APS Boundary tool--anyone get it to work yet?

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Anonymous wrote:And ps- reading thread like this, with you whiny little North Arlington b*tches is why I haven't moved north.

Yet you want your kids out of Wakefield...

Enjoy!

And now S Arlington is the whiny little bitch crying unfair?

Please stop posting. You are making north Arlington look petty and stupid. I have friends that live near Arlington Ridge, and they will have no trouble buying a home north. They'll give up metro or whatever. I have friends all over Arlington, and while they may have to give up some positive aspects of their current house, they can all afford North Arlington. If people happily living in the Wakefield zone move north, we are all f#€ked.
This county can't afford a failing Wakefield. There are enough people willing to give it a shot now. That will change if the demographics slide toward majority Farm's students. How are you people not understanding this?

There is a lot of talk about how the county can't afford a failing Wakefield, how this won't be good for property values, etc.

How about the fact that a failing Wakefield means we are failing CHILDREN? WTF is wrong with you people? Basically 75% of the people on this thread could boil their position down to: "I got mine, so screw you."

Lady---I moved out of DC because I was zoned for Wilson. You can move out of Wakefield zone. I could of sat and cried and cried and whined---but I got mine by changing my location. If you bought in to an area knowing the school was Wakefield---that's on you.

I hope that you can afford tutors. Since the education level of the mother is the closest predictor of a child's future success, your kids are going to need all the help they can get. Yorktown or W-L won't be enough.

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Anonymous wrote:And ps- reading thread like this, with you whiny little North Arlington b*tches is why I haven't moved north.

Yet you want your kids out of Wakefield...

Enjoy!

And now S Arlington is the whiny little bitch crying unfair?

Please stop posting. You are making north Arlington look petty and stupid. I have friends that live near Arlington Ridge, and they will have no trouble buying a home north. They'll give up metro or whatever. I have friends all over Arlington, and while they may have to give up some positive aspects of their current house, they can all afford North Arlington. If people happily living in the Wakefield zone move north, we are all f#€ked.
This county can't afford a failing Wakefield. There are enough people willing to give it a shot now. That will change if the demographics slide toward majority Farm's students. How are you people not understanding this?

There is a lot of talk about how the county can't afford a failing Wakefield, how this won't be good for property values, etc.

How about the fact that a failing Wakefield means we are failing CHILDREN? WTF is wrong with you people? Basically 75% of the people on this thread could boil their position down to: "I got mine, so screw you."

Lady---I moved out of DC because I was zoned for Wilson. You can move out of Wakefield zone. I could of sat and cried and cried and whined---but I got mine by changing my location. If you bought in to an area knowing the school was Wakefield---that's on you.

Actually, my house is zoned for W-L; one of my kids is there now. Thanks for proving my point. Again, it would save us all some time if you just wrote, "I got mine, so screw you."

NP. That slogan should be on an elegant decal for vehicles in n Arlington. Right next to the obligatory OBX decal, the Clinton/Kaine decal, and so on and so forth.

Oh no, no, no. Didn't you hear? OBX is for the poors.

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Anonymous wrote:And ps- reading thread like this, with you whiny little North Arlington b*tches is why I haven't moved north.

Yet you want your kids out of Wakefield...

Enjoy!

And now S Arlington is the whiny little bitch crying unfair?

Please stop posting. You are making north Arlington look petty and stupid. I have friends that live near Arlington Ridge, and they will have no trouble buying a home north. They'll give up metro or whatever. I have friends all over Arlington, and while they may have to give up some positive aspects of their current house, they can all afford North Arlington. If people happily living in the Wakefield zone move north, we are all f#€ked.
This county can't afford a failing Wakefield. There are enough people willing to give it a shot now. That will change if the demographics slide toward majority Farm's students. How are you people not understanding this?

There is a lot of talk about how the county can't afford a failing Wakefield, how this won't be good for property values, etc.

How about the fact that a failing Wakefield means we are failing CHILDREN? WTF is wrong with you people? Basically 75% of the people on this thread could boil their position down to: "I got mine, so screw you."

Lady---I moved out of DC because I was zoned for Wilson. You can move out of Wakefield zone. I could of sat and cried and cried and whined---but I got mine by changing my location. If you bought in to an area knowing the school was Wakefield---that's on you.

Actually, my house is zoned for W-L; one of my kids is there now. Thanks for proving my point. Again, it would save us all some time if you just wrote, "I got mine, so screw you."

NP. That slogan should be on an elegant decal for vehicles in n Arlington. Right next to the obligatory OBX decal, the Clinton/Kaine decal, and so on and so forth.

Oh no, no, no. Didn't you hear? OBX is for the poors.

OK, I can't keep up. I am still looking for the few people left in n Arlington who are normal. If and when I find them, I will start a group.

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Anonymous wrote:And ps- reading thread like this, with you whiny little North Arlington b*tches is why I haven't moved north.

Yet you want your kids out of Wakefield...

Enjoy!

And now S Arlington is the whiny little bitch crying unfair?

Please stop posting. You are making north Arlington look petty and stupid. I have friends that live near Arlington Ridge, and they will have no trouble buying a home north. They'll give up metro or whatever. I have friends all over Arlington, and while they may have to give up some positive aspects of their current house, they can all afford North Arlington. If people happily living in the Wakefield zone move north, we are all f#€ked.
This county can't afford a failing Wakefield. There are enough people willing to give it a shot now. That will change if the demographics slide toward majority Farm's students. How are you people not understanding this?

There is a lot of talk about how the county can't afford a failing Wakefield, how this won't be good for property values, etc.

How about the fact that a failing Wakefield means we are failing CHILDREN? WTF is wrong with you people? Basically 75% of the people on this thread could boil their position down to: "I got mine, so screw you."

Lady---I moved out of DC because I was zoned for Wilson. You can move out of Wakefield zone. I could of sat and cried and cried and whined---but I got mine by changing my location. If you bought in to an area knowing the school was Wakefield---that's on you.

Actually, my house is zoned for W-L; one of my kids is there now. Thanks for proving my point. Again, it would save us all some time if you just wrote, "I got mine, so screw you."

NP. That slogan should be on an elegant decal for vehicles in n Arlington. Right next to the obligatory OBX decal, the Clinton/Kaine decal, and so on and so forth.

Oh no, no, no. Didn't you hear? OBX is for the poors.

OK, I can't keep up. I am still looking for the few people left in n Arlington who are normal. If and when I find them, I will start a group.

Well, I will join you, but I think we'll be a party of two. I'm from south Arlington. Is that okay? You may catch "the poor."

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Anonymous wrote:And ps- reading thread like this, with you whiny little North Arlington b*tches is why I haven't moved north.

Yet you want your kids out of Wakefield...

Enjoy!

And now S Arlington is the whiny little bitch crying unfair?

Please stop posting. You are making north Arlington look petty and stupid. I have friends that live near Arlington Ridge, and they will have no trouble buying a home north. They'll give up metro or whatever. I have friends all over Arlington, and while they may have to give up some positive aspects of their current house, they can all afford North Arlington. If people happily living in the Wakefield zone move north, we are all f#€ked.
This county can't afford a failing Wakefield. There are enough people willing to give it a shot now. That will change if the demographics slide toward majority Farm's students. How are you people not understanding this?

There is a lot of talk about how the county can't afford a failing Wakefield, how this won't be good for property values, etc.

How about the fact that a failing Wakefield means we are failing CHILDREN? WTF is wrong with you people? Basically 75% of the people on this thread could boil their position down to: "I got mine, so screw you."

Lady---I moved out of DC because I was zoned for Wilson. You can move out of Wakefield zone. I could of sat and cried and cried and whined---but I got mine by changing my location. If you bought in to an area knowing the school was Wakefield---that's on you.

Actually, my house is zoned for W-L; one of my kids is there now. Thanks for proving my point. Again, it would save us all some time if you just wrote, "I got mine, so screw you."

NP. That slogan should be on an elegant decal for vehicles in n Arlington. Right next to the obligatory OBX decal, the Clinton/Kaine decal, and so on and so forth.

Oh no, no, no. Didn't you hear? OBX is for the poors.

OK, I can't keep up. I am still looking for the few people left in n Arlington who are normal. If and when I find them, I will start a group.

Well, I will join you, but I think we'll be a party of two. I'm from south Arlington. Is that okay? You may catch "the poor."

You guys. You guys. You guys.

There is already a group, and it's called ...


SALA ( south Arlington liberation army)

When you see a slightly grey streaked lady of undetermined age, wearing off brand "yoga" pants ( she clearly doesn't practice), and a weird elephant scarf at the four mile run dog park. Quietly sidle up to her, and in a furtive whisper, utter these words...
"Viva SALA"
She will show you the hand shake and give you info on the meetings.


Oh wait. You said normal. No I don't know anything about those.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And ps- reading thread like this, with you whiny little North Arlington b*tches is why I haven't moved north.

Yet you want your kids out of Wakefield...

Enjoy!

And now S Arlington is the whiny little bitch crying unfair?

Please stop posting. You are making north Arlington look petty and stupid. I have friends that live near Arlington Ridge, and they will have no trouble buying a home north. They'll give up metro or whatever. I have friends all over Arlington, and while they may have to give up some positive aspects of their current house, they can all afford North Arlington. If people happily living in the Wakefield zone move north, we are all f#€ked.
This county can't afford a failing Wakefield. There are enough people willing to give it a shot now. That will change if the demographics slide toward majority Farm's students. How are you people not understanding this?

There is a lot of talk about how the county can't afford a failing Wakefield, how this won't be good for property values, etc.

How about the fact that a failing Wakefield means we are failing CHILDREN? WTF is wrong with you people? Basically 75% of the people on this thread could boil their position down to: "I got mine, so screw you."

Lady---I moved out of DC because I was zoned for Wilson. You can move out of Wakefield zone. I could of sat and cried and cried and whined---but I got mine by changing my location. If you bought in to an area knowing the school was Wakefield---that's on you.

Actually, my house is zoned for W-L; one of my kids is there now. Thanks for proving my point. Again, it would save us all some time if you just wrote, "I got mine, so screw you."

NP. That slogan should be on an elegant decal for vehicles in n Arlington. Right next to the obligatory OBX decal, the Clinton/Kaine decal, and so on and so forth.

Oh no, no, no. Didn't you hear? OBX is for the poors.

OK, I can't keep up. I am still looking for the few people left in n Arlington who are normal. If and when I find them, I will start a group.

Well, I will join you, but I think we'll be a party of two. I'm from south Arlington. Is that okay? You may catch "the poor."

You guys. You guys. You guys.

There is already a group, and it's called ...


SALA ( south Arlington liberation army)

When you see a slightly grey streaked lady of undetermined age, wearing off brand "yoga" pants ( she clearly doesn't practice), and a weird elephant scarf at the four mile run dog park. Quietly sidle up to her, and in a furtive whisper, utter these words...
"Viva SALA"
She will show you the hand shake and give you info on the meetings.


Oh wait. You said normal. No I don't know anything about those.

Ha! My yoga pants are from Costco. Viva SALA!

[Anonymous]

^^we like walkability, proximity to DC, house and yard--but hate the environment from schools to children's sports. A bunch of type-A a-holes.

House will be on the market this Spring.

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Anonymous wrote:^^we like walkability, proximity to DC, house and yard--but hate the environment from schools to children's sports. A bunch of type-A a-holes.

House will be on the market this Spring.

I know. Where are you going? I've been thinking about this a lot lately. My oldest child is a high-anxiety perfectionist, and I am worried about the environment/culture here. We tried to leave before, to move to Denver, but the job market during the recession made it impossible. And now I feel like we might be stuck here because the kids are rooted here. Ugh.

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Anonymous wrote:^^we like walkability, proximity to DC, house and yard--but hate the environment from schools to children's sports. A bunch of type-A a-holes.

House will be on the market this Spring.

Next sucker up!

[Anonymous]

^^^^^^

I recently watched the HBO documentary "Class Divide." It was so depressing, and I don't want a front-row seat for it here.

SPOILER ALERT: one of the high SES students from Avenues killed himself. Money and status can't protect you from that kind of thing, parents. Focus on what matters.

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Here's the thing about the walk zones. W&L is in the middle of the county- it's entire walk zone is within the county. Wakefield is on the edge of the county. 1/2 its walkzone is outside the county. Yorktown is also less than 1.5 miles from the county border with the walk zone going outside the border.
If you prioritize walk zone over all other- you move the upper pike to Wakefield the lower pike to Yorktown (expand the Island).
While moving the lower Pike to Yorktown makes sense- I think moving the upper pike to Wakefield is unacceptable.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's the thing about the walk zones. W&L is in the middle of the county- it's entire walk zone is within the county. Wakefield is on the edge of the county. 1/2 its walkzone is outside the county. Yorktown is also less than 1.5 miles from the county border with the walk zone going outside the border.
If you prioritize walk zone over all other- you move the upper pike to Wakefield the lower pike to Yorktown (expand the Island).
While moving the lower Pike to Yorktown makes sense- I think moving the upper pike to Wakefield is unacceptable.

Um--NO.

My house is 1.0 miles to WL (they list planning unit as 1.5), 3.5 miles to YHS and 6.4 miles to Wakefield.

We are only in the walk zone for WL and yet they want to bus us out

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, guys, this is the equivalent of shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic. Not too long from now there won't be any seats for over a thousand kids. I have no faith in the SB's CIP that magically promises 1300 seats in 2022. We're all going to be screwed when that happens, so let's try to work together.

+1000. I also agree with the PP who suggested that they should put IB at Wakefield-- that would create socio-economic diversity without these awful boundary fights.

... will it? I think some families have used IB to get out of Wakefield. I agree that a coveted program could be a huge benefit.

A lot of families have used it for that purpose.

They lose their get out of jail free card if it moves to Wakefield.

Not convinced kids from YHS will go to Wakefield just for IB like some do to WL

+1 not sure what would be enticing enough.

Could the county make its own TJ? Make it really rigorous and application-only, and promise to cap it at a 120-seat-per-grade school within a school, and I bet half the county would apply.

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Anonymous wrote:Could the county make its own TJ? Make it really rigorous and application-only, and promise to cap it at a 120-seat-per-grade school within a school, and I bet half the county would apply.

That's HB Woodlawn. Obviously not TJ's equivalent in academics but as the County's shining jewel. Very small school in terms of size, paying obscene amounts of money for a new school building for those special few.

And the problem with any lottery or choice school is that it only relieves overcrowding if you draw proportionately from all schools. It's the same challenge with Arlington Tech that just opened - not knowing where in the county the demand will come from.

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, guys, this is the equivalent of shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic. Not too long from now there won't be any seats for over a thousand kids. I have no faith in the SB's CIP that magically promises 1300 seats in 2022. We're all going to be screwed when that happens, so let's try to work together.

+1000. I also agree with the PP who suggested that they should put IB at Wakefield-- that would create socio-economic diversity without these awful boundary fights.

... will it? I think some families have used IB to get out of Wakefield. I agree that a coveted program could be a huge benefit.

A lot of families have used it for that purpose.

They lose their get out of jail free card if it moves to Wakefield.

Not convinced kids from YHS will go to Wakefield just for IB like some do to WL

+1 not sure what would be enticing enough.

Could the county make its own TJ? Make it really rigorous and application-only, and promise to cap it at a 120-seat-per-grade school within a school, and I bet half the county would apply.

How would this help the concentration of poverty at Wakefield?