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

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Anonymous wrote:I suspect a lot of Fox Mill parents have signed the rooted petition in the hopes of being sent to Skyview.

Once more: If Meren really wants to continue to support South Lakes, she needs to lobby to get rid of IB. That is what her constituents want. Most of them.

100% someone did an analysis of zip codes and there were a lot of people who live in Fox Mill and Navy zip codes -- far more than people who live in 20171.

20171 is also a Navy zip code fwiw

You are digging yourself into a hole, RIO mom. Just stop. No amount of arguing is going to make your case legitimate.

Dp. She may not even be RIO. You sound unhinged with your conspiracy theories about Navy and Fox Mill. No one wants to join in your Crossfield PTA mom wars.

What does RIO stand for?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I suspect a lot of Fox Mill parents have signed the rooted petition in the hopes of being sent to Skyview.

Once more: If Meren really wants to continue to support South Lakes, she needs to lobby to get rid of IB. That is what her constituents want. Most of them.

100% someone did an analysis of zip codes and there were a lot of people who live in Fox Mill and Navy zip codes -- far more than people who live in 20171.

20171 is also a Navy zip code fwiw

You are digging yourself into a hole, RIO mom. Just stop. No amount of arguing is going to make your case legitimate.

Dp. She may not even be RIO. You sound unhinged with your conspiracy theories about Navy and Fox Mill. No one wants to join in your Crossfield PTA mom wars.

What does RIO stand for?

https://rootedinoakton.com/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect a lot of Fox Mill parents have signed the rooted petition in the hopes of being sent to Skyview.

Once more: If Meren really wants to continue to support South Lakes, she needs to lobby to get rid of IB. That is what her constituents want. Most of them.

100% someone did an analysis of zip codes and there were a lot of people who live in Fox Mill and Navy zip codes -- far more than people who live in 20171.

20171 is also a Navy zip code fwiw

You are digging yourself into a hole, RIO mom. Just stop. No amount of arguing is going to make your case legitimate.

Dp. She may not even be RIO. You sound unhinged with your conspiracy theories about Navy and Fox Mill. No one wants to join in your Crossfield PTA mom wars.

What does RIO stand for?

https://rootedinoakton.com/

So are families in the Herndon, Oak Hill 20171 neighborhoods claiming they’re RIO even though they don’t even live in the Oakton 22124 zip code? AFAIK, no 22124 houses (the real RIO) are being rezoned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I suspect a lot of Fox Mill parents have signed the rooted petition in the hopes of being sent to Skyview.

Once more: If Meren really wants to continue to support South Lakes, she needs to lobby to get rid of IB. That is what her constituents want. Most of them.

100% someone did an analysis of zip codes and there were a lot of people who live in Fox Mill and Navy zip codes -- far more than people who live in 20171.

20171 is also a Navy zip code fwiw

You are digging yourself into a hole, RIO mom. Just stop. No amount of arguing is going to make your case legitimate.

Dp. She may not even be RIO. You sound unhinged with your conspiracy theories about Navy and Fox Mill. No one wants to join in your Crossfield PTA mom wars.

What does RIO stand for?

https://rootedinoakton.com/

So are families in the Herndon, Oak Hill 20171 neighborhoods claiming they’re RIO even though they don’t even live in the Oakton 22124 zip code? AFAIK, no 22124 houses (the real RIO) are being rezoned.

Crossfield families are claiming they are part of the Oakton community. All of the Crossfield families that go to Oakton live in Herndon. Most are in the same zip code as the new high school.

[Anonymous]

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For Crossfield parents who've been in the Oakton pyramid, telling them a "cohesive community" is "nearby" doesn't really resonate because they don't think of Herndon areas to the west as part of their community.

The bulk of Crossfield families live in Franklin Farm. Guess where they shop for groceries? Franklin Farm. You know the shopping center on Franklin Farm Rd. and 286. Sure, we all shop in other areas, too--but, the closest and most convenient is Franklin Farm. I seriously doubt they are spending much time in Oakton.

Where do most of them play sports? Chantilly Youth Association.
My kids did CYA--you cannot pretend that most Crossfield kids are playing elsewhere.

Navy kids also do CYA. Makes sense to move to Chantilly. It is closer and my kids always made new friends at Franklin and then got separated for high school. I hope they don't listen to all the first grader moms who have this misconception of Oakton, thinking it is superior and some kind of flex.

I agree. For some reason Navy Oakton Moms are afraid of Chantilly. But why would they move to Chantilly if it’s already overcrowded?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is my take:

An earlier PP seems to think that Westfield is losing kids to Skyview because of Crossfield. THAT IS NOT TRUE!

Reaction to Map A

Westfield is losing kids to Skyview because they live in close proximity to Skyview and because it has never been good for that area to be at Westfield. The only reason they were at Westfield is because there was no local school for them. If you look at a map, they are separated from the rest of the residential areas of Westfield by the airport and industrial faciiities. The time/distance is extreme and the traffic is terrible.
Benefit to the students: community cohesiveness and ability to participate in after school activities
Benefit to the school system: big savings in transportation (buses, fuel, and drivers) Also, Westfield is reaching capacity with new contruction in the area. Approaching 2800 students.

Some Crossfield parents want their kids to stay at Oakton which makes no sense because of the distance. Crossfield neighborhoods are VERY close to Skyview and a very long way from Oakton.
Benefit to students: a cohesive community nearby with very short commute. More ability to participate in after school activities and far less time on the school bus.
Benefit to school system: very big savings in transportation.

Oak Hill is right across from Skyview and is in all scenarios because Chantilly is overcrowded. While the community is happy with Chantilly, it is clear that Chantilly needs relief from overcrowding. Chantilly is only ten minutes from Oak Hill, but Chantilly is approaching 3000 students.
Benefit to students: less crowded school and extremely short commute--easy access to afterschool activities
Benefit to school system: relief to Chantilly overcrowding. Fewer temporary classrooms needed.

Because so many would necessarily leave Westfield, some backfill is needed.
Centreville is also overcrowded and this will give some relief to Centreville.
There are also neighborhoods equidistant to Westfield and Chantilly that could reasonable be sent to Westfield. Some are currently assigned to Cub Run Elementary school and this would eliminate a split feeder-especially if the students are also sent to Stone.

This seems to me to be the most reasonable solution.
Fox Mill is also close to Skyview and is currently assigned to South Lakes. If Fox Mill is pulled out of South Lakes that will require backfill from somewhere for South Lakes.

Option A presents the most common sense solution that benefits students and the school system in savings of transportation funds.

4.1 miles and 45 min (to Carson) is so so close!

There's one mom who goes on and on about her child's 45 minute bus ride from Franklin Farm to Carson but I have talked to my neighbors - the middle school bus ride from the first stop near our house is 30 minutes and the bus ride to Oakton (our stop is somewhere in the middle) is 40 minutes.

So Oakton is 10 minutes longer for you.

On the bus, yes. But let's talk about driving because let's face it, in high school, a lot of kids are either driving themselves, carpooling, or being picked up after school because of activities. From Franklin Farm to Oakton at 5pm when I would, for example, be picking up a child from any sort of after school program, it would take me 20-30 minutes to get to the high school and then at least 20-30 minutes on the way back (on a good day), so potentially 60+ minutes round trip. Meanwhile, if I were doing the same to Carson/Skyview, it would take me max 10 minutes each way.

Which one of those is more appealing to you as the parent doing a lot of this driving in the younger years?

And what sounds safer for a high schooler that's a new driver on an icy winter evening? Driving on congested 66 to avoid dealing with ice on windy, narrow Waples Mill or Fox Mill Roads or taking literally three turns on major, easy to drive on roads to get home?

It's a no brainer!

No kid drives on an icy road to/from school because if there is even a hint of inclement weather FCPS cancels school for a week and a half.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I suspect a lot of Fox Mill parents have signed the rooted petition in the hopes of being sent to Skyview.

Once more: If Meren really wants to continue to support South Lakes, she needs to lobby to get rid of IB. That is what her constituents want. Most of them.

100% someone did an analysis of zip codes and there were a lot of people who live in Fox Mill and Navy zip codes -- far more than people who live in 20171.

20171 is also a Navy zip code fwiw

You are digging yourself into a hole, RIO mom. Just stop. No amount of arguing is going to make your case legitimate.

I don’t live in the area, but I absolutely detest people like you trying to move other people’s kids. I think you should put up by moving your kids to one of the under enrolled schools and I should get to choose which one.

[Anonymous]

Resell Skyview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Resell Skyview.

Either turn it into a magnet and do bare minimum renovations or sell it. Waste of time, money and unnecessary parental and student angst to turn it into a traditional high school that really is not needed at this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Resell Skyview.

Make a data center, recoup the cost.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Resell Skyview.

Either turn it into a magnet and do bare minimum renovations or sell it. Waste of time, money and unnecessary parental and student angst to turn it into a traditional high school that really is not needed at this time.

Bare minimum renovations to make it smaller school only for Coates, McNair, Floris, Oak Hill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Resell Skyview.

+1

[Anonymous]

There is something self-loathing about only being able to afford Herndon but claiming Herndon people aren't your neighbors and your real community is Oakton, many miles away.

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Anonymous wrote:Resell Skyview.

+1

That does not solve overcrowding at Chantilly, Westfield, Centreville, or Oakton.

[Anonymous]

Stop spreading misinformationto cause problem within us parents. Did you see Madison HS border? Did you see where Oakton HS located!

Oakton HS is located in Vienna!