When your public school is supposed to be one of the best but sucks

[Anonymous]

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OP here. Obviously, we rent! But our neighbors pay a LOT.


OP, how it is obvious that you rent?

Also, did it occur to you that you are part of the problem? All the renters moving into the good HS districts just in time for their kids to go to high school, thus crowding the local high school, and then moving on right after graduation?

I'll bet you are in a Langley, McLean or Madison neighborhood.


Got it. Renters not allowed. Who else isn't allowed? What if I am Asian?


What if you are? There are many Asians in this community, and I don't see anyone complaining.
If you're the OP, you're awfully quick to play the race card.
The point was not that renters aren't allowed. The point was that renters, some of whom move in to neighborhoods with great high schools just in time for their kids to go there and then move away, contributing little to the neighborhood, should not be so quick to come on DCUM and bitch and moan about the school.



Tell me, how exactly do you know what each and every renter contributes to what neighborhood?

I can see that I've struck a nerve.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is Haycock in FCPS.

I've heard such great things FCPS and have been extremely disappointed in the administration, lack of communication, trailers "learning cottages", etc... The one bright spot in our FCPS elementary is the SACC program, which is super fun and my child never wants to leave!

The guy who's taken the interim principal role at Haycock is excellent.

Give him a week or two...you will be saying the opposite. Just ask CES parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The school the OP is talking about has got to be Cooper Middle School. The principal is just awful - she's been there for an eternity. She doesn't like any parent participation. The catchment area is huge but the school does nothing to make any of the children feel welcome or try to integrate the kids at all.

This hasn't been my experience at all (but I'm not sure what you mean by "integrate"), though I have had no reason to engage the principal. While she isn't very "warm," she isn't awful. I attribute her demeanor to being... a middle school principal in charge of kids with raging hormones. I have had pretty good communication with teachers regarding specific issues, but I do encourage my children to deal with school-related problems on their own. As for Langley, I (again) don't engage much because my child seems to know what's going on, but I've spoken with the counselors about certain issues and they've all been very helpful.

[Anonymous]

The overcrowding is the worst.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have to guess. I'll go first with ASFS.

This was my guess too

Me three!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is Haycock in FCPS.

I've heard such great things FCPS and have been extremely disappointed in the administration, lack of communication, trailers "learning cottages", etc... The one bright spot in our FCPS elementary is the SACC program, which is super fun and my child never wants to leave!

The guy who's taken the interim principal role at Haycock is excellent.

Give him a week or two...you will be saying the opposite. Just ask CES parents.

And unfortunately the rest of the disappointing administration is still there!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is Haycock in FCPS.

I've heard such great things FCPS and have been extremely disappointed in the administration, lack of communication, trailers "learning cottages", etc... The one bright spot in our FCPS elementary is the SACC program, which is super fun and my child never wants to leave!

The guy who's taken the interim principal role at Haycock is excellent.

Give him a week or two...you will be saying the opposite. Just ask CES parents.

And unfortunately the rest of the disappointing administration is still there!

Great school, sounds like you’re talking out of your arse.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is Haycock in FCPS.

I've heard such great things FCPS and have been extremely disappointed in the administration, lack of communication, trailers "learning cottages", etc... The one bright spot in our FCPS elementary is the SACC program, which is super fun and my child never wants to leave!

The guy who's taken the interim principal role at Haycock is excellent.

Give him a week or two...you will be saying the opposite. Just ask CES parents.

And unfortunately the rest of the disappointing administration is still there!

Great school, sounds like you’re talking out of your arse.

Read the Haycock posts on DCUM. For the past few years, the teachers are quitting, the parents carry on like crazy at PTA meetings, they hated the prior principal, and the rest of the administration is a joke and does nothing to help the situation. Sounds "great." ?

[Anonymous]

My money says this is about McLean HS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is Haycock in FCPS.

I've heard such great things FCPS and have been extremely disappointed in the administration, lack of communication, trailers "learning cottages", etc... The one bright spot in our FCPS elementary is the SACC program, which is super fun and my child never wants to leave!

The guy who's taken the interim principal role at Haycock is excellent.

Give him a week or two...you will be saying the opposite. Just ask CES parents.

And unfortunately the rest of the disappointing administration is still there!

Great school, sounds like you’re talking out of your arse.

Read the Haycock posts on DCUM. For the past few years, the teachers are quitting, the parents carry on like crazy at PTA meetings, they hated the prior principal, and the rest of the administration is a joke and does nothing to help the situation. Sounds "great." ?

OP already said this wasn’t about Haycock.

Negative Haycock posts on DCUM come largely from parents still bitter they got moved to Lemon Road a few years ago. Meanwhile the Haycock area continues to attract families for the schools and location.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is Haycock in FCPS.

I've heard such great things FCPS and have been extremely disappointed in the administration, lack of communication, trailers "learning cottages", etc... The one bright spot in our FCPS elementary is the SACC program, which is super fun and my child never wants to leave!

The guy who's taken the interim principal role at Haycock is excellent.

Give him a week or two...you will be saying the opposite. Just ask CES parents.

And unfortunately the rest of the disappointing administration is still there!

Great school, sounds like you’re talking out of your arse.

Read the Haycock posts on DCUM. For the past few years, the teachers are quitting, the parents carry on like crazy at PTA meetings, they hated the prior principal, and the rest of the administration is a joke and does nothing to help the situation. Sounds "great." ?

OP already said this wasn’t about Haycock.

Negative Haycock posts on DCUM come largely from parents still bitter they got moved to Lemon Road a few years ago. Meanwhile the Haycock area continues to attract families for the schools and location.

NP. It's true that Haycock used to attracts families that were willing to sacrifice everything to live in the boundary. Maybe back 10-15 years ago. Families would shoehorn into those tiny crackerjackbox houses and townhouses to go to Haycock. Back then AAP was not offered at most local schools. But now LLIV is spread out because more people live & work throughout Fairfax Co. The schools in Oakton & Chantilly send more kids to TJ than Haycock boundary. Negative Haycock comments might instead be due to the expectations gap.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is Haycock in FCPS.

I've heard such great things FCPS and have been extremely disappointed in the administration, lack of communication, trailers "learning cottages", etc... The one bright spot in our FCPS elementary is the SACC program, which is super fun and my child never wants to leave!

The guy who's taken the interim principal role at Haycock is excellent.

Give him a week or two...you will be saying the opposite. Just ask CES parents.

And unfortunately the rest of the disappointing administration is still there!

Great school, sounds like you’re talking out of your arse.

Read the Haycock posts on DCUM. For the past few years, the teachers are quitting, the parents carry on like crazy at PTA meetings, they hated the prior principal, and the rest of the administration is a joke and does nothing to help the situation. Sounds "great." ?

OP already said this wasn’t about Haycock.

Negative Haycock posts on DCUM come largely from parents still bitter they got moved to Lemon Road a few years ago. Meanwhile the Haycock area continues to attract families for the schools and location.

NP. It's true that Haycock used to attracts families that were willing to sacrifice everything to live in the boundary. Maybe back 10-15 years ago. Families would shoehorn into those tiny crackerjackbox houses and townhouses to go to Haycock. Back then AAP was not offered at most local schools. But now LLIV is spread out because more people live & work throughout Fairfax Co. The schools in Oakton & Chantilly send more kids to TJ than Haycock boundary. Negative Haycock comments might instead be due to the expectations gap.

Agree. The negative posts are from the Haycock parents (some teachers) whining and bitching.

[Anonymous]

The Oakton, McLean and Langley pyramids are the top feeders to TJ, followed by Chantilly. Most Haycock families are very happy with the school. FCPS moved part of Haycock AAP to Lemon Road and, within a few years, the enrollment was almost back to where it had been. It’s a very sought-after area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Oakton, McLean and Langley pyramids are the top feeders to TJ, followed by Chantilly. Most Haycock families are very happy with the school. FCPS moved part of Haycock AAP to Lemon Road and, within a few years, the enrollment was almost back to where it had been. It’s a very sought-after area.

That's because the innocent people who look to move in don't know about the shit show that lies beneath.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Oakton, McLean and Langley pyramids are the top feeders to TJ, followed by Chantilly. Most Haycock families are very happy with the school. FCPS moved part of Haycock AAP to Lemon Road and, within a few years, the enrollment was almost back to where it had been. It’s a very sought-after area.

That's because the innocent people who look to move in don't know about the shit show that lies beneath.

We've had children in APS, Vienna and McLean. They are ALL shit shows. It's just that each persons bias skews their perception that they are somehow different.