Herndon High School for the average kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With all it’s diversity, Herndon is quite segregated. Of course there is some mixing, but from what I have observed, and what my kids share, these are some groups:
1. Highly academic STEM kids: mostly Asian, some White, very few Blacks and Hispanics
2. Athletes: mostly white, mixed academic levels
3. Band kids: very mixed group. They seem to have fun together. Mixed academic levels
4. Drama kids: Mostly white, other groups mixed in
5. Hispanic group: Many still have a tough time integrating with other groups. Forced to leave school early to work/take care of siblings. Some have language barrier. Lower participattion in clubs or sports.
*AP students are sprinkled in all groups, mostly White and Asian.
My kids are not White, but play sports and have not had issues making friends.

One main complaint is the vaping in the bathrooms.

One plus: there seems to be more than enough parking for all.

Another plus: school is located in a neighborhood. Students can also walk to Downtown Herndon to get ice cream, pizza.

Nice about proximity to downtown Herndon. Does the school have open campus lunch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With all it’s diversity, Herndon is quite segregated. Of course there is some mixing, but from what I have observed, and what my kids share, these are some groups:
1. Highly academic STEM kids: mostly Asian, some White, very few Blacks and Hispanics
2. Athletes: mostly white, mixed academic levels
3. Band kids: very mixed group. They seem to have fun together. Mixed academic levels
4. Drama kids: Mostly white, other groups mixed in
5. Hispanic group: Many still have a tough time integrating with other groups. Forced to leave school early to work/take care of siblings. Some have language barrier. Lower participattion in clubs or sports.
*AP students are sprinkled in all groups, mostly White and Asian.
My kids are not White, but play sports and have not had issues making friends.

One main complaint is the vaping in the bathrooms.

One plus: there seems to be more than enough parking for all.

Another plus: school is located in a neighborhood. Students can also walk to Downtown Herndon to get ice cream, pizza.

Seeing the same at our highly diverse HS. Our DS graduated last year and commented afterwards that he didn't know over half the seniors who walked the stage. Seems like a great deal of them were standard diploma students who went through the ESOL curriculum. Our DD is seemingly isolated in her IB kids group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With all it’s diversity, Herndon is quite segregated. Of course there is some mixing, but from what I have observed, and what my kids share, these are some groups:
1. Highly academic STEM kids: mostly Asian, some White, very few Blacks and Hispanics
2. Athletes: mostly white, mixed academic levels
3. Band kids: very mixed group. They seem to have fun together. Mixed academic levels
4. Drama kids: Mostly white, other groups mixed in
5. Hispanic group: Many still have a tough time integrating with other groups. Forced to leave school early to work/take care of siblings. Some have language barrier. Lower participattion in clubs or sports.
*AP students are sprinkled in all groups, mostly White and Asian.
My kids are not White, but play sports and have not had issues making friends.

One main complaint is the vaping in the bathrooms.

One plus: there seems to be more than enough parking for all.

Another plus: school is located in a neighborhood. Students can also walk to Downtown Herndon to get ice cream, pizza.

Nice about proximity to downtown Herndon. Does the school have open campus lunch?

It’s probably a mile walk, but through quaint neighborhoods with safe sidewalks. Nice walk after school on a nice day.

No, they don’t have an open campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With all it’s diversity, Herndon is quite segregated. Of course there is some mixing, but from what I have observed, and what my kids share, these are some groups:
1. Highly academic STEM kids: mostly Asian, some White, very few Blacks and Hispanics
2. Athletes: mostly white, mixed academic levels
3. Band kids: very mixed group. They seem to have fun together. Mixed academic levels
4. Drama kids: Mostly white, other groups mixed in
5. Hispanic group: Many still have a tough time integrating with other groups. Forced to leave school early to work/take care of siblings. Some have language barrier. Lower participattion in clubs or sports.
*AP students are sprinkled in all groups, mostly White and Asian.
My kids are not White, but play sports and have not had issues making friends.

One main complaint is the vaping in the bathrooms.

One plus: there seems to be more than enough parking for all.

Another plus: school is located in a neighborhood. Students can also walk to Downtown Herndon to get ice cream, pizza.

Seeing the same at our highly diverse HS. Our DS graduated last year and commented afterwards that he didn't know over half the seniors who walked the stage. Seems like a great deal of them were standard diploma students who went through the ESOL curriculum. Our DD is seemingly isolated in her IB kids group.

I graduated from a high school with 600 kids in my class. I promise you, I did not know the vast majority of the kids in my class and it was an high SES school. You had the normal groups, the jocks, the geeks, the drama kids, the band kids, the goths. It is normal that you don’t know the kids in your class when you have huge classes. You are not going to know the kids that are not in classes and activities with you, that is normal for any school.

[Anonymous]

I would say Herndon High is a fine school, not the best. Families can buy more house for less money and enjoy a “small town feel”. We love the Herndon Homecoming Parade. The Herndon Community Center offers a good array of classes.

The school lacks spirit, but the kids seem to have come out more this last year after the covid restrictions, compared to the past.

The band director often wins awards.
The football team had a grear season. They had not won a game in about five years or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think regular classes are what you think they are. They might not be the normal classes like you're thinking. Honors is much more like what regular classes used to be, especially if your kid is college bound.

AAP/AP - Regular Classes from 20 years ago
Honors - Regular Classes from 10 years ago
Regular Classes - Mountain View

Damn

Truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With all it’s diversity, Herndon is quite segregated. Of course there is some mixing, but from what I have observed, and what my kids share, these are some groups:
1. Highly academic STEM kids: mostly Asian, some White, very few Blacks and Hispanics
2. Athletes: mostly white, mixed academic levels
3. Band kids: very mixed group. They seem to have fun together. Mixed academic levels
4. Drama kids: Mostly white, other groups mixed in
5. Hispanic group: Many still have a tough time integrating with other groups. Forced to leave school early to work/take care of siblings. Some have language barrier. Lower participattion in clubs or sports.
*AP students are sprinkled in all groups, mostly White and Asian.
My kids are not White, but play sports and have not had issues making friends.

One main complaint is the vaping in the bathrooms.

One plus: there seems to be more than enough parking for all.

Another plus: school is located in a neighborhood. Students can also walk to Downtown Herndon to get ice cream, pizza.

Seeing the same at our highly diverse HS. Our DS graduated last year and commented afterwards that he didn't know over half the seniors who walked the stage. Seems like a great deal of them were standard diploma students who went through the ESOL curriculum. Our DD is seemingly isolated in her IB kids group.

I graduated from a high school with 600 kids in my class. I promise you, I did not know the vast majority of the kids in my class and it was an high SES school. You had the normal groups, the jocks, the geeks, the drama kids, the band kids, the goths. It is normal that you don’t know the kids in your class when you have huge classes. You are not going to know the kids that are not in classes and activities with you, that is normal for any school.

I couldn't agree more. I went to a high school with 740 in our graduating class. Was a multiple state champion in my sport, so while I believe I was respected, who really cares about track? I was in a small cohort of the high, early tracked AP kids, which means I went to class all four years with the same 25-30 people, excepting French class which I took because there were mostly girls in the class and my awkward geeky self needed all the help I could get. You find your own group. I was from a poor single mother home, and those 25-30 kids taught me how to study - no cramming for exams and giving several days prep for a test, knowing you could catch up in history but a virtual impossibility in math which builds on itself - I just gravitated to this group.Kids today should do the same, and choose friends wisely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think regular classes are what you think they are. They might not be the normal classes like you're thinking. Honors is much more like what regular classes used to be, especially if your kid is college bound.

AAP/AP - Regular Classes from 20 years ago
Honors - Regular Classes from 10 years ago
Regular Classes - Mountain View

Damn

Truth.

Yes. Regular classes were very demanding 25 or 30 years ago, but that was the era before teachers were forced to teach to the (standardized) test, dumbing the curriculum down in the process.