Kettle Run HS in Fauqier County

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01/15/2022 08:03

Subject: Kettle Run HS in Fauqier County

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Anonymous wrote:We live here. Moved from Fairfax 7 years ago and like it a lot. We have kids in elementary and middle school. Next year one will go to Kettle Run. I’ve heard really good things about the school from many. I am most disappointed with the middle school here (it’s not bad or anything, I’m just not as impressed as I thought I would be). We have mostly average to low average kids so I can’t really speak to how the advanced courses are. I have one child that is pretty precocious and will surely test into their gifted program when we decide to stop homeschooling him. I’ve heard decent things about that as well. All in all, we love living here and the schools have been wonderful for us.

Thank You for your info. Where do kids mostly hang out? at their houses? is there a community pool , sport leagues they can join for exercise and making friends?

New poster here.
I don't live in Brookside but live nearby in Prince William county. I'm somewhat familiar with the Brookside community because I'm a triathlete and the REV3 sprint series held several races in that area (the run course went through part of Brookside.)
From the map it appears there are two community pools, one off of Boathouse rd. and one near the corner of Riley rd. and Brookside Pkwy.
There is also the Larry Weeks pool in the Vint Hill area (walking/biking distance from most of the Brookside neighborhood) that is operated by the county, so you can get a season pass or pay a daily entrance fee.
For an indoor pool, you will want to go to the Warf (also run by the county) and about a 20 minute drive away.

I'm not as familiar with the youth sports leagues in that area but I'm sure they have them. Vint Hill (it's right next to Brookside) also has a Brewery (Old Bust Head) and a small winery (Vint Hill craft winery.)

How do you like PW County and the schools there? Gainesville looks interesting/nice - lake nearby, a bit closer to the city, etc. TIA!

I like it a lot. I actually live right next to Gainesville in Bristow. My kids are older so I'm a bit out of touch with the elementary level, and probably even the middle school level, but I have a kid at the new high school (Gainesville) and I am very impressed so far. We did not enjoy Marsteller middle school, but have friends whose kids went to Gainesville Middle school (right next to Gainesville High school.)

The lake--Lake Manassas? Unfortunately there is no public access. https://dwr.virginia.gov/waterbody/lake-manassas/
There is a neighborhood right near the lake (Saranac) and I remmber YEARS ago (maybe 2007?) we looked at houses there and it sounded like the residents of that neighborhood would have access to boating on the lake. I found this article
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/lake-manassas-suit-heads-to-trial/2011/02/18/ABYXPbJ_story.html but don't know the outcome of what happened.
I'm actually not aware of much lake-boating available nearby. I know when my son was much younger, his cubscout troop went fishing (from boats) on Lake Brittle, which is in Fauquier county. https://dwr.virginia.gov/waterbody/lake-brittle/#overview

Towards the middle/eastern end of the county, the Montclair community DOES have a lake that residents (and guests--but not the general public) can swim and boat in. I have a few friends that have lived in Montclair and they LOVE it. I will say that my friends that lived there sent their kids to private school or home schooled, so I don't know about the schools in that part of the county.
For outdoor recreation, we have the Manassas Battlefield which provides miles and miles of trails and rolling hills. It's great-I typically go there at least once a week for a run/hike! We're also only about an hour away from Shennandoah National Park. The Eastern end of the county has Prince William Forest national park, which is not as well known as most national parks--so it's wonderfully "not crowded."

Prince William schools do allow students to apply to "speciality programs" at other PW schools they are not zoned for. Some programs are harder to get into than others--for example Marsteller middle school has a "math and science" specialty program that was harder to get into if you didn't live in boundaries. They did a lottery from all elligible out of boundary applicants. When my kids were there, few kids from out of bounds were selected in the lottery--but it's been a few years so things may have changed.