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

[Anonymous]

Scenario 2 is the only feasible choice.

Whether you like the RIO people or not, the elected officials cannot just ignore their constituents.

The RIO people don't want to move.
Lees Corner people don't want to move.
Many Fox Mill people do want to move.

Scenario B satisfies all these conditions and is also the least disruptive option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in the area represented by RIO, Crossfield parent, and very much want to zoned to Skyview. With the addition of Skyview there are now FOUR high schools closer/equal to me then Oakton. Skyview is half the distance!

Staying in Oakton means much longer bus rides, less sleep, reduced opportunities for extracurriculars, overall reduced quality of life for 4 years. Not to mention safety.. less than half the amount of time on otherwise dangerous roads means stastically my kids are much less likely to die or be injured! Shame on RIO, they are hurting their own kids.

Also seems the group consists of many folks who don't even have children in the school system , with the misguided perception it will greatly reduce property values. Based on what I've read at this point, seems like Skyview (eventually) will be just as "good" as Oakton if not better.

I know I'm not the only parent who feels this way. We need to do everything we can to get this message to the voting members. RIO doesn't represent our community or school, and they shouldn't be acting as such.

As good or better at what exactly? Did statement btw...

Conduct and safety? In talking to kids at Carson right now, it's accepted as true that the majority of problems come from coates and McNair kids.

Academically? It's possible but doubtful.

Sports, clubs, extra curriculars? How could you even think skyview could be better? It's non-existent.

Teachers? Hmmm

Just a dumb statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scenario 2 is the only feasible choice.

Whether you like the RIO people or not, the elected officials cannot just ignore their constituents.

The RIO people don't want to move.
Lees Corner people don't want to move.
Many Fox Mill people do want to move.

Scenario B satisfies all these conditions and is also the least disruptive option. [/quote

Are there any groups that really hate scenario too? My head hurts trying to look at all of the changes. Does it mess up people down by Centerville and Clifton?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in the area represented by RIO, Crossfield parent, and very much want to zoned to Skyview. With the addition of Skyview there are now FOUR high schools closer/equal to me then Oakton. Skyview is half the distance!

Staying in Oakton means much longer bus rides, less sleep, reduced opportunities for extracurriculars, overall reduced quality of life for 4 years. Not to mention safety.. less than half the amount of time on otherwise dangerous roads means stastically my kids are much less likely to die or be injured! Shame on RIO, they are hurting their own kids.

Also seems the group consists of many folks who don't even have children in the school system , with the misguided perception it will greatly reduce property values. Based on what I've read at this point, seems like Skyview (eventually) will be just as "good" as Oakton if not better.

I know I'm not the only parent who feels this way. We need to do everything we can to get this message to the voting members. RIO doesn't represent our community or school, and they shouldn't be acting as such.

A lot of Franklin Farms wants Skyview. It’s only a handful of parents who are pushing for Oakton. Franklin Farm folks need to find their voice and stop being afraid of the neighborhood bullies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scenario 2 is the only feasible choice.

Whether you like the RIO people or not, the elected officials cannot just ignore their constituents.

The RIO people don't want to move.
Lees Corner people don't want to move.
Many Fox Mill people do want to move.

Scenario B satisfies all these conditions and is also the least disruptive option.

This. It's not perfect by any means, but it'll likely be the path of least resistance.

[Anonymous]

I think scenarios 1 & 3 were so wild that they put them there just so people will be happy with 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scenario 2 is the only feasible choice.

Whether you like the RIO people or not, the elected officials cannot just ignore their constituents.

The RIO people don't want to move.
Lees Corner people don't want to move.
Many Fox Mill people do want to move.

Scenario B satisfies all these conditions and is also the least disruptive option.

RIO Karen has spoken!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Scenario 2 is the only feasible choice.

Whether you like the RIO people or not, the elected officials cannot just ignore their constituents.

The RIO people don't want to move.
Lees Corner people don't want to move.
Many Fox Mill people do want to move.

Scenario B satisfies all these conditions and is also the least disruptive option.

This. It's not perfect by any means, but it'll likely be the path of least resistance.

Scenario 2 but maybe the can figure it out with unnecessary chopping up of neighborhoods like Fox Mill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think scenarios 1 & 3 were so wild that they put them there just so people will be happy with 2.

Yep!

[Anonymous]

Did you all notice that the Boundary Tool website (fcpswesternboundary.org) uses the same address as the earlier site that showed Option E, the one that moved Lees Corner to Skyview?

It was only up for a short time, but many people, including me, left negative feedback.

FCPS clearly got the message because Option E didn’t make it into any of the three scenarios.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Scenario 2 is the only feasible choice.

Whether you like the RIO people or not, the elected officials cannot just ignore their constituents.

The RIO people don't want to move.
Lees Corner people don't want to move.
Many Fox Mill people do want to move.

Scenario B satisfies all these conditions and is also the least disruptive option.

This. It's not perfect by any means, but it'll likely be the path of least resistance.

Scenario 2 but maybe the can figure it out with unnecessary chopping up of neighborhoods like Fox Mill.

This and fix the middle schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn't Oakton's freshman football team have a huge incident with SA hazing in their locker room? They were suspended from playing.

Maybe people shouldn't want their kids mixing with "Oakton kids".

Better keep Oakton kids at Oakton then.

Disagree. Sounds like the Westfield kids will be a positive influence on the Oakton miscreants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Scenario 2 is the only feasible choice.

Whether you like the RIO people or not, the elected officials cannot just ignore their constituents.

The RIO people don't want to move.
Lees Corner people don't want to move.
Many Fox Mill people do want to move.

Scenario B satisfies all these conditions and is also the least disruptive option.

This. It's not perfect by any means, but it'll likely be the path of least resistance.

Scenario 2 but maybe the can figure it out with unnecessary chopping up of neighborhoods like Fox Mill.

This and fix the middle schools

They *can't* "fix the middle schools". The capacity doesn't line up. There will be split feeders 100%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It all seems a bit too convenient. Reid and Lady wanted a magnet school but the School Board said no, that Skyview should be a traditional neighborhood school. But if they only propose to set the HS boundaries by also upending a bunch of ES and MS boundaries, and come up with ridiculous proposals, people will complain and say they should just make Skyview an opt-in school indefinitely - which will essentially give Reid and Lady what they wanted. It could well be incompetence by design.

I think this is exactly what the intention was behind these ridiculous scenerios.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Scenario 2 is the only feasible choice.

Whether you like the RIO people or not, the elected officials cannot just ignore their constituents.

The RIO people don't want to move.
Lees Corner people don't want to move.
Many Fox Mill people do want to move.

Scenario B satisfies all these conditions and is also the least disruptive option.

RIO Karen has spoken!

So there is absolutely no one objecting to Scenario B?