Western High School Boundary Map options (A/B/C/D)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let me point something out that I have noticed.

We have been looking at the maps wrong, but also, FCPS has not been providing clear figures as to who moves where.

Starting with the fact that 362 students from Centreville High School move to Westfield.

Another something from Chantilly moves to Westfield, don’t know the amount though.

Then, another number of students from the Oak Hill Area, possibly 300-400 something, but less than that of the move from the Crossfield to Oakton move, which is 436 in all options except Option D.

Option B moves 370 students from South Lakes to Western, with option C moving 408 out of South Lakes to the new Western.

Based on the maps, the most amount of students move out of Westfield to Western where between 940 and 1005 students move.

Options A and B move the 65 students from discovery to Westfield, but option C does not.

At the bottom where it says the number of students moving to Western High School, I don’t know whether that is produced from the sum of out column or the sum of the net column in the boundary options chart.

The maps are clearer than the numbers, and in typical rezoning schemes for the opening of a new school, close to exact estimate numbers are given saying what moves to the new school, and then who moves to existing schools.

If they said 362 Centreville to Westfield, X Westfield to Western, X Chantilly to Western, X Chantilly to Westfield, the maps would have been easier to interpret.

FCPS most likely made these maps unclear to interpret because Michelle Reid is holding onto hope she can get her Aerospace Academy, when capacity relief is desperately needed at Chantilly, Centreville, Westfield will need it in the future, possibly Oakton, and possibly South Lakes.

Sounds like it was just you who was looking at the maps wrong.

But, yes, they could be clearer. The other maps prepared during the county-wide review were just as bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let me point something out that I have noticed.

We have been looking at the maps wrong, but also, FCPS has not been providing clear figures as to who moves where.

Starting with the fact that 362 students from Centreville High School move to Westfield.

Another something from Chantilly moves to Westfield, don’t know the amount though.

Then, another number of students from the Oak Hill Area, possibly 300-400 something, but less than that of the move from the Crossfield to Oakton move, which is 436 in all options except Option D.

Option B moves 370 students from South Lakes to Western, with option C moving 408 out of South Lakes to the new Western.

Based on the maps, the most amount of students move out of Westfield to Western where between 940 and 1005 students move.

Options A and B move the 65 students from discovery to Westfield, but option C does not.

At the bottom where it says the number of students moving to Western High School, I don’t know whether that is produced from the sum of out column or the sum of the net column in the boundary options chart.

The maps are clearer than the numbers, and in typical rezoning schemes for the opening of a new school, close to exact estimate numbers are given saying what moves to the new school, and then who moves to existing schools.

If they said 362 Centreville to Westfield, X Westfield to Western, X Chantilly to Western, X Chantilly to Westfield, the maps would have been easier to interpret.

FCPS most likely made these maps unclear to interpret because Michelle Reid is holding onto hope she can get her Aerospace Academy, when capacity relief is desperately needed at Chantilly, Centreville, Westfield will need it in the future, possibly Oakton, and possibly South Lakes.

Sounds like it was just you who was looking at the maps wrong.

But, yes, they could be clearer. The other maps prepared during the county-wide review were just as bad.

PP made such a valid point though.

How dare you insult them before validating their point Tina Burnette.

[Anonymous]

How many kids are opting in?

I heard many Centreville families are interested in Western high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many kids are opting in?

I heard many Centreville families are interested in Western high.

Then they’ll be driving their kids there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many kids are opting in?

I heard many Centreville families are interested in Western high.

Then they’ll be driving their kids there.

Of course, they are aware of it.

But Western High is perceived as better than Westfield and Centreville. Many Asian families in the Centreville area and it appears they favor a technology focused education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many kids are opting in?

I heard many Centreville families are interested in Western high.

Then they’ll be driving their kids there.

Of course, they are aware of it.

But Western High is perceived as better than Westfield and Centreville. Many Asian families in the Centreville area and it appears they favor a technology focused education.

It will be somewhere between Centreville and Chantilly. Probably like Fairfax but with a swimming pool.

[Anonymous]

More housing to be zoned to Oakton:

https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/12/29/fairfax-county-board-paves-way-for-housing-to-replace-fair-oaks-area-office-buildings/

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if they are recruiting for staff yet? I'm curious as to how the staff views it - if its coveted to be in a smaller new school with special programming or if people are avoiding due to unknowns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if they are recruiting for staff yet? I'm curious as to how the staff views it - if it's coveted to be in a smaller new school with special programming or if people are avoiding due to unknowns.

Yes they are, and there is a lot of demand primarily due to location.

[Anonymous]

There are a lot of interested teachers, at least my teacher friends who have been in touching with the planning principal tell me so. Getting teachers will not be hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many kids are opting in?

I heard many Centreville families are interested in Western high.

Then they’ll be driving their kids there.

Of course, they are aware of it.

But Western High is perceived as better than Westfield and Centreville. Many Asian families in the Centreville area and it appears they favor a technology focused education.

It will be somewhere between Centreville and Chantilly. Probably like Fairfax but with a swimming pool.

I can see many out of boundary kids opting in. Reid has been bullish and kept insisting that the school would be sought after.

If the opt-in numbers from Centreville and other out of boundary areas are indeed high, don’t be surprised if Reid proposes a very tight boundary, leaving a lot of room for specialty program enrollment.

Basically, she wants Western High to become a semi magnet school.

[Anonymous]

"Basically, she wants Western High to become a semi magnet school."

- A rare point of agreement - we could really benefit from a technology centric educational option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Basically, she wants Western High to become a semi magnet school."

- A rare point of agreement - we could really benefit from a technology centric educational option.

Says someone who does not live in the area that needs a traditional high school.

[Anonymous]

They have said repeatedly it will be a traditional high school not a magnet high school. Give it up, mommies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have said repeatedly it will be a traditional high school not a magnet high school. Give it up, mommies.

DP. They’ve said they want Western to be able to handle 2000+ kids, but some of the initial boundary scenarios would pull slightly over 1700 kids into Western.

So PP is hypothesizing they’ll pick one of these scenarios and then hope hundreds of kids living outside the boundaries will pupil place into Western for its “pathways” program. That way Reid can say she followed the instruction to open a traditional school, but still get the soft magnet she clearly wants.