Lake Barcroft - any residents?

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

That's obviously false, and only underscores your own stupidity.

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

That's obviously false, and only underscores your own stupidity.

Sad for you

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

+1

PREACH.

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

That's obviously false, and only underscores your own stupidity.

ITA. Disclaimer: I am not a neighbor of PP.

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

That's obviously false, and only underscores your own stupidity.

Is you are mediocre and surrounded by low achievers you are great

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

That's obviously false, and only underscores your own stupidity.

Is you are mediocre and surrounded by low achievers you are great

And, apparently, if you are mediocre and surrounded by high achievers, you're pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

That's obviously false, and only underscores your own stupidity.

Is you are mediocre and surrounded by low achievers you are great

And, apparently, if you are mediocre and surrounded by high achievers, you're pathetic.

+1

Different poster here. Love this. How true!

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

That's obviously false, and only underscores your own stupidity.

Is you are mediocre and surrounded by low achievers you are great

And, apparently, if you are mediocre and surrounded by high achievers, you're pathetic.

+1

Different poster here. Love this. How true!

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Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old went to an end of school small gathering. Apparently they went down to the lake and canoed and swam in it. When I picked him up, I was nauseated by the sight of that water! Went online to find that they've had FOUR raw sewage spills in that lake, latest being 2015, and residents have had issues with e-coli. County knew about the spills, didn't notify residents right away. Apparently a resident who's dd got sick, took it upon herself to test the water, only to THEN have the county come clean..

SO not ok

Wondering if anyone lives there and can update me as to issues with water? Having my kid wash in Hibicleans (probably overkill, but the pharmacist was horrified and told me that was what to do).

Millennial born and raised in Lake Barcroft - and *gasp* - a product of FCPS and JEB Stuart. Just bought a house after 8 years in Arlington and moved back to start a family. I swim in the lake all summer long like many residents. Fear not helicopter mom. It was a phenomenal place to grow up and I hope my kids enjoy it as much as I did.

The water quality is monitored and managed by a WID that is funded by a special tax district: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/about_v2.html

Details about water quality are here: http://www.lakebarcroftwid.com/documents/WID_LBA_WaterQualityAdvisory_140728.pdf

Thank you for posting about the water quality. My kids love that lake.

OP is worse than a helicopter mom. She's obviously mentally ill and histrionic, and we should just ignore her and her craziness. She desperately wants this attention, so we're all just feeding the beast.

+1. My friends live in LB and their DD just graduated from Stuart and is heading to Yale this fall. Those kids turn out great.

Let's not get crazy here. Stuart is fine and I am sure your friends DD is a self starter and took some ap courses at other FCPS.
But what is the % of kids not going to college let alone ivy school?

Then you'd be wrong. She expects to get an IB diploma from Stuart. No AP courses.

The point was she thrived at a diverse school. Why are you so threatened by it?

Getting in is one thing but the best Stuart kids won't be as prepared as a mediocre McLean or Langley graduate.

That's obviously false, and only underscores your own stupidity.

Is you are mediocre and surrounded by low achievers you are great

And, apparently, if you are mediocre and surrounded by high achievers, you're pathetic.

+1

Different poster here. Love this. How true!

Nope

You're going to have to work harder than that to convince me I'd rather live in, what, Pimmit Hills than a more attractive neighborhood like Lake Barcroft/Sleepy Hollow.