substantially (and there will be more kids coming into the area) if the goal is to build it out to 2000+ students. It's not a NIMBY-driven issue, it's a county analysis as to whether a particular area can handle a higher volume of traffic and whether the building's footprint will be consistent with the land use requirements. Issues came up with the Centreville renovation/expansion as well. It seems FCPS doesn't have the right people to manage these issues, which in a sense are routine, in a pro-active manner. |
Anonymous
Sadly, the community wants it. It is in their backyard. They know it is needed. The new school is very close to all being considered in the options. Those going to Chantilly are happy there--but it is overcrowded and there has been no where to go for the students. All within the Chantilly boundaries are very close to Chantilly--including those considered for the new school--so the commute is not an issue. Those currently going to Westfield have a bad commute and Westfield is also too crowded--soon to be overcrowded with the new construction in the area. They are separated from the rest of the Westfield community. Those going to Oakton apparently love the school--but Oakton is now over capacity with much new construction in progress in the boundary. The commute to Oakton is awful and expensive for the school system. Fox Mill is also close to the new school--but it is also close to South Lakes. |