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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It would be easier if people posted in a way that wasn’t insulting each other. We don’t have to agree with each other to have a civil conversation.

That would be easier if some people didn't spend their days posting straight up lies.

Or identify as RIO moms with the pronouns delu/sio/nal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well my friend filed a FIOA so the mystery of who is going should be solved in 5 business days.

Do you mean FOIA, sweetie pie?

Yes! Sweet buns! Sorry for the typo!

[Anonymous]

Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Posted this on a different thread but it prob belongs here.

I truly think that we could solve the problem of the RIO mommies with one policy:

Current 7th graders can choose if they are going to Oakton or Western in 27-28. After that, if you are zoned to Western but your child has a sibling at Oakton, you can opt in to Oakton. The only catch is that you have to provide your own transportation. This would only last max 10 years and would be max 20 kids each year.

It's a no brainer

No, there are many people with very young kids that would not accept this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

So tired of you Crossfield-to-Navy for AAP/Carson/wannabe TJ but will settle for nothing less than Oakton parents thinking your opinion matters more than anyone else’s. Yes, we can tell who you are by your syntax. If you are so dead set on Oakton as the only acceptable backup to TJ you should have bought a home closer to the high school. Sorry you couldn’t figure out how to be successful enough to afford true Oakton, McLean, or Langley. You you can’t buy a home in Herndon and be shocked at the idea that your child might have to attend high school in… Herndon. You get what you pay for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

If you're counting that 450 then you need to take into account the multiple thousand of housing units in Oakton that were approved in the last year but aren't in the CIP because they haven't put shovels in the ground yet (AT&T site, Redwood Plaza, Flint Hill Office Parks 1, 3, and 4, Fair Oaks Business Park, Fairfax Ridge, ICF International - I'm sure there are a couple more). There is no way Oakton stays below 100% once these developments start to come online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

If you're counting that 450 then you need to take into account the multiple thousand of housing units in Oakton that were approved in the last year but aren't in the CIP because they haven't put shovels in the ground yet (AT&T site, Redwood Plaza, Flint Hill Office Parks 1, 3, and 4, Fair Oaks Business Park, Fairfax Ridge, ICF International - I'm sure there are a couple more). There is no way Oakton stays below 100% once these developments start to come online.

+10000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

So tired of you Crossfield-to-Navy for AAP/Carson/wannabe TJ but will settle for nothing less than Oakton parents thinking your opinion matters more than anyone else’s. Yes, we can tell who you are by your syntax. If you are so dead set on Oakton as the only acceptable backup to TJ you should have bought a home closer to the high school. Sorry you couldn’t figure out how to be successful enough to afford true Oakton, McLean, or Langley. You you can’t buy a home in Herndon and be shocked at the idea that your child might have to attend high school in… Herndon. You get what you pay for.

Why do you presume that posters opinion matters more?

My home is about 2 million, bought it for Oakton but finding an empty lot to build on on the back roads wasn't an option at the time due to availability.

Also depends on how long ago you bought your home, I mean my housing area used to be serviced by the Oakton post office if you go check out it's plat far enough back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

So tired of you Crossfield-to-Navy for AAP/Carson/wannabe TJ but will settle for nothing less than Oakton parents thinking your opinion matters more than anyone else’s. Yes, we can tell who you are by your syntax. If you are so dead set on Oakton as the only acceptable backup to TJ you should have bought a home closer to the high school. Sorry you couldn’t figure out how to be successful enough to afford true Oakton, McLean, or Langley. You you can’t buy a home in Herndon and be shocked at the idea that your child might have to attend high school in… Herndon. You get what you pay for.

Dp. Are you saying all of us who are pushing for Western are poor, including you? All the other schools are lesser schools other than Langley, Mclean and Oakton. That is sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

So tired of you Crossfield-to-Navy for AAP/Carson/wannabe TJ but will settle for nothing less than Oakton parents thinking your opinion matters more than anyone else’s. Yes, we can tell who you are by your syntax. If you are so dead set on Oakton as the only acceptable backup to TJ you should have bought a home closer to the high school. Sorry you couldn’t figure out how to be successful enough to afford true Oakton, McLean, or Langley. You you can’t buy a home in Herndon and be shocked at the idea that your child might have to attend high school in… Herndon. You get what you pay for.

Dp. Are you saying all of us who are pushing for Western are poor, including you? All the other schools are lesser schools other than Langley, Mclean and Oakton. That is sad.

Other schools are just as good with homes of varying price points in each attendance zone.

What’s sad is that DP posted something that reflects poorly on their fragile masculinity/femininity and elitism that reflects grave insecurity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

So tired of you Crossfield-to-Navy for AAP/Carson/wannabe TJ but will settle for nothing less than Oakton parents thinking your opinion matters more than anyone else’s. Yes, we can tell who you are by your syntax. If you are so dead set on Oakton as the only acceptable backup to TJ you should have bought a home closer to the high school. Sorry you couldn’t figure out how to be successful enough to afford true Oakton, McLean, or Langley. You you can’t buy a home in Herndon and be shocked at the idea that your child might have to attend high school in… Herndon. You get what you pay for.

Dp. Are you saying all of us who are pushing for Western are poor, including you? All the other schools are lesser schools other than Langley, Mclean and Oakton. That is sad.

Other schools are just as good with homes of varying price points in each attendance zone.

What’s sad is that DP posted something that reflects poorly on their fragile masculinity/femininity and elitism that reflects grave insecurity.

In certain communities, there is a high priority on going to the "best" school. Those same communities place a high focus on academics and certain brand name colleges. That is a high priority for those cultures because you are viewed as a failure if you don't go down that path. Obviously people from other communities have a focus on other things for a high school experience. We are not "all the same" which is why diversity is such a great thing!

Traditionally, Carson has been one of the schools that sent the most students to TJ. Perhaps you would understand why so many people want to feed into Carson with Oakton as a backup.

There are a lot of people who bought into the whole Crossfield community with that background for that particular pathway (the crossfield to AAP to Carson to Oakton pathway), who also they tend not to be in the Franklin Farm part of Crossfield. They tend to be in the large houses with larger plots of land on the east side of Ox Road that surprise, surprise, cost the same or MORE as Oakton proper (check Zillow) excluding the 10-15 million dollar estates. These people could have afforded living closer to Oakton, but living closer to Oakton doesn't get you the largest peergroup that heads to TJ which happens to be at Carson.

In 208 pages of this topic, I don't think anyone has noticed this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

So tired of you Crossfield-to-Navy for AAP/Carson/wannabe TJ but will settle for nothing less than Oakton parents thinking your opinion matters more than anyone else’s. Yes, we can tell who you are by your syntax. If you are so dead set on Oakton as the only acceptable backup to TJ you should have bought a home closer to the high school. Sorry you couldn’t figure out how to be successful enough to afford true Oakton, McLean, or Langley. You you can’t buy a home in Herndon and be shocked at the idea that your child might have to attend high school in… Herndon. You get what you pay for.

Dp. Are you saying all of us who are pushing for Western are poor, including you? All the other schools are lesser schools other than Langley, Mclean and Oakton. That is sad.

Other schools are just as good with homes of varying price points in each attendance zone.

What’s sad is that DP posted something that reflects poorly on their fragile masculinity/femininity and elitism that reflects grave insecurity.

In certain communities, there is a high priority on going to the "best" school. Those same communities place a high focus on academics and certain brand name colleges. That is a high priority for those cultures because you are viewed as a failure if you don't go down that path. Obviously people from other communities have a focus on other things for a high school experience. We are not "all the same" which is why diversity is such a great thing!

Traditionally, Carson has been one of the schools that sent the most students to TJ. Perhaps you would understand why so many people want to feed into Carson with Oakton as a backup.

There are a lot of people who bought into the whole Crossfield community with that background for that particular pathway (the crossfield to AAP to Carson to Oakton pathway), who also they tend not to be in the Franklin Farm part of Crossfield. They tend to be in the large houses with larger plots of land on the east side of Ox Road that surprise, surprise, cost the same or MORE as Oakton proper (check Zillow) excluding the 10-15 million dollar estates. These people could have afforded living closer to Oakton, but living closer to Oakton doesn't get you the largest peergroup that heads to TJ which happens to be at Carson.

In 208 pages of this topic, I don't think anyone has noticed this.

I have noticed the Carson part but not the real estate part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

So tired of you Crossfield-to-Navy for AAP/Carson/wannabe TJ but will settle for nothing less than Oakton parents thinking your opinion matters more than anyone else’s. Yes, we can tell who you are by your syntax. If you are so dead set on Oakton as the only acceptable backup to TJ you should have bought a home closer to the high school. Sorry you couldn’t figure out how to be successful enough to afford true Oakton, McLean, or Langley. You you can’t buy a home in Herndon and be shocked at the idea that your child might have to attend high school in… Herndon. You get what you pay for.

Dp. Are you saying all of us who are pushing for Western are poor, including you? All the other schools are lesser schools other than Langley, Mclean and Oakton. That is sad.

Other schools are just as good with homes of varying price points in each attendance zone.

What’s sad is that DP posted something that reflects poorly on their fragile masculinity/femininity and elitism that reflects grave insecurity.

In certain communities, there is a high priority on going to the "best" school. Those same communities place a high focus on academics and certain brand name colleges. That is a high priority for those cultures because you are viewed as a failure if you don't go down that path. Obviously people from other communities have a focus on other things for a high school experience. We are not "all the same" which is why diversity is such a great thing!

Traditionally, Carson has been one of the schools that sent the most students to TJ. Perhaps you would understand why so many people want to feed into Carson with Oakton as a backup.

There are a lot of people who bought into the whole Crossfield community with that background for that particular pathway (the crossfield to AAP to Carson to Oakton pathway), who also they tend not to be in the Franklin Farm part of Crossfield. They tend to be in the large houses with larger plots of land on the east side of Ox Road that surprise, surprise, cost the same or MORE as Oakton proper (check Zillow) excluding the 10-15 million dollar estates. These people could have afforded living closer to Oakton, but living closer to Oakton doesn't get you the largest peergroup that heads to TJ which happens to be at Carson.

In 208 pages of this topic, I don't think anyone has noticed this.

So what do you do if your child is just average academically? Or struggling with mental health? Push them and make them feel bad for not measuring up? I work with college students and I see the effects this parental pressure has on them. They won’t tell their parents how much it has affected them. But they are determined not to continue the cycle with their own children. This culture is not something to be emulated or glorified.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like if pro Western Crossfield families get their way and they have younger kids they can move twice. “ “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning proposal on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that will bring nearly 450 new residential units to a 12-acre site in the McNair Farms area near Herndon.” The FCPS’ CIP assesses Oakton’s student population will decrease from 103 to 98% by SY31. Sounds like staying at Oakton is the best bet for stability.

+1

Pro Western Franklin Farm crossfield parent like to use young kids/older kids as their excuse to get what they prefer. They couldn't care less about other people's younger kids, but their own.

So tired of you Crossfield-to-Navy for AAP/Carson/wannabe TJ but will settle for nothing less than Oakton parents thinking your opinion matters more than anyone else’s. Yes, we can tell who you are by your syntax. If you are so dead set on Oakton as the only acceptable backup to TJ you should have bought a home closer to the high school. Sorry you couldn’t figure out how to be successful enough to afford true Oakton, McLean, or Langley. You you can’t buy a home in Herndon and be shocked at the idea that your child might have to attend high school in… Herndon. You get what you pay for.

Dp. Are you saying all of us who are pushing for Western are poor, including you? All the other schools are lesser schools other than Langley, Mclean and Oakton. That is sad.

Other schools are just as good with homes of varying price points in each attendance zone.

What’s sad is that DP posted something that reflects poorly on their fragile masculinity/femininity and elitism that reflects grave insecurity.

In certain communities, there is a high priority on going to the "best" school. Those same communities place a high focus on academics and certain brand name colleges. That is a high priority for those cultures because you are viewed as a failure if you don't go down that path. Obviously people from other communities have a focus on other things for a high school experience. We are not "all the same" which is why diversity is such a great thing!

Traditionally, Carson has been one of the schools that sent the most students to TJ. Perhaps you would understand why so many people want to feed into Carson with Oakton as a backup.

There are a lot of people who bought into the whole Crossfield community with that background for that particular pathway (the crossfield to AAP to Carson to Oakton pathway), who also they tend not to be in the Franklin Farm part of Crossfield. They tend to be in the large houses with larger plots of land on the east side of Ox Road that surprise, surprise, cost the same or MORE as Oakton proper (check Zillow) excluding the 10-15 million dollar estates. These people could have afforded living closer to Oakton, but living closer to Oakton doesn't get you the largest peergroup that heads to TJ which happens to be at Carson.

In 208 pages of this topic, I don't think anyone has noticed this.

So what do you do if your child is just average academically? Or struggling with mental health? Push them and make them feel bad for not measuring up? I work with college students and I see the effects this parental pressure has on them. They won’t tell their parents how much it has affected them. But they are determined not to continue the cycle with their own children. This culture is not something to be emulated or glorified.

Oh and just to add, some of the highest achievers are struggling the most. Major imposter syndrome and anxiety. They try to hide it, but start to open up in an environment where it feels safe to talks about it.