[APS] Any predictions on the new Stratford school?

[Anonymous]

I know some neighbors are hoping that we'll be redistricted out of Williamsburg's problems, but I'm concerned because, obviously, Stratford is a complete unknown. Any predictions or insight on the "feel" of the new school? It won't be quite as wealthy as Williamsburg, correct?

[Anonymous]

It will be Williamsburg II. It exists for the pleasure of parents who couldn't bear for their darlings to go to an "urban high school" in Rosslyn and are now pissing and moaning about how HB is getting such a fancy building.

And those parents raised the kids who will be at Stratford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will be Williamsburg II. It exists for the pleasure of parents who couldn't bear for their darlings to go to an "urban high school" in Rosslyn and are now pissing and moaning about how HB is getting such a fancy building.

And those parents raised the kids who will be at Stratford.

Well they are doing better than those who can't even bother to realize it was an urban middle school.

Man traffic in Rosslyn is going to be awful once those buses start rolling in; I bet kids will be on buses 20 minutes just waiting to pull into the drop off lane. And Nestle isn't even here yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will be Williamsburg II. It exists for the pleasure of parents who couldn't bear for their darlings to go to an "urban high school" in Rosslyn and are now pissing and moaning about how HB is getting such a fancy building.

And those parents raised the kids who will be at Stratford.

+1

And ugh. My kids will likely be there too with the entitled brats. We would have loved a MS in Rosslyn.

What % would have ridden the bus if it were a neighborhood school? Less than a choice school.

[Anonymous]

And traffic is minimal in Rosslyn that early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And traffic is minimal in Rosslyn that early.

Lee highway and Wilson backup starting at 7am, while there is 24% vacancy rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be Williamsburg II. It exists for the pleasure of parents who couldn't bear for their darlings to go to an "urban high school" in Rosslyn and are now pissing and moaning about how HB is getting such a fancy building.

And those parents raised the kids who will be at Stratford.

+1

And ugh. My kids will likely be there too with the entitled brats. We would have loved a MS in Rosslyn.

What % would have ridden the bus if it were a neighborhood school? Less than a choice school.

You do understand the reason why parents are upset is because back when it was an "urban high [sic] school" they were going to have around 1400 middle school students then.

They are spending even more now on the HB school, for less than 1000.

That's the issue about the fancy building; they have smaller population but the budget has risen.

As for riding the bus, during the presentations they talked about the middle school population in Rosslyn -- it is nonexistent. You *might* get some walkers from Lyon Village, but by middle school most families have moved out of the apartments and small townhouses that are the vast majority of Rosslyn real estate.

Where do you live that a MS in Rosslyn is attractive to you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And traffic is minimal in Rosslyn that early.

Lee highway and Wilson backup starting at 7am, while there is 24% vacancy rate.

HB starts after elementary, maybe around 9:20. It keeps a different schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And traffic is minimal in Rosslyn that early.

Lee highway and Wilson backup starting at 7am, while there is 24% vacancy rate.

Bullpucky. Driving in at 7/7:30 is a breeze. Things are still backed up at 9, which means dropoff for HB (and more importantly, the Stratford program) is going to be a mess. Not that I care, because eff them and their unwillingness to expand the program by more than a few students, but the logistics would be better for APS MS hours.

And the Stratford MS parents are whining about APS MS hours, too. I can only imagine what APS teachers have to endure in the way of Defense of the Precious Darlings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And traffic is minimal in Rosslyn that early.

Lee highway and Wilson backup starting at 7am, while there is 24% vacancy rate.

Bullpucky. Driving in at 7/7:30 is a breeze. Things are still backed up at 9, which means dropoff for HB (and more importantly, the Stratford program) is going to be a mess. Not that I care, because eff them and their unwillingness to expand the program by more than a few students, but the logistics would be better for APS MS hours.

And the Stratford MS parents are whining about APS MS hours, too. I can only imagine what APS teachers have to endure in the way of Defense of the Precious Darlings.

Not sure what you wanted--costs to add more floors in a high rise increase exponentionally once you get above 6 floors, so expanding H-B would have cost tens of millions more if you moved it to Rosslyn or if you kept it at the Stratford building (and expanded that building while also renovating the Wilson building for a middle school).

What's your solution?

[Anonymous]

What are you PPs going on about? Maligning children because their parents are wealthy is just sad; it makes you look pathetic.

To answer the question, I imagine that Stratford will be a mixture of Williamsburg and Swanson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Not sure what you wanted--costs to add more floors in a high rise increase exponentionally once you get above 6 floors, so expanding H-B would have cost tens of millions more if you moved it to Rosslyn or if you kept it at the Stratford building (and expanded that building while also renovating the Wilson building for a middle school).

What's your solution?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are you PPs going on about? Maligning children because their parents are entitled jackwagons is just sad; it makes you look pathetic.

To answer the question, I imagine that Stratford will be a mixture of Williamsburg and Swanson.

FTFY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are you PPs going on about? Maligning children because their parents are entitled jackwagons is just sad; it makes you look pathetic.

To answer the question, I imagine that Stratford will be a mixture of Williamsburg and Swanson.

FTFY

Yep, you're pathetic. And envious, apparently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are you PPs going on about? Maligning children because their parents are wealthy is just sad; it makes you look pathetic.

To answer the question, I imagine that Stratford will be a mixture of Williamsburg and Swanson.

Can you help me understand what that means?