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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If proximity is important, then CROSSFIELD NEEDS TO MOVE TO SKYVIEW.

I think it's absurd that there are families at our school more concerned about their kids doing sports or their "property value" than about being able to pick up their kids from activities, having their kids drive safely to high school instead of on narrow windy roads, and staying in a high school that is part of their community instead of a completely different town just because they think it's more prestigious. Gatehouse needs to stop listening to the Crossfield PTO and listen to the rest of the parents in the community. No, we don't have a website, but there are a lot of us, mostly with children in younger grades who play sports in Chantilly and Herndon and want to go to Carson and Skyview because a 5 minute drive makes a lot more sense than a 25 minute drive (which can be 45 during rush hour).

Scenario 2 is bad.

The thing is, your kids are in younger grades. You can almost guarantee that sports, clubs, activities will all be established by the time you get there. I'd have no problem with Skyview if they had done the right thing and established clubs, built fields, established team sports etc first. To the people saying "they'll have them in 2 years." Have you not paid attention? The school board lies and tells you what you want to hear. They mess everything up and nothing gets done on time. I don't even think they've got zoning approval to be a public high school yet, but they'll tell you when permitting and construction will be finished. There's no way they have fields, parking lots, and sports etc in 2 years. So you want our kids to suffer throught it, because yours surely won't

[Anonymous]

I guarantee that there is a Crossfield parent who does business with WXY Studio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We should be focusing on Skyview boundaries only. The neighborhoods closest to Skyview should be sent there period. Leave all other schools alone.

Westfield is losing 1,000 kids to Skyview. I know you don't like it but there have to be secondary (and possibly tertiary) realignments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the part of scenario 3 that moves all of Navy to Franklin and Chantilly. Where does all the Chantilly hate come from? It is half the distance as Oakton for us Navy people and our kids all do CYA sports. I think it's a very thoughtful move for future kids not currently at Oakton so I totally do not understand all the outrage felt by Navy families.

+1 I agree with you. As long as they have a generous grandfathering policy in place. I don’t want siblings at 2 different high schools.

That scenario continues to gerrymander and manipulate a situation in favor or Rio. There’s no scenario where Franklin farm should be going to Oakton over ALL the neighborhoods closer to Oakton (which by the way were redistricted to Oakton the last time around).

[Anonymous]

So what's the next step?

The school board meeting next week will be interesting.

After that, we will see the next set of scenarios. It's going to be two scenarios.

What is not clear to me is whether these new scenarios are the modified version of the current three scenarios or completely new scenarios or one modified scenario plus one new scenario.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the part of scenario 3 that moves all of Navy to Franklin and Chantilly. Where does all the Chantilly hate come from? It is half the distance as Oakton for us Navy people and our kids all do CYA sports. I think it's a very thoughtful move for future kids not currently at Oakton so I totally do not understand all the outrage felt by Navy families.

+1 I agree with you. As long as they have a generous grandfathering policy in place. I don’t want siblings at 2 different high schools.

That scenario continues to gerrymander and manipulate a situation in favor or Rio. There’s no scenario where Franklin farm should be going to Oakton over ALL the neighborhoods closer to Oakton (which by the way were redistricted to Oakton the last time around).

Scenario 1 keeps both Oakton well under utilization (89%) and keeps Chantilly at 86%. Seems like the best option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We should be focusing on Skyview boundaries only. The neighborhoods closest to Skyview should be sent there period. Leave all other schools alone.

Westfield is losing 1,000 kids to Skyview. I know you don't like it but there have to be secondary (and possibly tertiary) realignments.

I think that number is inflated. What is your source?

In any case, there is new construction in Westfield area. Add in all of Cub Run boundary and maybe some from Bull Run.
Chantilly does not require backfilling with the loss of Oak Hill and the Cub Run area. It will be just fine. Well over 2000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If proximity is important, then CROSSFIELD NEEDS TO MOVE TO SKYVIEW.

I think it's absurd that there are families at our school more concerned about their kids doing sports or their "property value" than about being able to pick up their kids from activities, having their kids drive safely to high school instead of on narrow windy roads, and staying in a high school that is part of their community instead of a completely different town just because they think it's more prestigious. Gatehouse needs to stop listening to the Crossfield PTO and listen to the rest of the parents in the community. No, we don't have a website, but there are a lot of us, mostly with children in younger grades who play sports in Chantilly and Herndon and want to go to Carson and Skyview because a 5 minute drive makes a lot more sense than a 25 minute drive (which can be 45 during rush hour).

Scenario 2 is bad.

Scenario 2 is a clear winner.

It has the largest number of schools in the target utilization range and is also least disruptive.

They will look into the travel time as opposed to the distance, but it seems like most people want Scenario 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If proximity is important, then CROSSFIELD NEEDS TO MOVE TO SKYVIEW.

I think it's absurd that there are families at our school more concerned about their kids doing sports or their "property value" than about being able to pick up their kids from activities, having their kids drive safely to high school instead of on narrow windy roads, and staying in a high school that is part of their community instead of a completely different town just because they think it's more prestigious. Gatehouse needs to stop listening to the Crossfield PTO and listen to the rest of the parents in the community. No, we don't have a website, but there are a lot of us, mostly with children in younger grades who play sports in Chantilly and Herndon and want to go to Carson and Skyview because a 5 minute drive makes a lot more sense than a 25 minute drive (which can be 45 during rush hour).

Scenario 2 is bad.

Scenario 2 is a clear winner.

It has the largest number of schools in the target utilization range and is also least disruptive.

They will look into the travel time as opposed to the distance, but it seems like most people want Scenario 2.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We should be focusing on Skyview boundaries only. The neighborhoods closest to Skyview should be sent there period. Leave all other schools alone.

Westfield is losing 1,000 kids to Skyview. I know you don't like it but there have to be secondary (and possibly tertiary) realignments.

I think that number is inflated. What is your source?

In any case, there is new construction in Westfield area. Add in all of Cub Run boundary and maybe some from Bull Run.
Chantilly does not require backfilling with the loss of Oak Hill and the Cub Run area. It will be just fine. Well over 2000.

My source is FCPS.

https://www.fcps.edu/system/files/forms/2025-10/western_high_school_options.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the part of scenario 3 that moves all of Navy to Franklin and Chantilly. Where does all the Chantilly hate come from? It is half the distance as Oakton for us Navy people and our kids all do CYA sports. I think it's a very thoughtful move for future kids not currently at Oakton so I totally do not understand all the outrage felt by Navy families.

+1 I agree with you. As long as they have a generous grandfathering policy in place. I don’t want siblings at 2 different high schools.

That scenario continues to gerrymander and manipulate a situation in favor or Rio. There’s no scenario where Franklin farm should be going to Oakton over ALL the neighborhoods closer to Oakton (which by the way were redistricted to Oakton the last time around).

Scenario 1 keeps both Oakton well under utilization (89%) and keeps Chantilly at 86%. Seems like the best option.

Scenario 1 moves some families currently at Chantilly within 2 miles of the school to Oakton which is almost 8 miles away. No thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If proximity is important, then CROSSFIELD NEEDS TO MOVE TO SKYVIEW.

I think it's absurd that there are families at our school more concerned about their kids doing sports or their "property value" than about being able to pick up their kids from activities, having their kids drive safely to high school instead of on narrow windy roads, and staying in a high school that is part of their community instead of a completely different town just because they think it's more prestigious. Gatehouse needs to stop listening to the Crossfield PTO and listen to the rest of the parents in the community. No, we don't have a website, but there are a lot of us, mostly with children in younger grades who play sports in Chantilly and Herndon and want to go to Carson and Skyview because a 5 minute drive makes a lot more sense than a 25 minute drive (which can be 45 during rush hour).

Scenario 2 is bad.

Scenario 2 is a clear winner.

It has the largest number of schools in the target utilization range and is also least disruptive.

They will look into the travel time as opposed to the distance, but it seems like most people want Scenario 2.

No. Just because you keep posting this doesn't mean it will happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If proximity is important, then CROSSFIELD NEEDS TO MOVE TO SKYVIEW.

I think it's absurd that there are families at our school more concerned about their kids doing sports or their "property value" than about being able to pick up their kids from activities, having their kids drive safely to high school instead of on narrow windy roads, and staying in a high school that is part of their community instead of a completely different town just because they think it's more prestigious. Gatehouse needs to stop listening to the Crossfield PTO and listen to the rest of the parents in the community. No, we don't have a website, but there are a lot of us, mostly with children in younger grades who play sports in Chantilly and Herndon and want to go to Carson and Skyview because a 5 minute drive makes a lot more sense than a 25 minute drive (which can be 45 during rush hour).

Scenario 2 is bad.

Remember - the school board members and superintendent most likely won’t review this whole thread. Send them an email - I just did!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If proximity is important, then CROSSFIELD NEEDS TO MOVE TO SKYVIEW.

I think it's absurd that there are families at our school more concerned about their kids doing sports or their "property value" than about being able to pick up their kids from activities, having their kids drive safely to high school instead of on narrow windy roads, and staying in a high school that is part of their community instead of a completely different town just because they think it's more prestigious. Gatehouse needs to stop listening to the Crossfield PTO and listen to the rest of the parents in the community. No, we don't have a website, but there are a lot of us, mostly with children in younger grades who play sports in Chantilly and Herndon and want to go to Carson and Skyview because a 5 minute drive makes a lot more sense than a 25 minute drive (which can be 45 during rush hour).

Scenario 2 is bad.

Scenario 2 is a clear winner.

It has the largest number of schools in the target utilization range and is also least disruptive.

They will look into the travel time as opposed to the distance, but it seems like most people want Scenario 2.

No. Just because you keep posting this doesn't mean it will happen.

I didn't post that because I wanted it to happen. I posted it because it's a fact.

Read the presentation slides. It says Scenario 2 has the largest number of schools in the target utilization range. The presenter said Scenario 2 is the most conservative option.

Did you attend the meetings? Most people liked Scenario 2 most (or hated it the least).

[Anonymous]

I think that XYZ began with the high school boundaries and then moved to middle schools. Likely being unaware of how close Franklin and Carson are, they then pulled kids to the middle school or out of the middle school--disrupting elementary attendance. So, then they moved to elementary and made them fit. And, ended up with a huge mixed up mess.
Either that, or they just threw spagetti at the wall.

Just look at what they did with the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill. It makes NO sense at all. I'm not familiar with all the other areas, but I am familiar with that area and the Lee's Corner mess.

I also recall the Fox Mill Woods mess from the 2008 boundary review.
It is not a huge area. At that time, because of the bitterness in the neighborhood, I recall a request that they allow generous pupil placement to Oakton from that area. I think it came to a vote on the School Board. I thought it was a reasonable request as that there were valid reasons to allow it. It was handily rejected.

I would think that Oak Hill should be assigned to Carson. But, for those walkers across the street from Franklin, I would allow generous pupil placement. I doubt it would be much utilized.

This is NOT the same as sending Lee's Corner to Westfield. Carson and Franklin are less than two miles from each other and most of Oak Hill is smack in the middle. Chantilly and Westfield are not particularly close. Why would you take kids and send them to a school that is further away?