Swanson or Williamsburg

[Anonymous]

How the outside of a building looks shouldn't matter as much as what's going on inside.

[Anonymous]

True. TJ looks like a prison (lease attractive building of the six schools by a mile). Even so, my children seem to be getting a good education there and have made many friends ion middle school.

[Anonymous]

True. TJ looks like a prison (lease attractive building of the six schools by a mile). Even so, my children seem to be getting a good education there and have made many friends ion middle school.

Shhhh. TJ is a hidden gem!

[Anonymous]

I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Wakefield is the only overcrowded high school right now. Career Center and Arlington Tech HS projects will solve the future capacity issues. APS has it all figured out, but of course not everyone will be happy. High school capacity planning and projects in Fairfax County are aimed the 2500 - 3000 student high school, so Arlington is not an outlier here. With the exception of the small Meridian HS in Falls Church and the H-B Woodlawn Program, most of the Northern Virginia high schools will have a similar range of student numbers.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Hey look it’s the same lady who wants to make HB a high school in EVERY THREAD

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Hey look it’s the same lady who wants to make HB a high school in EVERY THREAD

Or, ya know, more than one person shares that opinion. Mind blowing, I know.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Hey look it’s the same lady who wants to make HB a high school in EVERY THREAD

Or, ya know, more than one person shares that opinion. Mind blowing, I know.

There is not much difference between HB and regular high schools besides size. It's the same curriculum. Actually, HB has fewer class choices and no sports.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Wakefield is the only overcrowded high school right now. Career Center and Arlington Tech HS projects will solve the future capacity issues. APS has it all figured out, but of course not everyone will be happy. High school capacity planning and projects in Fairfax County are aimed the 2500 - 3000 student high school, so Arlington is not an outlier here. With the exception of the small Meridian HS in Falls Church and the H-B Woodlawn Program, most of the Northern Virginia high schools will have a similar range of student numbers.

The "solution" was to cram nearly 3000 students into the WL campus, for a building originally scoped for less than 2000, on acreage that is a fraction of any Fairfax county school.

You can claim WL is "just like the rest" but get real.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Hey look it’s the same lady who wants to make HB a high school in EVERY THREAD

Or, ya know, more than one person shares that opinion. Mind blowing, I know.

There is not much difference between HB and regular high schools besides size. It's the same curriculum. Actually, HB has fewer class choices and no sports.

Are you Fing kidding me? The whole difference is the school size is CAPPED.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Hey look it’s the same lady who wants to make HB a high school in EVERY THREAD

Or, ya know, more than one person shares that opinion. Mind blowing, I know.

There is not much difference between HB and regular high schools besides size. It's the same curriculum. Actually, HB has fewer class choices and no sports.

Are you Fing kidding me? The whole difference is the school size is CAPPED.

Yes, because it's a very small building (surrounded by office buildings) so it can hold fewer people. Bigger schools with all the sports fields and such can hold more, like W-L as posted above.

But my point is, the education is the same, or even potentially better at the bigger schools with greater selection of courses.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Hey look it’s the same lady who wants to make HB a high school in EVERY THREAD

Or, ya know, more than one person shares that opinion. Mind blowing, I know.

There is not much difference between HB and regular high schools besides size. It's the same curriculum. Actually, HB has fewer class choices and no sports.

Are you Fing kidding me? The whole difference is the school size is CAPPED.

Yes, because it's a very small building (surrounded by office buildings) so it can hold fewer people. Bigger schools with all the sports fields and such can hold more, like W-L as posted above.

But my point is, the education is the same, or even potentially better at the bigger schools with greater selection of courses.

FFS, they are increasing WL by the ENTIRE POPULATION of HB by converting office space.

And the HB students use the same fields.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. My 6th grader's largest class this year was in the low 20s. Her writing class had 15 students, like a private school. Great librarians and school library. Wonderful to have use of the indoor track and lovely auditorium shared with the county. Good band, orchestra, chorus, school gardens, tennis courts. Real math challenge and strong instruction. Solid grade counselor. Was nervous about Jefferson but happy thus far.

Its ridiculous that we have so much capacity at the middle school level, but we can't swap HB into a high school only program and return those seats to their spacious neighborhood schools and allow HB to absorb more from the overcrowded high schools AND allow MORE students to participate in HB with its long waitlist.

Hey look it’s the same lady who wants to make HB a high school in EVERY THREAD

Or, ya know, more than one person shares that opinion. Mind blowing, I know.

There is not much difference between HB and regular high schools besides size. It's the same curriculum. Actually, HB has fewer class choices and no sports.

Are you Fing kidding me? The whole difference is the school size is CAPPED.

Yes, because it's a very small building (surrounded by office buildings) so it can hold fewer people. Bigger schools with all the sports fields and such can hold more, like W-L as posted above.

But my point is, the education is the same, or even potentially better at the bigger schools with greater selection of courses.

FFS, they are increasing WL by the ENTIRE POPULATION of HB by converting office space.

And the HB students use the same fields.

diff poster here, HB students use the WL fields, because HB students play sports at their home high schools. So those HB students zoned to W-L use the W-L fields. Also, the WL addition is more than an office space conversion. Have you looked at the APS project page for Ed Center? It's a state of the art high school facility in the shell of the former APS administrative office building.

[Anonymous]

People always complain about how dark and depressing Yorktown HS, TJ MS, etc are. The WL addition has so much light, and is so bright and so white, because it was an office building and those always have larger windows than schools. And the building is painted white which reflects the sunlight.