Concerned about buying in WJ cluster because of re-zoning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Einstein at least in a residential area? WJ is in the middle of ugly mid-rise office buildings off Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda. Seems like it would be a depressing place to attend school.

Ask the kids who go to WJ that question who get to leave campus and get lunch at all the restaurants next door to the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Einstein at least in a residential area? WJ is in the middle of ugly mid-rise office buildings off Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda. Seems like it would be a depressing place to attend school.

Ask the kids who go to WJ that question who get to leave campus and get lunch at all the restaurants next door to the school.

A Subway and some office delis? BFD.

[Anonymous]

Chipotle, Flippin Pizza, Subway, Quartermaines, Not Your Average Joe's, and Giant, where teens can buy anything they want for notthat much money. Oh - and across the Street at Wildwood is Fish Taco, Chopt, LPQ soon a bagel shop, and there's a Chinese restaurant in one of the medical buildings across the street on Rockledge. And, if you have a car, drive to the foocourt at Montgomery Mall. Yeah, they like their open lunch - not sure what a teen would want that they can't get at one of the nearby places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chipotle, Flippin Pizza, Subway, Quartermaines, Not Your Average Joe's, and Giant, where teens can buy anything they want for notthat much money. Oh - and across the Street at Wildwood is Fish Taco, Chopt, LPQ soon a bagel shop, and there's a Chinese restaurant in one of the medical buildings across the street on Rockledge. And, if you have a car, drive to the foocourt at Montgomery Mall. Yeah, they like their open lunch - not sure what a teen would want that they can't get at one of the nearby places.

Chain junk food in the middle of soulless office buildings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But some K-P kids live less than a mile from Einstein and far closer to a school like Rock View (where my kid went on the school bus passing houses where kids went to K-P) or Oakland Terrace.

That never made sense to me.

That's because those kids live in the Town of Kensington, which pays its own extra taxes and whose kids all go to the same elementary school named, in part, after their town.

If the Town of Kensington gets rezoned to Einstein, so will Parkwood and so will most of the kids who currently attend Silver Creek MS (no way Kensington gets rezoned to Einstein and then doesn't go to the middle school right across Connecticut Avenue from KP, bordering the Town of Kensington). And if that happens they need to get rid of ESs zoned for Einstein to make room in an already overcrowded high school. These previously Einstein-zoned ESs will most likely be the lowest performing (Highland, Rock View or Oakland Terrace), because they are closest to Wheaton, WJ and Woodward. If this happens Einstein will be an exceptionally good school because it will have 7/10+ schools like Flora Singer and Woodlin, plus KP and kids near the KP zone that attend Silver Creek MS (North Chevy Chase ES kids).

KP goes to Westland not silver creek.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But some K-P kids live less than a mile from Einstein and far closer to a school like Rock View (where my kid went on the school bus passing houses where kids went to K-P) or Oakland Terrace.

That never made sense to me.

That's because those kids live in the Town of Kensington, which pays its own extra taxes and whose kids all go to the same elementary school named, in part, after their town.

If the Town of Kensington gets rezoned to Einstein, so will Parkwood and so will most of the kids who currently attend Silver Creek MS (no way Kensington gets rezoned to Einstein and then doesn't go to the middle school right across Connecticut Avenue from KP, bordering the Town of Kensington). And if that happens they need to get rid of ESs zoned for Einstein to make room in an already overcrowded high school. These previously Einstein-zoned ESs will most likely be the lowest performing (Highland, Rock View or Oakland Terrace), because they are closest to Wheaton, WJ and Woodward. If this happens Einstein will be an exceptionally good school because it will have 7/10+ schools like Flora Singer and Woodlin, plus KP and kids near the KP zone that attend Silver Creek MS (North Chevy Chase ES kids).

KP goes to Westland not silver creek.

? Are you saying they'd go to Westland in the future? They go to North Bethesda Middle now.

[Anonymous]

Most households in WJ can afford to lose a bit in house. Effect of new boundary won't be more than 10-15%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chipotle, Flippin Pizza, Subway, Quartermaines, Not Your Average Joe's, and Giant, where teens can buy anything they want for notthat much money. Oh - and across the Street at Wildwood is Fish Taco, Chopt, LPQ soon a bagel shop, and there's a Chinese restaurant in one of the medical buildings across the street on Rockledge. And, if you have a car, drive to the foocourt at Montgomery Mall. Yeah, they like their open lunch - not sure what a teen would want that they can't get at one of the nearby places.

Chain junk food in the middle of soulless office buildings.

I went to WJ a long time ago, before there were even this many food options. I think you're underestimating how exciting it is for 14 year olds to be able to buy whatever they want for lunch, on their own, or for a 16 year old to be able to drive to the mall for lunch. These aren't wealthy Londoners, they're suburban adolescents. It's fun to be able to walk around during the day with your friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chipotle, Flippin Pizza, Subway, Quartermaines, Not Your Average Joe's, and Giant, where teens can buy anything they want for notthat much money. Oh - and across the Street at Wildwood is Fish Taco, Chopt, LPQ soon a bagel shop, and there's a Chinese restaurant in one of the medical buildings across the street on Rockledge. And, if you have a car, drive to the foocourt at Montgomery Mall. Yeah, they like their open lunch - not sure what a teen would want that they can't get at one of the nearby places.

Chain junk food in the middle of soulless office buildings.

I went to WJ a long time ago, before there were even this many food options. I think you're underestimating how exciting it is for 14 year olds to be able to buy whatever they want for lunch, on their own, or for a 16 year old to be able to drive to the mall for lunch. These aren't wealthy Londoners, they're suburban adolescents. It's fun to be able to walk around during the day with your friends.

+1000 They learn some independence/money management too. As a WJ parent, hated the idea at first but grew to love it. No cafeteria problems that other schools have. This is probably what kids will miss the most when they get moved to Woodward (even though that’s not happening for awhile). Maybe Woodward seniors will still be allowed to leave campus or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chipotle, Flippin Pizza, Subway, Quartermaines, Not Your Average Joe's, and Giant, where teens can buy anything they want for notthat much money. Oh - and across the Street at Wildwood is Fish Taco, Chopt, LPQ soon a bagel shop, and there's a Chinese restaurant in one of the medical buildings across the street on Rockledge. And, if you have a car, drive to the foocourt at Montgomery Mall. Yeah, they like their open lunch - not sure what a teen would want that they can't get at one of the nearby places.

Chain junk food in the middle of soulless office buildings.

I went to WJ a long time ago, before there were even this many food options. I think you're underestimating how exciting it is for 14 year olds to be able to buy whatever they want for lunch, on their own, or for a 16 year old to be able to drive to the mall for lunch. These aren't wealthy Londoners, they're suburban adolescents. It's fun to be able to walk around during the day with your friends.

+1000 They learn some independence/money management too. As a WJ parent, hated the idea at first but grew to love it. No cafeteria problems that other schools have. This is probably what kids will miss the most when they get moved to Woodward (even though that’s not happening for awhile). Maybe Woodward seniors will still be allowed to leave campus or something.

Agree with this. Learning money management is very important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most households in WJ can afford to lose a bit in house. Effect of new boundary won't be more than 10-15%.

Not sure about it. Losing 100-150K can destroy many families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most households in WJ can afford to lose a bit in house. Effect of new boundary won't be more than 10-15%.

Not sure about it. Losing 100-150K can destroy many families.

This is not going to happen troll. Stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chipotle, Flippin Pizza, Subway, Quartermaines, Not Your Average Joe's, and Giant, where teens can buy anything they want for notthat much money. Oh - and across the Street at Wildwood is Fish Taco, Chopt, LPQ soon a bagel shop, and there's a Chinese restaurant in one of the medical buildings across the street on Rockledge. And, if you have a car, drive to the foocourt at Montgomery Mall. Yeah, they like their open lunch - not sure what a teen would want that they can't get at one of the nearby places.

They let them drive to lunch? Horror stories from my high school in the 80s. No more driving off campus at lunch. Walking ok. But driving the kids rush and than in our day sad heartbreaking accidents. I hope WJ puts a stop to this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most households in WJ can afford to lose a bit in house. Effect of new boundary won't be more than 10-15%.

Not sure about it. Losing 100-150K can destroy many families.

This is not going to happen troll. Stop.

I am not the PP, but I see a tendency of start calling anyone troll with different opinion. You not liking the outcome hardly makes it a troll comment.

Your opinion of it won't happen is as valid as other person opinion of it will happen. Both opinions can be argued, but person is surely not trolling with that comment. We have examples in county where same house gets different price based on schools.

[Anonymous]

15% price difference in house developed by same developer in same community in Kings farms. One side goes to RM and other goes to Gaithersburg.

When RP was rezoned to RM in 80s, house prices fell by 15-20% in that area. Look it up.

Things may play out differently for WJ, but school has a huge impact on house prices. Let's be civil to each other.