Cooper MS and Langley HS or Longfellow mS and McLean HS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me why Langley has lost 16 kids since the current school year began? That number seems high to me.

cause private school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me why Langley has lost 16 kids since the current school year began? That number seems high to me.

cause private school

Or foreign service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me why Langley has lost 16 kids since the current school year began? That number seems high to me.

cause private school

Or foreign service.

Seems like that should be a wash with as many arrivals as departures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me why Langley has lost 16 kids since the current school year began? That number seems high to me.

cause private school

Or foreign service.

Seems like that should be a wash with as many arrivals as departures.

It’s not one-for-one — if someone comes back to CONUS, they don’t always live in the Langley pyramid.

[Anonymous]

Wow, I had never actually seen photos of the inside and rear area of Langley. That truly looks state-of-the-art. No wonder McLean parents are so fervent. Here we are at Robinson and comparatively the age really shows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It really seems to get under the skin of some Langley parents that their building is nicer yet many still prefer other schools that are less of a bubble.

"Many"? You mean the same McLean poster (you), posting over and over?

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Anonymous wrote:It really seems to get under the skin of some Langley parents that their building is nicer yet many still prefer other schools that are less of a bubble.

I am a parent of several McLean HS students and I would love to see the facilities at McLean to be on par with Langley HS. The facility at McLean HS is so bad that my kids refuse to use the bathroom there and wait until they get home. I would love to send my kids from Mclean to Langley if they allow that, and don't believe the BS that they are going to fix the bathroom issue at McLean HS this summer.

Sure, Jan. We believe you.

DP. I do believe that poster - she's saying what so many McLean parents (and students) are thinking. I guess that... "gets under your skin"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me why Langley has lost 16 kids since the current school year began? That number seems high to me.

Where did you get that information - link?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Langley really is quite stunning. Kudos to the talented architects and the facilities staff: https://www.perkinseastman.com/projects/langley-high-school/

Strangely no pics from inside the beautiful library though.

Facilities are better at Cooper/Langley.

Demographics are similar.

Both are good for academic honors and AP options. But, Longfellow/McLean may be more STEM than Cooper/Langley.

Both schools have good Science Olympiad teams. Longfellow also offers Latin as an elective in 8th and McLean may offer a CS AP elective in 9th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I had never actually seen photos of the inside and rear area of Langley. That truly looks state-of-the-art. No wonder McLean parents are so fervent. Here we are at Robinson and comparatively the age really shows.

Look at the Oakton remodel pics online.

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Anonymous wrote:McLean and Longfellow are overcrowded.

Longfellow is not overcrowded.

Cooper is currently a construction zone and will remain near a major intersection even after the construction is finished.

Its location near the beltway where there will be a major construction zone for years will cause problems in the afternoon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me why Langley has lost 16 kids since the current school year began? That number seems high to me.

Where did you get that information - link?

FCPS monthly membership reports (now reporting Langley is down 19 kids since the 2022-23 school year started).

[Anonymous]

Pick the house you like best if the commutes are the same. The two sets of schools are both excellent. They are rivals, which is why they pick on each other so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pick the house you like best if the commutes are the same. The two sets of schools are both excellent. They are rivals, which is why they pick on each other so much.

We wanted to buy a house on the McLean High side. This was when I had a toddler and elementary kids and not thinking about high school much. I just wanted my kids to not go to school with all rich kids. We ended up liking the houses better zoned for Langley. We now live very close to Cooper/Langley and it has been great. Cooper ends early before rush hour begins. I have not yet experienced Langley high school traffic yet. I’m sure it will not be pleasant.

OP, just pick the house and commute you like best. Demographics similar at both schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me why Langley has lost 16 kids since the current school year began? That number seems high to me.

Where did you get that information - link?

FCPS monthly membership reports (now reporting Langley is down 19 kids since the 2022-23 school year started).

I know of three students in past years whose parents were unhappy with their grades. In order to avoid having a bad grade on your transcript, you pull the child out of school and register as a homeschooler. THEN re-enroll the child in the Fall as the next grade and report all As for the transcript.

Don’t believe me? Call the homeschool office and ask them. It’s perfectly allowed. The transcript from the “homeschool” year will not show the FCPS classes.