Why is our graduation at Eagle Bank???!!!
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| For kids at high schools like Justice, Annandale, Falls Church and Edison, it will be their last time participating in a graduation. |
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You do realize that many of your DD’s graduating class on the Lawn grew up in that “rundown old dilapidated” part of the county. They went to schools like Robinson and Lake Braddock and West Springfield and graduated at Eagle Bank. Yet they’re still standing right beside her at UVA. We can all hope your DD isn’t nearly as judgmental as you seem to be. |
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Huh? So much room there were no tickets required. Stellar A/C on one of the hottest days of the spring. Plenty of restrooms for young children. Vendors open for snacks. Incredible amount of parking. Accessible for people with disabilities. On a rather lovely campus.
Sure the venue isn’t exactly pretty but I thought Eagle Bank was perfect. |
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Our FCPS high school still holds a Baccalaureate - they call it an Interfaith ceremony and it is the evening before graduation at the closest church to the school, which happens to be a Catholic church. It is completely optional. We went to it five years ago when my oldest graduated and I plan to attend this year's as well. This is our first year since the mid 70s that the high school is graduating away from the school. It's at Eagle Bank Arena. We have one of the largest gyms in the county so graduation has been held in the gym - tickets were limited and there were always parents who complained. I'd prefer it at the school since we're walking distance and we don't need more tickets than each family was given - I think we got 6 when my oldest graduated and we were able to give two of them to another family. Eagle Bank will be more comfortable - individual seats instead of sitting on bleachers without backs. |
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Arlington only has three high schools, but they manage to do the DAR graduations on the same day. Arlington does it there because it’s the closest large venue. |
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Actually, there’s a movement to change this. Many APS parents are tired of the hassle with not having enough tickets for their family so working to hopefully change the venue in the next 3 to 4 years. |
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The closest FCPS high school to DAR is Justice, followed by Langley and West Potomac. McLean, Marshall, and Falls Church are then all about the same distance. Madison is further away from DAR than those six schools, as well as Edison and Lewis. These four schools graduate at DAR because of relative proximity, tradition, and no one having decided it would be too inconvenient for a significant number of guests. But they aren't the closest. |
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This is the list:
https://www.fcps.edu/graduation Annandale and FHS will hold the on site graduation ceremony. TJ goes to EagleBank. |
Anonymous
Hmm, you're right - looks like there are two graduations per day at DAR and those four schools are graduating on two consecutive days (6/6/-6-7). There is no conspiracy theory afoot, if that's what you're implying. 
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Why don't you lobby for your school to get together with other schools and book DAR? What's stopping you? |
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+1 We parked at the school and Ubered to DAR and back to the school. |
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We're in FCPS and got six tickets/family - maybe it depends on the size of the graduating class. We didn't need one ticket, so we gave it to another family. |
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DP. Not sure what you're complaining about. Plenty of families don't need all their tickets, so you can request extras on your school's FB page. We also had frail, elderly grandparents with us. We took a large, air-conditioned SUV uber and everyone was perfectly comfortable. We were all dropped off right at the door. Any other non-issue you'd like to whine about? |
Anonymous
Wow - you're a real charmer! Enjoy the blazing heat of a sweaty graduation outside at UVA. 
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