Why is our graduation at Eagle Bank???!!!

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Anonymous wrote:How about Kennedy Center? That could be prestigious, and maybe it's bigger and could accommodate more family members.

That's actually a great idea. Our school graduates at DAR, which we love, but the Kennedy Center would be another great option.

Kennedy Center doesn't work b/c they won't reserve their spaces as far in advance as FCPS needs to book their venues. We already went through this exercise in 2022. It also has the same problems as DAR in that it is far from most FCPS high schools, and parking costs $$. And then there is the smaller size vs. Eagle Bank.

My older child graduated at DAR -- it IS lovely -- but I still think it makes no sense other than snootiness -- to have it at DAR. This is a PUBLIC HS graduation. Give people a close venue, free parking, and lots of tickets if they need them. Forcing families to drive into DC on a rush-hour time on a weekday, and reserve paid parking spaces in DC months in advance -- just doesn't make sense for a PUBLIC school. The priority should be easy access and low or no cost. But, instead, the froo-froo parents at these four schools have convinced the administrations that their snowflake children must have the most picturesque venue.

Hmm. You sound like you have a real chip on your shoulder. There is nothing "snooty" about wanting to use one of the gorgeous and historic venues available to us in DC. I went to one of those four schools in the 1980s and we graduated at DAR then, too. This is just tradition. It sounds like you don't even have kids at those schools, so why do you care?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about Kennedy Center? That could be prestigious, and maybe it's bigger and could accommodate more family members.

That's actually a great idea. Our school graduates at DAR, which we love, but the Kennedy Center would be another great option.

Kennedy Center doesn't work b/c they won't reserve their spaces as far in advance as FCPS needs to book their venues. We already went through this exercise in 2022. It also has the same problems as DAR in that it is far from most FCPS high schools, and parking costs $$. And then there is the smaller size vs. Eagle Bank.

My older child graduated at DAR -- it IS lovely -- but I still think it makes no sense other than snootiness -- to have it at DAR. This is a PUBLIC HS graduation. Give people a close venue, free parking, and lots of tickets if they need them. Forcing families to drive into DC on a rush-hour time on a weekday, and reserve paid parking spaces in DC months in advance -- just doesn't make sense for a PUBLIC school. The priority should be easy access and low or no cost. But, instead, the froo-froo parents at these four schools have convinced the administrations that their snowflake children must have the most picturesque venue.

You're full of crap. The parents don't decide where the kids graduate. FCPS makes that decision based on the location of schools and the number of expected graduates.

If the other four schools were graduating at Eagle Bank, you'd have yet another random parent complaining about the time and date of their Eagle Bank ceremony. The Madison ceremony at DAR overlaps with the Lewis ceremony at Eagle Bank. The Langley ceremony overlaps with Centreville. The McLean ceremony overlaps with Edison. The Marshall ceremony overlaps with West Potomac.

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There are certain parents who will *always* find something to complain about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about Kennedy Center? That could be prestigious, and maybe it's bigger and could accommodate more family members.

That's actually a great idea. Our school graduates at DAR, which we love, but the Kennedy Center would be another great option.

Kennedy Center doesn't work b/c they won't reserve their spaces as far in advance as FCPS needs to book their venues. We already went through this exercise in 2022. It also has the same problems as DAR in that it is far from most FCPS high schools, and parking costs $$. And then there is the smaller size vs. Eagle Bank.

My older child graduated at DAR -- it IS lovely -- but I still think it makes no sense other than snootiness -- to have it at DAR. This is a PUBLIC HS graduation. Give people a close venue, free parking, and lots of tickets if they need them. Forcing families to drive into DC on a rush-hour time on a weekday, and reserve paid parking spaces in DC months in advance -- just doesn't make sense for a PUBLIC school. The priority should be easy access and low or no cost. But, instead, the froo-froo parents at these four schools have convinced the administrations that their snowflake children must have the most picturesque venue.

You're full of crap. The parents don't decide where the kids graduate. FCPS makes that decision based on the location of schools and the number of expected graduates.

If the other four schools were graduating at Eagle Bank, you'd have yet another random parent complaining about the time and date of their Eagle Bank ceremony. The Madison ceremony at DAR overlaps with the Lewis ceremony at Eagle Bank. The Langley ceremony overlaps with Centreville. The McLean ceremony overlaps with Edison. The Marshall ceremony overlaps with West Potomac.

Obviously the DAR schools would not graduate at Eagle Arena at the same time as another school. The DAR schools would be worked into the Eagle arena schedule from the outset.

That's not what the PP is saying. They're saying that if those four schools DID graduate at Eagle Bank, then you'd have four more schools slotted in there, triggering some malcontent to complain about that. It's never ending. If your kid graduates at Eagle Bank, and you're happy about that, then leave the DAR families alone.