FCPS Boundary Review Updates

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Anonymous wrote:Come on, folks.

Let’s be realistic. The school board will never approve a move from Langley to Herndon. Herndon is over 60% capacity, and when/if South Lakes High School (SLHS) closes to transfers, Herndon’s enrollment will only increase.

Let’s stop talking about that scenario. It’s a waste of time.

They seem fairly anchored to leaving schools within the 60-105% range alone, but that's just one of their "guiding principles." They also refer to alignment with Policy 8130 and the SB (if not Thru) could identify that as an independent basis to move kids from Langley to Herndon regardless of whether Langley is over 105% or Herndon under 60%.

I'm not advocating for this. I just think that, politically, the optics are horrible if they propose to move kids who live within a mile or two of West Springfield to Lewis or South County, and do nothing to move at least some Langley kids to Herndon when Herndon is much closer. It makes it look as if all the talk about transportation efficiencies was a sham and they got bullied into leaving Langley alone. I've heard all the arguments about how traffic is worse in Herndon so the commuting times wouldn't be reduced as much as you'd think, but people will look at the maps and draw their own conclusions.

They don't really care about optics when it comes to Langley/Herndon.

For the past ten years, I've heard talk of moving Great Falls kids from Langley to Herndon. For some reason, certain posters keep bringing it up.

Doesn’t matter what they think. It's not going to happen.

Full stop.

Why because you and your rich friends founded some sort of association that is lobbying against it? Donating thousands to school board members? You're trying to buy your way out of being rezoned and everybody knows it.

I am in FairFACTs Matters and no where close to Langley nor Herndon. Nor WSHS and Lewis.

There’s also no requirement to donate anything.

+2 it’s literally just a FB group. You can join it whenever you want!

A Fb group that raised over $50,000.

Yeah through voluntary donations and fund raising. They aren’t exactly collecting dues. I’ve found it to be a really good source of information and I’m not in Langley/Great Falls at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Herndon High has been just fine for us. My kids were able to play a variety of sports, join clubs, and the teachers know my kids. As many have said, it is a school within a school. If your child is academically inclined, they will do well. So many here are afraid of “gang activity”. Trust me, all that stuff seems to happen in a separate bubble. The absenteeism, low scores, disciplinary issues, etc… are not happening with the higher SES cohorts. If your kid falls in this group, they will be fine. Heck, they might even have a better shot at making the boys lacrosse team as freshmen or being the president of the robotics club.
However, if you and your kids will be disgruntled in the case you get rezoned to Herndon, please go private. We do not need that negative energy at our school.

This type of glib dismissive statement ignores the fact that you’re driving a lot of engaged families out of the system.

This is why people talk about a death spiral for FCPS. It also increases the chances that vouchers will get approved in the state.

There wasn’t anything glib or dismissive about the post. It was highlighting positive aspects of Herndon and pointing out that people with positive but not negative attitudes are always welcome.

Constant favoritism on the part of the School Board towards the very wealthiest in the county, while other people’s kids are treated like widgets, is more likely to drive people out of FCPS than expecting kids who live a couple of miles from Herndon to go there rather than a school much further away.

We live on the opposite side of the county.

My kids did community theater when they were younger. We met a lot of Herndon kids through these community and professional theater performances.
Herndon HS has a very strong arts program. They are well known throughout the area for being strong in the performing arts, particularly theater.

Bssed on our experience over the years with the Herndon kids who do theater, we always had the impression that Herndon was a very good high school.

It wasn't until the rezoning stuff popped up hear, that I heard all the faults of Herndon HS.

Really, the kids your kids hang out with in middle and high school specifically mean so much to the type of students they are going to become.

Put your kids in the Herndon theater program with the theater kids. They will probably be fine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Come on, folks.

Let’s be realistic. The school board will never approve a move from Langley to Herndon. Herndon is over 60% capacity, and when/if South Lakes High School (SLHS) closes to transfers, Herndon’s enrollment will only increase.

Let’s stop talking about that scenario. It’s a waste of time.

They seem fairly anchored to leaving schools within the 60-105% range alone, but that's just one of their "guiding principles." They also refer to alignment with Policy 8130 and the SB (if not Thru) could identify that as an independent basis to move kids from Langley to Herndon regardless of whether Langley is over 105% or Herndon under 60%.

I'm not advocating for this. I just think that, politically, the optics are horrible if they propose to move kids who live within a mile or two of West Springfield to Lewis or South County, and do nothing to move at least some Langley kids to Herndon when Herndon is much closer. It makes it look as if all the talk about transportation efficiencies was a sham and they got bullied into leaving Langley alone. I've heard all the arguments about how traffic is worse in Herndon so the commuting times wouldn't be reduced as much as you'd think, but people will look at the maps and draw their own conclusions.

They don't really care about optics when it comes to Langley/Herndon.

For the past ten years, I've heard talk of moving Great Falls kids from Langley to Herndon. For some reason, certain posters keep bringing it up.

Doesn’t matter what they think. It's not going to happen.

Full stop.

Why because you and your rich friends founded some sort of association that is lobbying against it? Donating thousands to school board members? You're trying to buy your way out of being rezoned and everybody knows it.

I am in FairFACTs Matters and no where close to Langley nor Herndon. Nor WSHS and Lewis.

There’s also no requirement to donate anything.

+2 it’s literally just a FB group. You can join it whenever you want!

A Fb group that raised over $50,000.

They regularly pay for FOIA requests, which add up.

I wouldn't donate to them, but I hope they are using the funds for what they were intended for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Come on, folks.

Let’s be realistic. The school board will never approve a move from Langley to Herndon. Herndon is over 60% capacity, and when/if South Lakes High School (SLHS) closes to transfers, Herndon’s enrollment will only increase.

Let’s stop talking about that scenario. It’s a waste of time.

They seem fairly anchored to leaving schools within the 60-105% range alone, but that's just one of their "guiding principles." They also refer to alignment with Policy 8130 and the SB (if not Thru) could identify that as an independent basis to move kids from Langley to Herndon regardless of whether Langley is over 105% or Herndon under 60%.

I'm not advocating for this. I just think that, politically, the optics are horrible if they propose to move kids who live within a mile or two of West Springfield to Lewis or South County, and do nothing to move at least some Langley kids to Herndon when Herndon is much closer. It makes it look as if all the talk about transportation efficiencies was a sham and they got bullied into leaving Langley alone. I've heard all the arguments about how traffic is worse in Herndon so the commuting times wouldn't be reduced as much as you'd think, but people will look at the maps and draw their own conclusions.

They don't really care about optics when it comes to Langley/Herndon.

For the past ten years, I've heard talk of moving Great Falls kids from Langley to Herndon. For some reason, certain posters keep bringing it up.

Doesn’t matter what they think. It's not going to happen.

Full stop.

Why because you and your rich friends founded some sort of association that is lobbying against it? Donating thousands to school board members? You're trying to buy your way out of being rezoned and everybody knows it.

I am in FairFACTs Matters and no where close to Langley nor Herndon. Nor WSHS and Lewis.

There’s also no requirement to donate anything.

+2 it’s literally just a FB group. You can join it whenever you want!

A Fb group that raised over $50,000.

They regularly pay for FOIA requests, which add up.

I wouldn't donate to them, but I hope they are using the funds for what they were intended for.

Thanks for that information. Sad that there has to be a group that needs FOIA. I am grateful to those who donate. If FCPS would be more transparent, FOIA would not be necessary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Come on, folks.

Let’s be realistic. The school board will never approve a move from Langley to Herndon. Herndon is over 60% capacity, and when/if South Lakes High School (SLHS) closes to transfers, Herndon’s enrollment will only increase.

Let’s stop talking about that scenario. It’s a waste of time.

They seem fairly anchored to leaving schools within the 60-105% range alone, but that's just one of their "guiding principles." They also refer to alignment with Policy 8130 and the SB (if not Thru) could identify that as an independent basis to move kids from Langley to Herndon regardless of whether Langley is over 105% or Herndon under 60%.

I'm not advocating for this. I just think that, politically, the optics are horrible if they propose to move kids who live within a mile or two of West Springfield to Lewis or South County, and do nothing to move at least some Langley kids to Herndon when Herndon is much closer. It makes it look as if all the talk about transportation efficiencies was a sham and they got bullied into leaving Langley alone. I've heard all the arguments about how traffic is worse in Herndon so the commuting times wouldn't be reduced as much as you'd think, but people will look at the maps and draw their own conclusions.

They don't really care about optics when it comes to Langley/Herndon.

For the past ten years, I've heard talk of moving Great Falls kids from Langley to Herndon. For some reason, certain posters keep bringing it up.

Doesn’t matter what they think. It's not going to happen.

Full stop.

Why because you and your rich friends founded some sort of association that is lobbying against it? Donating thousands to school board members? You're trying to buy your way out of being rezoned and everybody knows it.

I am in FairFACTs Matters and no where close to Langley nor Herndon. Nor WSHS and Lewis.

There’s also no requirement to donate anything.

+2 it’s literally just a FB group. You can join it whenever you want!

A Fb group that raised over $50,000.

They regularly pay for FOIA requests, which add up.

I wouldn't donate to them, but I hope they are using the funds for what they were intended for.

Thanks for that information. Sad that there has to be a group that needs FOIA. I am grateful to those who donate. If FCPS would be more transparent, FOIA would not be necessary.

It was only through FairFacts’ advocacy that the BRAC member list was disclosed and that they started putting their meeting notes online. Otherwise we’d all be in the dark about this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Come on, folks.

Let’s be realistic. The school board will never approve a move from Langley to Herndon. Herndon is over 60% capacity, and when/if South Lakes High School (SLHS) closes to transfers, Herndon’s enrollment will only increase.

Let’s stop talking about that scenario. It’s a waste of time.

They seem fairly anchored to leaving schools within the 60-105% range alone, but that's just one of their "guiding principles." They also refer to alignment with Policy 8130 and the SB (if not Thru) could identify that as an independent basis to move kids from Langley to Herndon regardless of whether Langley is over 105% or Herndon under 60%.

I'm not advocating for this. I just think that, politically, the optics are horrible if they propose to move kids who live within a mile or two of West Springfield to Lewis or South County, and do nothing to move at least some Langley kids to Herndon when Herndon is much closer. It makes it look as if all the talk about transportation efficiencies was a sham and they got bullied into leaving Langley alone. I've heard all the arguments about how traffic is worse in Herndon so the commuting times wouldn't be reduced as much as you'd think, but people will look at the maps and draw their own conclusions.

They don't really care about optics when it comes to Langley/Herndon.

For the past ten years, I've heard talk of moving Great Falls kids from Langley to Herndon. For some reason, certain posters keep bringing it up.

Doesn’t matter what they think. It's not going to happen.

Full stop.

Why because you and your rich friends founded some sort of association that is lobbying against it? Donating thousands to school board members? You're trying to buy your way out of being rezoned and everybody knows it.

I am in FairFACTs Matters and no where close to Langley nor Herndon. Nor WSHS and Lewis.

There’s also no requirement to donate anything.

+2 it’s literally just a FB group. You can join it whenever you want!

A Fb group that raised over $50,000.

They regularly pay for FOIA requests, which add up.

I wouldn't donate to them, but I hope they are using the funds for what they were intended for.

Thanks for that information. Sad that there has to be a group that needs FOIA. I am grateful to those who donate. If FCPS would be more transparent, FOIA would not be necessary.

It was only through FairFacts’ advocacy that the BRAC member list was disclosed and that they started putting their meeting notes online. Otherwise we’d all be in the dark about this.

Also noting they just posted this. Thus far, this has been the only way for community members to engage with the closed-door BRAC. The pyramid nor special interest members are not doing this unless you happen to have a direct connection.

“For those looking to send community feedback, please email us at [e-mail] with your questions or comments. We have already submitted three communications reflecting community feedback and will continue to share the most commonly asked questions moving forward. We will provide previous communications with community feedback below.“

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is the 60% to 105% threshold based on current population or what the CIP projects in next few years?

Everything to date has been based on 2024-25 enrollment.

Does that make any sense? These changes will take effect two years later, do they plan to adjust a year from now based on 25-26 enrollment that could well shove some areas into new threshold categories?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Come on, folks.

Let’s be realistic. The school board will never approve a move from Langley to Herndon. Herndon is over 60% capacity, and when/if South Lakes High School (SLHS) closes to transfers, Herndon’s enrollment will only increase.

Let’s stop talking about that scenario. It’s a waste of time.

They seem fairly anchored to leaving schools within the 60-105% range alone, but that's just one of their "guiding principles." They also refer to alignment with Policy 8130 and the SB (if not Thru) could identify that as an independent basis to move kids from Langley to Herndon regardless of whether Langley is over 105% or Herndon under 60%.

I'm not advocating for this. I just think that, politically, the optics are horrible if they propose to move kids who live within a mile or two of West Springfield to Lewis or South County, and do nothing to move at least some Langley kids to Herndon when Herndon is much closer. It makes it look as if all the talk about transportation efficiencies was a sham and they got bullied into leaving Langley alone. I've heard all the arguments about how traffic is worse in Herndon so the commuting times wouldn't be reduced as much as you'd think, but people will look at the maps and draw their own conclusions.

They don't really care about optics when it comes to Langley/Herndon.

For the past ten years, I've heard talk of moving Great Falls kids from Langley to Herndon. For some reason, certain posters keep bringing it up.

Doesn’t matter what they think. It's not going to happen.

Full stop.

Why because you and your rich friends founded some sort of association that is lobbying against it? Donating thousands to school board members? You're trying to buy your way out of being rezoned and everybody knows it.

I am in FairFACTs Matters and no where close to Langley nor Herndon. Nor WSHS and Lewis.

There’s also no requirement to donate anything.

+2 it’s literally just a FB group. You can join it whenever you want!

A Fb group that raised over $50,000.

They regularly pay for FOIA requests, which add up.

I wouldn't donate to them, but I hope they are using the funds for what they were intended for.

Thanks for that information. Sad that there has to be a group that needs FOIA. I am grateful to those who donate. If FCPS would be more transparent, FOIA would not be necessary.

It was only through FairFacts’ advocacy that the BRAC member list was disclosed and that they started putting their meeting notes online. Otherwise we’d all be in the dark about this.

Also noting they just posted this. Thus far, this has been the only way for community members to engage with the closed-door BRAC. The pyramid nor special interest members are not doing this unless you happen to have a direct connection.

“For those looking to send community feedback, please email us at [e-mail] with your questions or comments. We have already submitted three communications reflecting community feedback and will continue to share the most commonly asked questions moving forward. We will provide previous communications with community feedback below.“

Soliciting feedback from residents? What evil monsters, amiright? 🙂

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Come on, folks.

Let’s be realistic. The school board will never approve a move from Langley to Herndon. Herndon is over 60% capacity, and when/if South Lakes High School (SLHS) closes to transfers, Herndon’s enrollment will only increase.

Let’s stop talking about that scenario. It’s a waste of time.

They seem fairly anchored to leaving schools within the 60-105% range alone, but that's just one of their "guiding principles." They also refer to alignment with Policy 8130 and the SB (if not Thru) could identify that as an independent basis to move kids from Langley to Herndon regardless of whether Langley is over 105% or Herndon under 60%.

I'm not advocating for this. I just think that, politically, the optics are horrible if they propose to move kids who live within a mile or two of West Springfield to Lewis or South County, and do nothing to move at least some Langley kids to Herndon when Herndon is much closer. It makes it look as if all the talk about transportation efficiencies was a sham and they got bullied into leaving Langley alone. I've heard all the arguments about how traffic is worse in Herndon so the commuting times wouldn't be reduced as much as you'd think, but people will look at the maps and draw their own conclusions.

They don't really care about optics when it comes to Langley/Herndon.

For the past ten years, I've heard talk of moving Great Falls kids from Langley to Herndon. For some reason, certain posters keep bringing it up.

Doesn’t matter what they think. It's not going to happen.

Full stop.

Why because you and your rich friends founded some sort of association that is lobbying against it? Donating thousands to school board members? You're trying to buy your way out of being rezoned and everybody knows it.

I am in FairFACTs Matters and no where close to Langley nor Herndon. Nor WSHS and Lewis.

There’s also no requirement to donate anything.

+2 it’s literally just a FB group. You can join it whenever you want!

A Fb group that raised over $50,000.

Imagine how much could be raised to oppose school board members who support unnecessary boundary changes!

The majority don’t really care -if it is seems to make things more efficient- they are for it. The majority of the voting electorate does not have children in the public schools. This is just a blip to them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Herndon High has been just fine for us. My kids were able to play a variety of sports, join clubs, and the teachers know my kids. As many have said, it is a school within a school. If your child is academically inclined, they will do well. So many here are afraid of “gang activity”. Trust me, all that stuff seems to happen in a separate bubble. The absenteeism, low scores, disciplinary issues, etc… are not happening with the higher SES cohorts. If your kid falls in this group, they will be fine. Heck, they might even have a better shot at making the boys lacrosse team as freshmen or being the president of the robotics club.
However, if you and your kids will be disgruntled in the case you get rezoned to Herndon, please go private. We do not need that negative energy at our school.

This type of glib dismissive statement ignores the fact that you’re driving a lot of engaged families out of the system.

This is why people talk about a death spiral for FCPS. It also increases the chances that vouchers will get approved in the state.

There wasn’t anything glib or dismissive about the post. It was highlighting positive aspects of Herndon and pointing out that people with positive but not negative attitudes are always welcome.

Constant favoritism on the part of the School Board towards the very wealthiest in the county, while other people’s kids are treated like widgets, is more likely to drive people out of FCPS than expecting kids who live a couple of miles from Herndon to go there rather than a school much further away.

We live on the opposite side of the county.

My kids did community theater when they were younger. We met a lot of Herndon kids through these community and professional theater performances.
Herndon HS has a very strong arts program. They are well known throughout the area for being strong in the performing arts, particularly theater.

Bssed on our experience over the years with the Herndon kids who do theater, we always had the impression that Herndon was a very good high school.

It wasn't until the rezoning stuff popped up hear, that I heard all the faults of Herndon HS.

Really, the kids your kids hang out with in middle and high school specifically mean so much to the type of students they are going to become.

Put your kids in the Herndon theater program with the theater kids. They will probably be fine.

This! Same for band.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Herndon High has been just fine for us. My kids were able to play a variety of sports, join clubs, and the teachers know my kids. As many have said, it is a school within a school. If your child is academically inclined, they will do well. So many here are afraid of “gang activity”. Trust me, all that stuff seems to happen in a separate bubble. The absenteeism, low scores, disciplinary issues, etc… are not happening with the higher SES cohorts. If your kid falls in this group, they will be fine. Heck, they might even have a better shot at making the boys lacrosse team as freshmen or being the president of the robotics club.
However, if you and your kids will be disgruntled in the case you get rezoned to Herndon, please go private. We do not need that negative energy at our school.

This type of glib dismissive statement ignores the fact that you’re driving a lot of engaged families out of the system.

This is why people talk about a death spiral for FCPS. It also increases the chances that vouchers will get approved in the state.

There wasn’t anything glib or dismissive about the post. It was highlighting positive aspects of Herndon and pointing out that people with positive but not negative attitudes are always welcome.

Constant favoritism on the part of the School Board towards the very wealthiest in the county, while other people’s kids are treated like widgets, is more likely to drive people out of FCPS than expecting kids who live a couple of miles from Herndon to go there rather than a school much further away.

We live on the opposite side of the county.

My kids did community theater when they were younger. We met a lot of Herndon kids through these community and professional theater performances.
Herndon HS has a very strong arts program. They are well known throughout the area for being strong in the performing arts, particularly theater.

Bssed on our experience over the years with the Herndon kids who do theater, we always had the impression that Herndon was a very good high school.

It wasn't until the rezoning stuff popped up hear, that I heard all the faults of Herndon HS.

Really, the kids your kids hang out with in middle and high school specifically mean so much to the type of students they are going to become.

Put your kids in the Herndon theater program with the theater kids. They will probably be fine.

This post oozes paternalism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Herndon High has been just fine for us. My kids were able to play a variety of sports, join clubs, and the teachers know my kids. As many have said, it is a school within a school. If your child is academically inclined, they will do well. So many here are afraid of “gang activity”. Trust me, all that stuff seems to happen in a separate bubble. The absenteeism, low scores, disciplinary issues, etc… are not happening with the higher SES cohorts. If your kid falls in this group, they will be fine. Heck, they might even have a better shot at making the boys lacrosse team as freshmen or being the president of the robotics club.
However, if you and your kids will be disgruntled in the case you get rezoned to Herndon, please go private. We do not need that negative energy at our school.

This type of glib dismissive statement ignores the fact that you’re driving a lot of engaged families out of the system.

This is why people talk about a death spiral for FCPS. It also increases the chances that vouchers will get approved in the state.

There wasn’t anything glib or dismissive about the post. It was highlighting positive aspects of Herndon and pointing out that people with positive but not negative attitudes are always welcome.

Constant favoritism on the part of the School Board towards the very wealthiest in the county, while other people’s kids are treated like widgets, is more likely to drive people out of FCPS than expecting kids who live a couple of miles from Herndon to go there rather than a school much further away.

We live on the opposite side of the county.

My kids did community theater when they were younger. We met a lot of Herndon kids through these community and professional theater performances.
Herndon HS has a very strong arts program. They are well known throughout the area for being strong in the performing arts, particularly theater.

Bssed on our experience over the years with the Herndon kids who do theater, we always had the impression that Herndon was a very good high school.

It wasn't until the rezoning stuff popped up hear, that I heard all the faults of Herndon HS.

Really, the kids your kids hang out with in middle and high school specifically mean so much to the type of students they are going to become.

Put your kids in the Herndon theater program with the theater kids. They will probably be fine.

This post oozes paternalism.

Sounds like a SB member to me.

Question: why are so many PP out of Herndon, but putting another neighborhood in is okay? There is lots of new construction in Herndon, as well.

[Anonymous]

The Langley folks are absolutely obsessed with Herndon and trashing it non-stop on the FairFACTS Matters page over the past few days.

And Thru Consulting has said it's only looking at schools under 60% capacity or over 105% capacity, so that excludes both Herndon and Langley.

No one wants Langley kids moved to their school. You people are pathetic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Herndon High has been just fine for us. My kids were able to play a variety of sports, join clubs, and the teachers know my kids. As many have said, it is a school within a school. If your child is academically inclined, they will do well. So many here are afraid of “gang activity”. Trust me, all that stuff seems to happen in a separate bubble. The absenteeism, low scores, disciplinary issues, etc… are not happening with the higher SES cohorts. If your kid falls in this group, they will be fine. Heck, they might even have a better shot at making the boys lacrosse team as freshmen or being the president of the robotics club.
However, if you and your kids will be disgruntled in the case you get rezoned to Herndon, please go private. We do not need that negative energy at our school.

This type of glib dismissive statement ignores the fact that you’re driving a lot of engaged families out of the system.

This is why people talk about a death spiral for FCPS. It also increases the chances that vouchers will get approved in the state.

There wasn’t anything glib or dismissive about the post. It was highlighting positive aspects of Herndon and pointing out that people with positive but not negative attitudes are always welcome.

Constant favoritism on the part of the School Board towards the very wealthiest in the county, while other people’s kids are treated like widgets, is more likely to drive people out of FCPS than expecting kids who live a couple of miles from Herndon to go there rather than a school much further away.

We live on the opposite side of the county.

My kids did community theater when they were younger. We met a lot of Herndon kids through these community and professional theater performances.
Herndon HS has a very strong arts program. They are well known throughout the area for being strong in the performing arts, particularly theater.

Bssed on our experience over the years with the Herndon kids who do theater, we always had the impression that Herndon was a very good high school.

It wasn't until the rezoning stuff popped up hear, that I heard all the faults of Herndon HS.

Really, the kids your kids hang out with in middle and high school specifically mean so much to the type of students they are going to become.

Put your kids in the Herndon theater program with the theater kids. They will probably be fine.

This post oozes paternalism.

Sounds like a SB member to me.

Question: why are so many PP out of Herndon, but putting another neighborhood in is okay? There is lots of new construction in Herndon, as well.

Huh?

Where did you get that impression?

Herndon HS is very well known in the DC area for having a very strong theatre program. The arts is solid there, and the Herndon theater kids are known for being well trained and professional.

Do you know anything about the DC theater scene? If you did, you would know that Herndon HS is very well respected in theater.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Herndon High has been just fine for us. My kids were able to play a variety of sports, join clubs, and the teachers know my kids. As many have said, it is a school within a school. If your child is academically inclined, they will do well. So many here are afraid of “gang activity”. Trust me, all that stuff seems to happen in a separate bubble. The absenteeism, low scores, disciplinary issues, etc… are not happening with the higher SES cohorts. If your kid falls in this group, they will be fine. Heck, they might even have a better shot at making the boys lacrosse team as freshmen or being the president of the robotics club.
However, if you and your kids will be disgruntled in the case you get rezoned to Herndon, please go private. We do not need that negative energy at our school.

This type of glib dismissive statement ignores the fact that you’re driving a lot of engaged families out of the system.

This is why people talk about a death spiral for FCPS. It also increases the chances that vouchers will get approved in the state.

On the other hand, how many families have left the system for private or other areas because they were zoned for schools commonly avoided by middle/upper middle-class parents?