10 Great Things About Various FCPS High Schools

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Anonymous wrote:On reflection, I think these new “top 10” lists are intended to prime families for boundary changes (“see the great things about your new school”). Don’t want the thread to get deleted as redundant of the longer thread but does seem like the most likely impetus.

Omg stop. You guys suck the joy out of everything.

Omg, stfu. You can still admire the positives in the lists and ask why they are being rolled out now.

It’s weird because they look almost like recruiting materials but of course FCPS’s basic approach is there are no guarantees when it comes to schools and you can take what we’re offering you or leave.

And yet there doesn't need to be a nefarious conspiracy for why they exist either. And all the comments blah blah doesn't have one. Maybe it isn't posted yet. Relax, calm down.

A plausible explanation as to why these lists are surfacing now isn’t a “nefarious conspiracy.” And, yes, more schools can be expected to roll them out over the coming weeks.

Perhaps you’re the one who needs to chill out.

[Anonymous]

Wow. Based on this list, you couldn’t pay me enough to teach at Madison. Are they able to fill all their slots with certified teachers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Madison lists academic achievement as #1 and then goes on to discuss SBG. This is the worst thing about this school. Athletics should have been #1.

We were very happy with Madison's academics and how they prepared our DC for success at a T20 college. But it's odd Academics are ranked #1 when it's obvious that sports are what the school truly celebrates. Madison is horrible at celebrating academic achievements of students - there is a very ill-planned academic awards ceremony once a year that is almost like a secret and student names and awards are not shared anywhere outside the ceremony. Considering about 8 kids per year go on to play their sport beyond high school, it's puzzling how much focus the sports program gets. And before you claim sour grapes - DC was a varsity athlete and academically accomplished, so this is something they saw from both sides.

[Anonymous]

Only looked Chantilly, Madison and Langley. If these had been college application profiles, would have first admitted Langley as only one with immediate and easy read of their profile. Chantilly next and then Madison. Madison was the oddest read to me, including their listing certain alumni.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only looked Chantilly, Madison and Langley. If these had been college application profiles, would have first admitted Langley as only one with immediate and easy read of their profile. Chantilly next and then Madison. Madison was the oddest read to me, including their listing certain alumni.

It's funny how many of Langley's accomplishments boil down to not having poor students

[Anonymous]

Seeing Madison listing SBG as their top feature…. Did Herndon end up doing SBG this year again too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only looked Chantilly, Madison and Langley. If these had been college application profiles, would have first admitted Langley as only one with immediate and easy read of their profile. Chantilly next and then Madison. Madison was the oddest read to me, including their listing certain alumni.

The only schools DCUM believes ought to exist

[Anonymous]

Only some list National Merit semi-finalists. Chantilly said they had 10, Langley 19, McLean 16… many others completely silent on that. Other schools don’t mention arts or sports at all. Since would seem safe to assume the write-ups reflect each school principal’s focus at school, interesting to read here if families that attend agree with what the write-ups emphasize as key at school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Madison lists academic achievement as #1 and then goes on to discuss SBG. This is the worst thing about this school. Athletics should have been #1.

We were very happy with Madison's academics and how they prepared our DC for success at a T20 college. But it's odd Academics are ranked #1 when it's obvious that sports are what the school truly celebrates. Madison is horrible at celebrating academic achievements of students - there is a very ill-planned academic awards ceremony once a year that is almost like a secret and student names and awards are not shared anywhere outside the ceremony. Considering about 8 kids per year go on to play their sport beyond high school, it's puzzling how much focus the sports program gets. And before you claim sour grapes - DC was a varsity athlete and academically accomplished, so this is something they saw from both sides.

I'd ask when your kid started college. I've got a current college senior, and a senior at Madison. My college kid was FAR better prepared, academically. Unless your kid is a freshman, maybe even a sophomore, in college, IMO the education they got in HS is not the same as what kids are getting now.

I don't have any complaints about how the school celebrates academic or athletic success (although I think SBG makes "success" a relative concept, but that's not the point here), and I too am the parent of a varsity athlete with academic accomplishments. Academics are far more prioritized compared to athletics now than they were pre-Greg Hood, that's for sure. In any case I am very glad to be done with Madison and FCPS at the end of this year.

To get back to the OP...I read a few of these lists and find the whole exercise ridiculous. They're all over the place content wise and tell me nothing useful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On reflection, I think these new “top 10” lists are intended to prime families for boundary changes (“see the great things about your new school”). Don’t want the thread to get deleted as redundant of the longer thread but does seem like the most likely impetus.

Omg stop. You guys suck the joy out of everything.

Omg, stfu. You can still admire the positives in the lists and ask why they are being rolled out now.

It’s weird because they look almost like recruiting materials but of course FCPS’s basic approach is there are no guarantees when it comes to schools and you can take what we’re offering you or leave.

And yet there doesn't need to be a nefarious conspiracy for why they exist either. And all the comments blah blah doesn't have one. Maybe it isn't posted yet. Relax, calm down.

A plausible explanation as to why these lists are surfacing now isn’t a “nefarious conspiracy.” And, yes, more schools can be expected to roll them out over the coming weeks.

Perhaps you’re the one who needs to chill out.

NP.

FCPS is circling the drain thanks the school board and Reid putting racial equity ahead of academics.

But sure, let’s all just chill.

[Anonymous]

I don't mind pride in one's FCPS high school, but this is nothing special. Nothing to see here. The lists are bland and each school sounds the same

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't mind pride in one's FCPS high school, but this is nothing special. Nothing to see here. The lists are bland and each school sounds the same

Disagree. Some schools focus on accolades; others focus on a "caring culture; and at least one seems to read like "hey, we're doing the best we can here."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Only looked Chantilly, Madison and Langley. If these had been college application profiles, would have first admitted Langley as only one with immediate and easy read of their profile. Chantilly next and then Madison. Madison was the oddest read to me, including their listing certain alumni.

It's funny how many of Langley's accomplishments boil down to not having poor students

It's also funny how wannabe Marxists can find the bourgeoisie oppressing the proletariat everywhere they look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only looked Chantilly, Madison and Langley. If these had been college application profiles, would have first admitted Langley as only one with immediate and easy read of their profile. Chantilly next and then Madison. Madison was the oddest read to me, including their listing certain alumni.

It's funny how many of Langley's accomplishments boil down to not having poor students

It's also funny how wannabe Marxists can find the bourgeoisie oppressing the proletariat everywhere they look.

NP. It is oddly coincidental that the percentage of students who do not pursue higher education (immediately after HS at least) corresponds to the percentage of FARMS students. I’d like to know more about where the intersection is and if they are failing to bring up poor students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only looked Chantilly, Madison and Langley. If these had been college application profiles, would have first admitted Langley as only one with immediate and easy read of their profile. Chantilly next and then Madison. Madison was the oddest read to me, including their listing certain alumni.

It's funny how many of Langley's accomplishments boil down to not having poor students

It's also funny how wannabe Marxists can find the bourgeoisie oppressing the proletariat everywhere they look.

NP. It is oddly coincidental that the percentage of students who do not pursue higher education (immediately after HS at least) corresponds to the percentage of FARMS students. I’d like to know more about where the intersection is and if they are failing to bring up poor students.

DP. And what do you suggest they do to “bring up poor students”?