When are Herndon Middle and Herndon High going to get a break?!??

[Anonymous]

Here is the bottom line. The GF posters are really, really upset that their property values could change due to a boundary adjustment. Well, to them I say tough sh*t.

[Anonymous]

They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People in Herndon clearly have a deep seated for the people in Great Falls. Why is that?

How have these people wronged the Herndon folks? Is buy a house in and of itself an assault of some kind? I don't know about the rest of you, but I really don't think about how the others will feel when I make a purchase of any kind.

What's wrong with doing well and selecting the house you like. Paying your bill and raising your kids. Being part of a community. Isn't that what everyone aspires to?

Bottom line if you don't like the way your schools are being handled, complain to the people who are doing this to you and your community. Stop griping about the problem and fix it by voting and volunteering. Not wishing ill to people that have in no way contributed to your woes.

Pull up your big girl, big pants and cope. Stop deflecting your crap onto people who had nothing to cause it.

Why would you generalize about how “people in Herndon” feel about “people in Great Falls” based on posts that may have come from no more than a handful of posters? It sounds like you’re just bored and trying to bait one of those posters, perhaps because your life in Great Falls isn’t all that interesting.

Either way, you’re doing Great Falls and the already snooty reputations of its schools no favors.

Why does anyone in Herndon worry about people in GF and the school they attend?

They are doing the reputation of Herndon residents no favors. In fact, they are trying really hard to make them seem like jealous people who want to smack the ice cream cone out of the next kid's hand because they don't have one.

I certainly never gave any thought to whether people living in Herndon enjoyed their lives but I had no reason to consider otherwise until very recently.

The difference is that the Herndon poster comes across as one person with a beef, and you sound like every other smug, entitled poster from Great Falls.

Herndon 1, Great Falls 0

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Well you gotta pretend you win at SOMETHING

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

They want the smug rich kids at their school (Herndon) and to rid themselves of as many poor (presumably noble) kids as possible.

Crazy, but true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

Herndon terrifies Herndon people, so GF is right to be skeptical.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

Herndon terrifies Herndon people, so GF is right to be skeptical.

Does it make sense to have one high school at 1.6% FARM next to a high school with 49% FARM? Does that seem fair to you? You can laugh all you want, but the kids are suffering for it. If the FCPS board members can stand up to the smug racists in GF and bring equity to the pyramids then ALL kids will benefit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

Herndon terrifies Herndon people, so GF is right to be skeptical.

By all means let's let Great Falls establish FCPS's policies and priorities for the next decade so no one there ever has to change schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

Herndon terrifies Herndon people, so GF is right to be skeptical.

Does it make sense to have one high school at 1.6% FARM next to a high school with 49% FARM? Does that seem fair to you? You can laugh all you want, but the kids are suffering for it. If the FCPS board members can stand up to the smug racists in GF and bring equity to the pyramids then ALL kids will benefit.

Langley and Herndon are 17 miles apart. They aren’t exactly right next to each other. McLean and Langley High are right next to each other. Closest areas that can be moved from McLean to Langley also happen to be some of the more expensive homes in McLean High pyramid.

Have you driven around Langley High? The immediate area around Langley has homes in the $2-5m range.

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t make sense to send students from an under enrolled school to an overcrowded one. Where would the GF kids go? Trailers?

For the record, I don’t live in GF, don’t know anyone who lives in GF and have no dog in this fight. I just don’t think it makes any sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

Herndon terrifies Herndon people, so GF is right to be skeptical.

By all means let's let Great Falls establish FCPS's policies and priorities for the next decade so no one there ever has to change schools.

No one suggested that Herndon parents should not try to do what is in their best interests by begging, pleading, screaming and crying to get the children of those "smug racists" into their school. Clearly Herndon sucks if you are depending on racists to fix it.

However, don't think that we won't put forth effort to do what is best for our kids: keep them away from a school where they are needed to bring up the metrics, displace poor Hispanic kids, and infuse the PTA with their parents' money and free time. We will work to keep them with their friends in a school where they aren't hated for what's in their parents' bank accounts.

Still waiting on news of the PTA meetings where you tell the FARMs parents how their kids are bringing the school down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

Herndon terrifies Herndon people, so GF is right to be skeptical.

Does it make sense to have one high school at 1.6% FARM next to a high school with 49% FARM? Does that seem fair to you? You can laugh all you want, but the kids are suffering for it. If the FCPS board members can stand up to the smug racists in GF and bring equity to the pyramids then ALL kids will benefit.

I don't get why anyone would make their kids stay at a school where they are suffering.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Perhaps the Herndon middle school student can go to TJ. Or they should move to a better school pyramid instead of trying to mess with others who are happy with their schools.

We moved for this very reason.

Blah blah blah.

Well not all parents will inconvenience themselves for their children.